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DVD ReWriter stopped reading discs
Name: spark58uk Date: November 28, 2005 at 11:08:48 Pacific OS: Windows XP with SP2 CPU/Ram: 1.9Ghz/512mb
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hey, i've got a Philips PBDV1640P DVD Re-Writer about 2-3 months ago, and suddenly its stopped reading blank disc. I put in a blank DVD-R and i go to burn video files in nero, the drive says that there isn't a CD inserted. I've updated the firmware to 3.6, which is the latest and still it isn't working. Anyone got any other ideas? I read somewhere that you can flash the firmware with Benq, but i'm not too sure what that means.
Name: poweraid Date: November 28, 2005 at 11:27:40 Pacific
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HI:It's usually not good news when this happens. Most times it's a fault with the drive (the laser unit). Try booting to a bootable disc (like the Windows CD). Make sure "boot from CD-ROM" is enabled in the BIOS. If it won't do this, then it really has to be the drive at fault. Finally :What type of Blank DVD -R are you using? If you are using a cheap stuff smetimes your DVD-R will not read it just try another Brand for Testing Good luck...
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Response Number 2
Name: rayok123 Date: November 28, 2005 at 12:30:43 Pacific
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You may be lucky and it may just be muck on the lens of the laser - buy or borrow a cd cleaner and try that -
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Response Number 3
Name: abstract Date: November 28, 2005 at 14:31:48 Pacific
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did you try another ide ribbon cable?
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Response Number 4
Name: Oil_Tan Date: November 28, 2005 at 14:44:12 Pacific
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Is nero start smart set for dvd, since nero says "no cd"....
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Response Number 5
Name: atarileaf Date: November 28, 2005 at 16:40:53 Pacific
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The good news is that the drive is still under warranty. I'd contact the manufacturer.
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Response Number 6
Name: spark58uk Date: November 29, 2005 at 07:55:27 Pacific
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ok now its really odd, i inserted a normal CD-R and it burnt an audio cd fine. Any more ideas?
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