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DVD-ROM won't read data
Name: pfitter Date: March 1, 2002 at 13:51:20 Pacific
Comment:
I have a Mats---a (Panisonic) DVD-ROM that just stopped reading data or music(it's been working up til now). The drive recognizes that a disc was inserted but shows 0MB used, 648MB free for all CDs.It will recognize a bootable CD on reboot, which tells me that the problem is in Windows. Any ideas?
Name: Brant Date: March 1, 2002 at 15:30:04 Pacific
Reply:
Have you tried Restore? I System Properties / Device Manager are there any problems? If you open up a DOS window, can you see what is on the CD (from c:\ prompt type cd D:\, then dir/p)
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Response Number 2
Name: Brant Date: March 1, 2002 at 15:37:21 Pacific
Reply:
Sorry just type D:\ from C:\ prompt
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Response Number 3
Name: pfitter Date: March 1, 2002 at 20:25:18 Pacific
Reply:
The drive shows correctly in Device Manager. No data shows in the DOS window (file not found) but the drive is recognized. If I leave a bootable CD- or any CD for that matter- and reboot, the contents will show up. Once I remove the CD, I'm back to the same problem.
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