Mike, A re-send - earlier reply not showing up !?
While they are basically the same size and shape, CD's and DVD's usually need different laser's to read and write them, so it could be that the laser emitter, collector, or some of the electronics particular to the CD laser has/have 'died' Another 'test' you could try is, if the device has a volume control, and headphone socket on the front, then you could see if you can hear a music CD Guessing that it would cost about 10.00 to return it to the manufacturer/supplier if it's under warrantee, I would suggest that at less than 35.00 for a DL DVD & CD recorder, it's a better option to just replace the device rather than trying to get the device checked, and fixed JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:20 PM Subject: CD/DVD drive problem > My nephew called me with a problem regarding his Lite-On SOHW 1693S CD/DVD > RW drive. The drive plays DVD's fine but will not play music CD's or read > data CD's. The computer is about 1 year old and this problem started about > 1 month ago. He's running Windows XP. > > The drive shows up in My Computer and in Device Manager where it is listed > as working properly. If you put in a music or data CD and attempt to > explore it the window that appears shows no files on the disc. > > I had him uninstall the drive via Device Manager and after reboot there was > no change in the problem. > > I had him upgrade to the newest firmware from the Lite-On website also > without a change in the problem. > > I'm thinking that the drive itself is malfunctioning and needs replacing. > > Any other suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Mike > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: > CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
