DVD driver not reading/recognizing discs

Hi,

I have a NEC ND-3550A DVD driver that has recently being "on strike" for
certain DVDs I tried to play on it. The DVDs were actually created using the
driver itself, which worries me a bit as I have quite a few...

You pop the DVD into the driver, it tries to read it for a while and then
just changes the driver icon and when you double-click it, it's as if the DVD
had no contents.

Does anyone know of any reason why it would do that or could like point me
in some direction using Google or something?

Much appreciated! As always...

Regards!

neil
Sun Apr 20 09:25:36 PDT 2008

Can you try the disks in another drive, perhaps the DVD drive is faulty.
Neil
"Rafael R" <RafaelR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1FE55090-47D5-4BB3-B70D-BA1A5A26B27E@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a NEC ND-3550A DVD driver that has recently being "on strike" for
> certain DVDs I tried to play on it. The DVDs were actually created using
> the
> driver itself, which worries me a bit as I have quite a few...
>
> You pop the DVD into the driver, it tries to read it for a while and then
> just changes the driver icon and when you double-click it, it's as if the
> DVD
> had no contents.
>
> Does anyone know of any reason why it would do that or could like point me
> in some direction using Google or something?
>
> Much appreciated! As always...
>
> Regards!

RafaelR
Sun Apr 20 12:21:01 PDT 2008

Hi Neil,

Some discs that don't play in mine play in other drives but the thing is
that some DVDs do play fine. It's not like not working at all. Some DVDs,
which I burned myself & worked well in the past, just don't work anymore.

Is there a way to fix this software-wise? firmware or some Control Panel feat?

Thanks!!!!!!


"neil" wrote:

> Can you try the disks in another drive, perhaps the DVD drive is faulty.
> Neil
> "Rafael R" <RafaelR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1FE55090-47D5-4BB3-B70D-BA1A5A26B27E@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a NEC ND-3550A DVD driver that has recently being "on strike" for
> > certain DVDs I tried to play on it. The DVDs were actually created using
> > the
> > driver itself, which worries me a bit as I have quite a few...
> >
> > You pop the DVD into the driver, it tries to read it for a while and then
> > just changes the driver icon and when you double-click it, it's as if the
> > DVD
> > had no contents.
> >
> > Does anyone know of any reason why it would do that or could like point me
> > in some direction using Google or something?
> >
> > Much appreciated! As always...
> >
> > Regards!
>
>
>

smlunatick
Sun Apr 20 13:15:09 PDT 2008

On Apr 20, 3:21=A0pm, Rafael R <Rafa...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> Hi Neil,
>
> Some discs that don't play in mine play in other drives but the thing is
> that some DVDs do play fine. It's not like not working at all. Some DVDs,
> which I burned myself & worked well in the past, just don't work anymore.
>
> Is there a way to fix this software-wise? firmware or some Control Panel f=
eat?
>
> Thanks!!!!!!
>
>
>
> "neil" wrote:
> > Can you try the disks in another drive, perhaps the DVD drive is faulty.=

> > Neil
> > "Rafael R" <Rafa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:1FE55090-47D5-4BB3-B70D-BA1A5A26B27E@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I have a NEC ND-3550A DVD driver that has recently being "on strike" f=
or
> > > certain DVDs I tried to play on it. The DVDs were actually created usi=
ng
> > > the
> > > driver itself, which worries me a bit as I have quite a few...
>
> > > You pop the DVD into the driver, it tries to read it for a while and t=
hen
> > > just changes the driver icon and when you double-click it, it's as if =
the
> > > DVD
> > > had no contents.
>
> > > Does anyone know of any reason why it would do that or could like poin=
t me
> > > in some direction using Google or something?
>
> > > Much appreciated! As always...
>
> > > Regards!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

You can try to use a DVD lens cleaner. If this does not help the
drive, then your drive is failing and you need to consider replacing
it.

M
Mon Apr 21 02:03:40 PDT 2008


"Rafael R" <RafaelR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:746EE678-8DDF-475E-913D-AE44D5BF207D@microsoft.com...
> Hi Neil,
>
> Some discs that don't play in mine play in other drives but the thing is
> that some DVDs do play fine. It's not like not working at all. Some DVDs,
> which I burned myself & worked well in the past, just don't work anymore.
>
> Is there a way to fix this software-wise? firmware or some Control Panel
> feat?
>
> Thanks!!!!!!
>

It sounds like the laser is on its way out. This is the most common failure
scenario of DVD writers.

RafaelR
Tue Apr 22 09:07:00 PDT 2008

Hi smlunatick

I did what u told me & it's working again. Got the Scotch dvd lens cleaner,
ran it once & the same DVD that wasn't being read is now working as usual.
Many many thanks for ur great help. Thank u ever so much.


regards

"smlunatick" wrote:

> On Apr 20, 3:21 pm, Rafael R <Rafa...@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Neil,
> >
> > Some discs that don't play in mine play in other drives but the thing is
> > that some DVDs do play fine. It's not like not working at all. Some DVDs,
> > which I burned myself & worked well in the past, just don't work anymore.
> >
> > Is there a way to fix this software-wise? firmware or some Control Panel feat?
> >
> > Thanks!!!!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > "neil" wrote:
> > > Can you try the disks in another drive, perhaps the DVD drive is faulty.
> > > Neil
> > > "Rafael R" <Rafa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >news:1FE55090-47D5-4BB3-B70D-BA1A5A26B27E@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi,
> >
> > > > I have a NEC ND-3550A DVD driver that has recently being "on strike" for
> > > > certain DVDs I tried to play on it. The DVDs were actually created using
> > > > the
> > > > driver itself, which worries me a bit as I have quite a few...
> >
> > > > You pop the DVD into the driver, it tries to read it for a while and then
> > > > just changes the driver icon and when you double-click it, it's as if the
> > > > DVD
> > > > had no contents.
> >
> > > > Does anyone know of any reason why it would do that or could like point me
> > > > in some direction using Google or something?
> >
> > > > Much appreciated! As always...
> >
> > > > Regards!- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> You can try to use a DVD lens cleaner. If this does not help the
> drive, then your drive is failing and you need to consider replacing
> it.
>