My DVD-ROM doesn't read DVDs

hi, everyone
my toshiba dvd-rom sd-r2512 just gave up readin any dvds - no matter if burned or original. i tried to find smth here, but the info is soo much. can you help me?
i tried re-installin the drivers, ****in around with limits in the regedit. cant make it...
thx

 

It may be that the dvd laser is dead i had a toshiba qosmio laptop with this issue and it would still read cd's fine so it sounds like your drive has died sorry

 

****in hell!! hope not, but i guess i have to call the toshiba people and get it straight. thx, man

 

no probs im glad i could help i just hope you can get a replacement from the without too much hassle

 

Just offered this advise to someone else on the forums.

I had the same problem with my PIODATA drive a few months back. It would read CDs fine but didnt recognise DVD disks. Windows would say that they are CDs.

What i did was flash my DVD bios / Firmware and this seemed to work. It might be worth a try.

Please research well though before doing this as it could mess up a bit. Its a risky process and make sure you have the right flash tool for the right drive.

 

You could try cleaning the lense.

 

Is the drive displayed properly in My Computer and Device Manager with no errors?

Also, what is your operating system etc?