DVD+RW Disc drive won't read DVD's

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by jkman, May 31, 2011.

  1. jkman

    jkman Private E-2

    Hi. My disk drive won't read DVD's. I bought a new game today that was a DVD, went to install and the disc drive wouldn't recognize it. I thought maybe it was just the disc so I tried 2 movie DVDs. It still wouldn't recognize. It can read CD's and such. Drivers are up to date as far as I can tell. I was talking to someone online and they said it's either a jumper issue or something about the setting of slave or primary. I didn't understand it much. Thank you!

    The drive is a NEC DVD +RW ND-1100A
    Running Windows 7 64bit
     
  2. Puppywunder58

    Puppywunder58 Master Sergeant

    Unfortunately for you, that drive is about 8 years old. Maybe you should look at getting a newer one.
     
  3. Puppywunder58

    Puppywunder58 Master Sergeant

  4. ouranos

    ouranos Private E-2

    There is 2 diferent laser. One for cd and one for dvd.
    If you can see cd but not able to see dvd then the laser for the dvd has died.
    Dvd-rw are not device made to last for ever :-(
     
  5. plodr

    plodr Major Geek Super Extraordinaire


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