my dvd rom will not read dvds

I put in a dvd and it just sits there blinking the light and spining the disk and nothing happens. is there something i can do to get to to read the disk. i have gotten the Firmware Update and it still dosnt work. its a LG Electronics cdrw/dvd drive, gcc4480B

 

Can it read regular CD's?

Have you tried more than one DVD?

Make sure the DVD is clean.

Can you access it via a drive letter (D:, E:, etc) and view the contents?

Perhaps you don't have DVD software installed?

Details about the system please.

 

i've tryed at least 6 dvds. i have power dvd to play the dvds. it can read other cd just not the dvds. i can get to it with the drive letters becouse it says there is no disk in drive. all my dvds are very clean. it is a dvd player becuse the box says so and the instructions and on the frount it says in blod letters DVD.

thx for the help

 

Make sure you have installed the jumpers right for the DVD drive. If they are not correctly installed to the mobo then it will have electricity to it but it won't read it. Read your manual for further questioning.

 

What is your region setting? Check by rightclicking the DVD drive and selecting properties, then the hardware tab. Select your drive from the list and press the properties button. Select the DVD region tab. Make sure the DVD region matches the DVD region logo on your DVD. Be careful, you are limited to 5 changes before it locks.

 

i cant find the regon tab anywhere. and which manual the mobo manual or the cd-rom manual

 

The cd rom manual for installing the cd rom to the mobo. It should have a diagram as to where to plug the jumpers into the mobo.

 

ok ill look

 

it dosent say what to do it just says to put it in to the computer and plug it in just like my other cdrom drive.

 

Thats not really much of a manual then is it? lol. Try to find an electronic guide then somewhere on the internet. Type in like "How to put a dvd drive in" under google.

 

they say the same thing and i've done it all everything in conected just right. i used this dvd player on 2 other computer and they worked just fine using this dvd play when playing dvds and they where installed the same way i've done in this computer.

 

could be many things, or just simply the dvd laser has worn out
Have you tried a lens cleaning disc
can you put the drive back in one of the machines it worked in before and see if it reads dvds
You could try going into device manager selecting the dvd drive and uninstalling it, then reboot and let windows re-install the device

Might also want to try running the nero info tool
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=120

 

I tryed cleaning it and i uninstalled it and still nothing i put it in another computer and it worked but not the greatest beacuse my other computer suck.

thx