Solve : dvd player will not recognize dvd disks?

1.	Solve : dvd player will not recognize dvd disks?
Answer» Hello all, I'm using an HP pavilion 750n, XP home, SP2 with current updates, with preinstalled OS, no recovery or install CD's. Yesterday (082609) Broni suggested a solution to run "cdgone" to correct a CD reader that would not recognize CD's. That solution worked for the PERSON with the problem. This situation is that my DVD reader (no burner) will not recognize commercial or home burned DVD's, (asks to insert a disk). It will however recognize and run a CD lens cleaner and will also see and play commercial and home made music CD's. I have checked the power & ribbon connections, device MANAGER says the device is working and have uninstalled the DVD drivers & rebooted to reinstall them, to no avail. My question is: If I run "cdgone" to try to fix the DVD burner, will it cause any problems with the CD reader/burner, which still works. Thanx much for any input. CheersDVD and CD are two different laser readers...SOUNDS like the DVD laser is shot. No software fix will correct this. Brand NEW dual-layer DVD burners can be had for 40 Bucks shipped from newegg if your stateside...patio dont just assume its possable you have a cdrom only driver installed instead of a cd/dvd driverQuote from: smeezekitty on August 27, 2009, 05:31:22 PM patio dont just assume its possable you have a cdrom only driver installed instead of a cd/dvd driver Stop telling me what to do...optical drives haven't required Drivers since Win ME or before.Patio, thanks, I sorta figured the DVD reader was toast. I replaced the CD reader/burner about a year ago. Was hoping for a software solution. Hope Springs Infernal. As a matter of curiosity, do you mean that there are two lasers in the DVD reader? smeezekitty, thanks too. FYI, under computer management&GT;device manager>CD/DVD drivers, both devices list the same drivers. CheersQuote under computer management>device manager>CD/DVD drivers, both devices list the same drivers As patio said, you don't need any extra drivers for optical drives. If none of 4 steps, I usually list, works, in 99% cases, the drive is dead (or one of its lasers).Broni, you is OK. I don't care what "Bill" sez about you. The cdgone fix fixed the DVD player. I'll tuck this away for future reference. I understand about the drivers, I was just posting what's listed for smeesekitty's information. Cheers Quote from: songdongnigh on August 27, 2009, 06:31:26 PM As a matter of curiosity, do you mean that there are two lasers in the DVD reader? One for DVD, one for CD. Different wavelengths. (CD laser 780 nanometres; DVD laser 640 nanometres) A DVD writer drive has 4 lasers: CD read, DVD read, CD write, DVD write. Nice Four lasers, whoda thunk. Thanks Salmon. Cheers

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Hello all,

I'm using an HP pavilion 750n, XP home, SP2 with current updates, with preinstalled OS, no recovery or install CD's.

Yesterday (082609) Broni suggested a solution to run "cdgone" to correct a CD reader that would not recognize CD's. That solution worked for the PERSON with the problem.

This situation is that my DVD reader (no burner) will not recognize commercial or home burned DVD's, (asks to insert a disk). It will however recognize and run a CD lens cleaner and will also see and play commercial and home made music CD's.

I have checked the power & ribbon connections, device MANAGER says the device is working and have uninstalled the DVD drivers & rebooted to reinstall them, to no avail.

My question is: If I run "cdgone" to try to fix the DVD burner, will it cause any problems with the CD reader/burner, which still works.

Thanx much for any input.

CheersDVD and CD are two different laser readers...SOUNDS like the DVD laser is shot.
No software fix will correct this.
Brand NEW dual-layer DVD burners can be had for 40 Bucks shipped from newegg if your stateside...patio dont just assume
its possable you have a cdrom only driver installed
instead of a cd/dvd driverQuote from: smeezekitty on August 27, 2009, 05:31:22 PM

patio dont just assume
its possable you have a cdrom only driver installed
instead of a cd/dvd driver

Stop telling me what to do...optical drives haven't required Drivers since Win ME or before.Patio, thanks, I sorta figured the DVD reader was toast. I replaced the CD reader/burner about a year ago. Was hoping for a software solution. Hope Springs Infernal.

As a matter of curiosity, do you mean that there are two lasers in the DVD reader?

smeezekitty, thanks too. FYI, under computer management&GT;device manager>CD/DVD drivers, both devices list the same drivers.

CheersQuote

under computer management>device manager>CD/DVD drivers, both devices list the same drivers

As patio said, you don't need any extra drivers for optical drives.

If none of 4 steps, I usually list, works, in 99% cases, the drive is dead (or one of its lasers).Broni, you is OK. I don't care what "Bill" sez about you. The cdgone fix fixed the DVD player. I'll tuck this away for future reference.

I understand about the drivers, I was just posting what's listed for smeesekitty's information.

Cheers Quote from: songdongnigh on August 27, 2009, 06:31:26 PM

As a matter of curiosity, do you mean that there are two lasers in the DVD reader?

One for DVD, one for CD. Different wavelengths. (CD laser 780 nanometres; DVD laser 640 nanometres)

A DVD writer drive has 4 lasers: CD read, DVD read, CD write, DVD write.

Nice Four lasers, whoda thunk. Thanks Salmon.

Cheers

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