i am using a SONY DVDRW DRU-800A multi burner drive.
when i insert all the cd in my house, it start to run for about 10seconds, then it stop. when i click open the drive, it show that the cd is blank,( or i should say no data in the cd was shown).

BUT when i insert a DVD, it detects and everything seems working fine. i can play a dvd movie, install a dvd game.

In My computer, it detect my multi drive as DVD-RW Drive (D;).

the device manager show nothing wrong about the dvd drive . ( dun haf "! or ?" sign)

this problem start on the right on the day i DIY my computer.
i try to use tis multi burner to install the OS and hardware driver, it could not detect the cds therefore i change to a normal cd driver to install everything.( this should prove that all my cds i tried previously are in workable conditons.)

any kind soul pls give me addvice on wat when wrong. THX in advance.So this has happened ever since you got this?

Google says that drive doesn't support CD's.the DVD drive's drawer got paste the compact disc rewritable logo.
this website got the specs of this drive http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=14084
this drive was given by a friend of mine and he CLAIM that that the drive is still workable.
but what i find it wired is because, if lets say the drive is spoilt, then i should not be able to read or wite DVD.
So i suspect that whether is there anything i should set or adjust so that the driver will read CD.Specifications

PART NUMBER DRU-800A
DRIVE TYPE Internal DVD±R/±RW Double/Dual Layer,
Dual Format DVD/CD Recorder
MEDIA & MODES SUPPORTED DVD-R/-R DL/-RW, DVD+R/DVD+R DL/+RW:
DVD-ROM, DVD-Video
CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video
CD, Photo CD*, CD Text, multi-session
READ/WRITE SPEED Write (DVD-R) 1X, 2X, 4X, 6X CLV, 8X,
12X P-CAV, 16X CAV max.**
Write (DVD-R DL) 2X, 4X max. ***
Write (DVD-RW) 1X, 2X, 4X, 6X CLV max. **
Write (DVD+R) 2.4X, 4X**, 8X ~ 12X P-CAV
max. **, 16X CAV max.**
Write (DVD+R DL) 2.4X, 4X max. ***
Write (DVD+RW) 2.4X, 4X, 6X CLV, 8X Z-CLV
max. **
Write (CD-R) 8X,16X, 24X ~ 40X P-CAV max.**,
48X CAV max**
Write (CD-RW) 4X, 10X,16X, 24X Z-CLV max. **
Read (DVD-ROM) 16X max.
Read (CD-ROM) 48X max.
SUSTAINED DATA TRANSFER RATE 21MB/s max (16X DVD-ROM)
AVERAGE ACCESS TIME 130 ms (DVD 16X)
135 ms (CD 48X)
INTERFACE EIDE (ATAPI
BURST TRANSFER RATE 66 MB/s Ultra DMA66
BUFFER MEMORY 2MB
POWER CONSUMPTION +5V 1.5A max., +12V 1.5A max.
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 5.75 X 1.63 X 6.75 inches
WEIGHT 2lbs.
PACKAGE CONTENTS Internal DRU-800A Double/Dual Layer
DVD Recorder
NeroVision Express™ DVD video editing
& authoring software
Nero™ Burning ROM SE CD/DVD mastering
software
Nero™ InCD™ drive letter recording software
Nero™ Showtime™ soft DVD player software
Nero™ BackitUp™ backup software
Black front panel replacement kit
ATAPI cable and mounting hardware
User’s Manual
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Pentium® III 800 MHz or faster (or equivalent)
CPU minimum. Pentium IV 1.6GHz or faster
(or equivalent) CPU is recommended for real
time video authoring/editing
128 MB of RAM (256 MB or more for Windows
XP Systems)
10GB of hard DISK space.
Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP Home or
Professional Operating Systems
WARRANTY One Year Limited
*Not supported with the bundled software, additional software required.
**High-speed DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW
Ah, my bad.

Try this.

Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstal. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.If it still don't work try 314060 guided help run it to remove upper and lower filters.

Go Here--->http://www.sendspace.com/file/sszrnlQuote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on December 20, 2008, 02:38:02 AM

Ah, my bad.

Try this.

Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstal. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.