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Answer» Windows XP Pro. SP 2. (Legit) Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-112D is the drive. Purchased from Best Buy.
When I put Battlefield 2 disk 1 in the drive and I wait nothing happens. I went to My Computer to see if it showed up there, still didn't show up. The disk is good because it works in my other computers. I have tried other CD's/DVD's still same thing. Here is screen SHOT of some info that may help. Hopefully this is ENOUGH to help FIGURE this out because I am not good with computers.
http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/primoadamp/?action=view¤t=CD-Drive.jpgIf you're having problems with all disks, it's possible the drive is dying, the lens needs cleaned, or the cable is not hooked up properly.
Try testing the drive in another computer and with a different cable.
Get a lens cleaner.
You didn't mention if this drive is new or how old it is. If you've just purchased it and can't get it to work in the current computer or any other, I would immediately return it and get a different drive, that way may be defective.primoadamp,Welcome to CH forums.I notice something from your supplied "screen Shot". Your DVD drive "E" shows no bytes used and no bytes available (whereas your CD drive "D"does show values for both). Do you get those same absence of values for the DVD when you place a blank recordable disk in the drive?It does appear that the device is being seen by your computer (but not properly). Did you always have 2 optical devices in that computer or is the DVD a recent add on?Did you configure the JUMPER cables to properly reflect the position of this drive in reference to the other CD drive? Where is it located on the cable connection--1st or 2ND connector?Do you have "auto detect" selected in the BIOS for these optical drives? As much as i often see many reply to these types of errors with a statement of a hardware failure (even new out of the box) it has been my personal experience over many years of pulling apart and adding and deleting hardware i have NEVER had the ultimate solution related to a faulty piece of hardware. Don't get me wrong i am sure it does happen--maybe i am just superbly lucky (though i doubt it). I have found that the vast majority of TIMES it is a software issue related to the device and it's compatibility with something. Have you called Pioneer on the telephone to get their input?good luck, truenorth
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