help dvd-rom wont read dvd

bern · Post by **bern** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 4:50 am

i have a dvd/cdrom and all was working well . i was converting a dvd to vob files when the cat jumped onto the keyboard and all froze . cntrl/alt would not work so i took dvd out and rebooted . THE problem now is that dvd/cdrom wont read any dvd disc i tried system restore but no luck . the dvd/cdrom says there is no disc in the drive but there is . it reads music cd s i uninstalled the drive and reinstall but still wont read dvd

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 7:03 am

At a total loss. Nothing you could type on the keyboard would have caused a problem like that.

May just be a coincidence.

There are usually two seperate lasers in a DVD drive - one to read CDs and one to read DVDs (and often a 3rd laser for burning). Could be the DVD laser has failed.

bern · Post by **bern** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 7:08 am

i was hoping that this was not the case .what do you recomend as a good replacement pref one that i can make region free

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:04 pm

Is Device Manager still seeing the drive as a DVD drive? If not you may try unplugging the IDE cable and plugging it back in while the power is completely unhooked from the system.

bern · Post by **bern** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 3:01 pm

yes it still sees it as dvd-rom