DVD drive won't recognise disks

[TheCookster]

What I don't understand though is how come it plays
audio/data CD's??

>-----Original Message-----
>I had the same problem with my Toshiba laptop. I had to
>have a new DVD drive installed.
>Carole
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have a Samsung SD-616T DVD ROM drive, which will not
>>play DVD's. I have updated the firmware, the DVD
player
>>software, uninstalled it and let XP re-install it, all
>to
>>no avail. When I try to play a disc, Power DVD just
>>says "Please Insert a Disc into Drive D:." and Media
>>Player just says "No disc in Drive D:" I am running
>>Windows XP Home Edition Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1
>>Build 2600. have checked Knowledge Base, to no avail!!
>>
>>HELP!!
>>.
>>
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