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GCC-4243N reads CDs but won't read DVDs anymore
Hi,
I just replaced the hard drive on my Dell 600m, so I had to reinstall Windows XP SP2 and all my drivers, etc. Everything seemed to go OK, BUT the CD/DVD drive (HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4243N, a 'dual' CD/DVD drive) in my 600m will no longer read DVDs of any kind, not data and not movies. It used to read DVDs before with no problem. It reads audio CDs and data CDs now no problem, but when I put a DVD into the drive, it does absolutely nothing, doesn't even complain or give me an error warning. I think the hardware is fine, but I wonder if I need some sort of software file or codecs to make the 'dual' function to work. As a hope, I have since downloaded and updated to XP service pack 3, but it didn't help. I'm not sure where to look to solve the problem. My GCC-4243N has drivers level A103 in it now (firmware?). Anyone have any ideas on how I can restore my ability to read DVDs? It never was a DVD writer, only a reader. Thanks. Craig -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....video/200808/1 |
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GCC-4243N reads CDs but won't read DVDs anymore
CPeterson3 via WindowsKB.com wrote:
Hi, I just replaced the hard drive on my Dell 600m, so I had to reinstall Windows XP SP2 and all my drivers, etc. Everything seemed to go OK, BUT the CD/DVD drive (HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4243N, a 'dual' CD/DVD drive) in my 600m will no longer read DVDs of any kind, not data and not movies. It used to read DVDs before with no problem. It reads audio CDs and data CDs now no problem, but when I put a DVD into the drive, it does absolutely nothing, doesn't even complain or give me an error warning. I think the hardware is fine, but I wonder if I need some sort of software file or codecs to make the 'dual' function to work. As a hope, I have since downloaded and updated to XP service pack 3, but it didn't help. I'm not sure where to look to solve the problem. My GCC-4243N has drivers level A103 in it now (firmware?). Anyone have any ideas on how I can restore my ability to read DVDs? It never was a DVD writer, only a reader. Thanks. Craig ======================================= Maybe the following free player would be worth a try. VLC media player http://www.videolan.org/ -- John Inzer MS Digital Media MVP Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |
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