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    ASUS G1S-A1s Cannot read dvds

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Earthad, Dec 16, 2008.

  1. Earthad

    Earthad Notebook Consultant

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    Recently my dvd drive hasn't been able to read dvds. It reads/burns cds fine, but has had trouble reading dvds. Dvds do not appear in the drive when i check my computer. Any ideas?

    Asus G1-A1s Windows Vista Home Premium, 2gb ram 2.20gthz 1 1/2 years old.
     
    Earthad, Dec 16, 2008
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    Earthad Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone have any ideas?
     
    Earthad, Dec 17, 2008
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    Earthad Notebook Consultant

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    Still have the problem, any advice?
     
    Earthad, Apr 19, 2009
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  4. Jeff7477

    Jeff7477 Notebook Guru

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    I had the same issue with my G2S except it would only read/write DVD's and not CD's. Had to replace it.
     
    Jeff7477, Apr 19, 2009
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  5. Wolfpup

    Wolfpup Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah, I mean use the warranty, or if its out, a replacement drive shouldn't cost all that much. (Or you could use an external drive, etc.)
     
    Wolfpup, Apr 20, 2009
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  6. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    What make and model is your dvd drive? Mata? I recently had a problem where my drive disappeared completely and it needed a simple registry tweak to bring it back
     
    King of Interns, Apr 20, 2009
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  7. Earthad

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    Got my RMA, sending it in at the end of this week. My warrenty's up in a month or so, so i might as well ship it in.

    And my HDD is a Hitachi 160gb 5400rpm
     
    Earthad, Apr 21, 2009
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  8. Wolfpup

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    Just the drive, or the whole system? Hopefully you can just send in the drive or something.
     
    Wolfpup, Apr 21, 2009
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  9. chipang

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    Sometimes that happens to my F3Sv-B1 and when it does happen, I just grab a can of Dust-Off and spray my DVD-drive. It usually helps me, though I don't know if that'll fix your problem.
     
    chipang, Apr 21, 2009
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