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    G1 DVD drive issues

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by hkarthik, Dec 26, 2006.

  1. hkarthik

    hkarthik Notebook Geek

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    Anyone else having strange issues with the G1's dvd drive? I was having problems where the system was freezing when trying to read a movie in the drive.

    I could eventually get it going by ejecting the disc and putting it back in, but it seemed to happen almost every other time after I totally stopped the disc and restarted it.

    Is there an easy fix for this?
     
    hkarthik, Dec 26, 2006
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Perhaps updating the OD firmware may help, or it could also be corrupted codecs.
     
    coriolis, Dec 26, 2006
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  3. hkarthik

    hkarthik Notebook Geek

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    ok I'll have to look into that. I know there were some similar problems reported earlier with some of the other Asus DVD drives. Just wondering if I'm the only one who's seen this on the G1.
     
    hkarthik, Dec 26, 2006
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  4. khanhfat

    khanhfat Notebook Deity

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    is your dvd clean without scratches.? does it work when you read files from other DVDs that you burn as DATA or Music files.?


    If it's not working so it might be the firmware or hardware problem. Defective dvd drive is usual. I had one before. The burner wont' burn DVds at all.
     
    khanhfat, Dec 27, 2006
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  5. Dyingduck

    Dyingduck Notebook Consultant

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    Did you try differnt discs? Or is it just that one?
     
    Dyingduck, Dec 27, 2006
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