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    G1S DVD drive issues

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by stupidG, Jan 7, 2008.

  1. stupidG

    stupidG Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone had problems with the DVD drive. I can't install office 2007, and it won't play the DVD "War". Yet I can play other discs? :confused:
    I tried to update the drivers for the DVD drive but did not find them on the Asus site.
     
    stupidG, Jan 7, 2008
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  2. RayanMX

    RayanMX Notebook Evangelist

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    That's really weird...

    On a friend's desktop computer he had a similar issue where some DVDs worked and others didn't. We concluded that Dual Layered DVDs didn't work on his machine even though the DVD drive was Dual Layer capable. He had a defective unit so he returned it to the store.

    I'm not saying you have the same problem, but perhaps some of your discs are dirty or scratched?

    Cheers!
    RayanMX
     
    RayanMX, Jan 8, 2008
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  3. illuminus

    illuminus Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you do find where to get the drivers for the DVD drive, please post it because I'm having other problems with my G1s (DVD playback is extremely slow)...
     
    illuminus, Jan 9, 2008
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    that sounds like a driver issue or a codec issue as well.
     
    Theros123, Jan 9, 2008
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  5. RayanMX

    RayanMX Notebook Evangelist

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    It's weird because the OP said that it can play some DVDs, so if it where a driver issue it shouldn't be able to play any DVDs at all don't you think?

    But yes, I think he should try to reinstall the drivers just to make sure.
     
    RayanMX, Jan 9, 2008
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    Same thing here !!
    My G1S doesnt recognize all the DVDs(+/-R) I put in the drive...
    other formats work with no problems.

    Is it possible to change the drive ?

    any ideas ?
     
    Nobunaga, Jan 9, 2008
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  7. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Either:
    - scratched or otherwise bad disks (try reputable brands)
    - bad firmware (tough to upgrade but can be done; perhaps best to RMA the drive)
    - bad drivers
     
    E.B.E., Jan 10, 2008
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  8. grymicast184rc

    grymicast184rc Notebook Enthusiast

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    Did you by chance install PowerISO? That program messed up my drive.
     
    grymicast184rc, Jan 10, 2008
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  9. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Yeah, I also remember Apple iTunes causing problems with ODDs.
     
    E.B.E., Jan 10, 2008
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  10. Nobunaga

    Nobunaga Newbie

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    No...



    I found something !!!
    Putting an original disk first will fix the problem !
    This morning I put the recovery DVD in the drive and it worked...
    I got it to read everything but as soon as Windows had rebooted,
    BAH !! it stopped working...
    tried to do it again ?!! YES and it worked :confused: :confused:

    By the way I got an error message while using Nero 8
    Heres the log:
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    02:41:05 PM #24 CDR -1135 File Writer.cpp, Line 306
    Write error
    E: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T20L

    02:41:05 PM #25 SPTI -1135 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 181
    CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1135)
    Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
    Sense Code: 0x0C
    Sense Qual: 0x00
    CDB Data: 0x35 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    Sense Area: 0x71 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 35 2D 03 0E 0C

    02:41:05 PM #26 Phase 127 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1764
    Generating DVD high compatibility borders

    02:41:09 PM #27 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 935
    EndDAO: Last written address 544

    02:41:09 PM #28 CDR -1135 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 162
    Write error
    E: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T20L

    02:41:09 PM #29 TRANSFER -24 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 162
    Could not perform end of Disc-at-once

    02:41:09 PM #30 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1764
    Burn process failed at 8x (11,080 KB/s)
    --------------

    Thank you all,
     
    Nobunaga, Jan 10, 2008
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  11. Nobunaga

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    I forgot to mention that the lens is constantly moving back and forth
    its annoying...
     
    Nobunaga, Jan 10, 2008
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  12. E.B.E.

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    Looks like firmware problems. I'd just RMA the drive and get a replacement.

    You migth want to try a Windows reinstallation first.

    What do you mean about the lens. The lens has to move transversally in order to read the different tracks on the optical disk.
     
    E.B.E., Jan 11, 2008
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  13. grymicast184rc

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    I had the exact same problem, System recovery will do the trick, at least it did for me. Good luck!
     
    grymicast184rc, Jan 11, 2008
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  14. E.B.E.

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    I still don't understand what you mean. The lens is moving uselessly? When the drive is idle? Or what?
     
    E.B.E., Jan 11, 2008
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    Well, yesterday I installed the game Area 51 on my G1S and afterwards, Vista reported an incompatible dirver (StarForce) which was installed by Area 51 which is some sort of Anti-copying protection, several game titles have that anti-copy protection system. When I look it up on Google, I found several references ( like this one, or this one) where people are reporting that StarForce can cause serious damage to the DVD drive, StarForce is even considered Malware. Not sure if that's true or not but I unistalled the game just in case. :mad:

    Just so you know... ;)

    Cheers!
    RayanMX
     
    RayanMX, Jan 11, 2008
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  16. Nobunaga

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    I'll give it a try tonight.
    Hope it works :)


    The drive seems to spin real noisy, I can tell you that its not normal.
    Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.


    Thank you for sharing with us this informations
    I'd definately stay away from StarForce.
     
    Nobunaga, Jan 13, 2008
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  17. E.B.E.

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    About the noise, it might be normal. I know that people have reported G1S ODDs to be very noisy. Some not-so-good design which favors vibrations, I expect.

    If the noise is there when the drive is empty, then you should worry indeed.
     
    E.B.E., Jan 13, 2008
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