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    Help, my W3V DVD drive won't read anything!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by CWar, Oct 25, 2006.

  1. CWar

    CWar Notebook Geek

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    About a few months ago, it was able to burn DVDs and CDs without any problems. A few weeks ago, it wouldn't read CD-Rs, but was still able to read DVDs. Just today, I tried to burn a DVD. Windows said it's a blank disc, but all the burning programs, Alcohol 120% and Nero said please insert a blank disc. All my DVD-Rs are blank. It's the same ones that I used to burn other DVD-Rs then. Not only that, now it can't even read normal DVDs that used to work now.

    I tried to uninstall the drivers, but I can't seem to get any driver information on the drive. It's Mat****a DVD-RAM UJ-841S. I'm not sure whether it's a driver problem, or with the actual hardware itself. Considering it has been about a little less than a year, I don't know how the hardware can fail that quickly.

    Edit: I've just tried playing a few other DVDs. It seems to play some of them.
     
    CWar, Oct 25, 2006
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    CWar Notebook Geek

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    Anyone know what's wrong?
     
    CWar, Nov 1, 2006
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    If its a little less than a year, get a RMA quickly before warranty runs out.
     
    coilz, Nov 1, 2006
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