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    M1530 not detecting Several CD's

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by vinumsv, Aug 20, 2008.

  1. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    Hi GUys ,

    I was able to get hold of CD version of x64bit vista (6 CDS) and i used xps to write them to CD and it did perfectly but its not reading the disc properly and i have also tried to boot using the same CD but failed :( , i tried same cd in my friends computer it works perfectly ?

    Any Solution ??
     
    vinumsv, Aug 20, 2008
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    did you set BIOS to boot from CD 1st?
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 20, 2008
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    Yes , Still i am facing the same issue :( i tried both in Vista and Ubuntu both says the disk is empty but its not
     
    vinumsv, Aug 20, 2008
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  4. BatBoy

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    Confirm that you have the OPTIARC AD-7640A 8X 12.7 IDE slotload DVDRW. If so, install the latest firmware update Dell has posted (posted 8/19/08). LINK HERE
     
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    No Mate , Mine is a TEAC DVD-RW DVW28SLC Drive
     
    vinumsv, Aug 21, 2008
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