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    Problem with DVD drive on Inspiron E1505

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Duke Sucks, Apr 14, 2006.

  1. Duke Sucks

    Duke Sucks Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently bougt an Inspiron E1505 with DVD burner and am having trouble playing DVDs. I'm in a hotel room without a DVD player right now, and I'm trying to watch one of the three DVDs I brought with me: Anchor Man (regular), Old School (regular), and Orange County (wide screen). When I put in the DVD, it never recognizes Anchor Man or Old School, and only recognizes Orange County once every four or so times I try. I know they all work because I tested them on my desktop and DVD player before I left. I have only tried a guitar world DVD as far as software goes, but it worked fine on the laptop. What could be wrong?
     
    Duke Sucks, Apr 14, 2006
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  2. syxbit

    syxbit Notebook Evangelist

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    either the disc is really scrached, or, more likely, there's a problem with your drive
    did you try playing them in media direct?
    cause if you have the same problem there, it's not a windows problem, it's hardware, so you should call dell (their support sucks royally though) and get a new one
     
    syxbit, Apr 14, 2006
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  3. jujube

    jujube Notebook Deity

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    To build on what syxbit suggested: did you try it on a regular DVD player and watch it on TV? I know of certain instances where new anti-piracy software encoded in new DVDs may present a conflict on DVD drives. If you are able to see it the old fashion way I suspect it is a software issue or driver issue then.
     
    jujube, Apr 15, 2006
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