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    help! .. Dell 6000 optical drive .. TSSTcorp?! ..

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Camel, Apr 28, 2006.

  1. Camel

    Camel Notebook Guru

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    have a huge problem with my Dell 6000! .. the DVD drive is acting strange .. sometimes it won't read a CD or DVD .. sometimes it works just fine .. it burns CDs/DVDs, but the CDs & DVDs give strange errors .. looking at the Dell support web-site, there's no driver available for this particular DVD model .. TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L532B .. has anyone had a similar experience with their Dell 6000? .. does anyone have a new updated driver for this DVD drive? ..

    Bilal
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    Camel, Apr 28, 2006
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  2. Leo_s84

    Leo_s84 Notebook Geek

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    I have the same drive, nothing wrong for now.
    Cd's drives don't need special drivers, they just use Windows ones.
    Sounds like you got a faulty optical drive, just call support and tell them about it.

    By the way:
    TSST = Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology
     
    Leo_s84, Apr 28, 2006
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  3. FFT

    FFT Notebook Consultant

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    I think I got a similar problem as you, Camel. I will probably RMA the drive.
     
    FFT, Jun 4, 2006
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  4. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    My 6000 has an NEC drive. But to me it sounds like drives are faulty. BTW, my old Toshiba had a problem where sometimes when I started it up the optical drive wasn't recognized and odds are it had a Toshiba made drive of some sort so maybe it's a problem with the brand of drive. Either way you should get ahold to tech support and get it replaced.
     
    Metamorphical, Jun 4, 2006
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  5. 05Edge

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    Try deleting the secondary IDE drivers and restarting windows. This will reset the drivers, and maybe help your problem.
     
    05Edge, Jun 4, 2006
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