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    DVD drive woes on new notebook

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Batmaniac, Aug 5, 2007.

  1. Batmaniac

    Batmaniac Notebook Geek

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    I'm trying to access a Dual-layered DVD on my new notebook but whenever I put it in the drive, the autostart won't load up and I can't access the DL-DVD at all (reads it as having 0 bytes).

    This same DL-DVD works fine on my desktop. I've tested other dual-layered DVD's on my notebook and they've worked fine so I now it's not a problem with that and since this same troublesome DL-DVD works on my desktop fine I know the disk isn't corrupted.

    Any ideas as to what I could do to get my notebook drive to read this DL-DVD?

    - Thanks
     
    Batmaniac, Aug 5, 2007
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  2. allan_huang

    allan_huang Notebook Deity

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    It's probably a cheaply made disc, that's why its not reading it.
    If you have a Lan, make a image and copy it over onto your lappy using your desky
     
    allan_huang, Aug 5, 2007
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