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    Toshiba Sat. A205 DVD/CD Drive won't read DVDs

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Connelley, May 25, 2011.

  1. Connelley

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    My Toshiba A205 CD/DVD Drive(TS-L632H) will not load DVDs. Handles CDs fine. I can hear the drive attempting to run up the disk. Do you suppose the Laser is out? What else to look for, before ordering new unit?
     
    Connelley, May 25, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Does it have Vista/7? Try running the Upper/Lower Filters fix from Microsoft or deleting the registry keys for them (be sure to backup your registry first).
     
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  3. Connelley

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    Running Vista. This problem with not reading DVDs is new. All was fine for 4 years.
     
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