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PunkPYRO

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10. December 2005 @ 09:13

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OK, I have a Optorite DVD RW drive and I am having problems with it. To be speicifc it wont read or write CDs. I know it CAN because I have burned CDs and installed games from CD-ROMS but now it wont for some reason. I have tried several different brands of CDs and a couple different games and the drive wont even reconize that there is anything in it. I was using DVD decrypter and shrink to copy and burn DVDs and its still working fine, and when I put in a DVD movie it reads it fine so for some reason it just wont read CDs. Normally when I put a CD in the drive name switched to CD at "My Computer" put now it stays at "DVD-RW" but when I put a DVD in switches to "CD Drive". I have tried to update my drivers (none) and I have tried to use systme restore (failed and it wont let me restore back to a point BEFORE the problem occured). I am really starting to get annoyed because I cant just go out and buy a new drive because my dad wont let me install it because he doesnt trust me (probably because he knows NOTHING about computers) so I am limited to finding the problem and fixing it or living with out burning CDs or playing games :(. Please any help would be appreciated.

PS-sorry if this is the wrong section...

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ddp

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10. December 2005 @ 09:30

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uninstall the drive in device manager than restart windows so it can load it's own drivers. uninstall your burning program(s), defrag your hd than re-install your burning program(s).

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kivory666

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10. December 2005 @ 11:49

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if ddp's suggestion does not work, i am sorry to say that your Optorite might be on it's way out...

i had about 3 Optorite DD1205s (12x dvd-burners) in the past, ALL of which gave me issues within 6 months after installation...in MY OPInion, the optorite drives are NOT made very well, the quality of them seem to be below average and i had to RMA that drive TWICE within a year's time~ finally after the 2nd replacement died (within 3 months actually) i just gave up and got a diff. drive from a diff. manufacturer, no problems/issues since the switch.

docTY~

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aabbccdd

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10. December 2005 @ 18:58

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try a Plextor, NEC ,BenQ, LG or a Liteon ,much better burners

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