was up everyone,before i did system recovery my dvd writer/cd writer was doing fine it was reading and burnig but ones i did system recovery it just wont read my dvds.i use dvdxcopy platnium and dvd decrypter it only reads it the for about 1 minute then it frezzes on me and dvd decrypter shows something about my dvd model or something like that,and platnium tells me to update my driver i dont now how to update i did not get now cd to update when i bought it.i have lite-on SOHW 822S my computer is hp.could anyone help me out i want to burn already
Right, been looking for info for you on the web, it would seem that the Lite-on SOHW 822S is quite an old model now that will only write to DVD+R? Is this right or have you got the model No mixed up, bgecause the latest version is the 832S which is both formats & dual layer writing, meaning you can write to 9gb DVD's.
Anyway, pretty much most of my search has come up blank for problems with this drive. I take you havent tried upgrading the firmware of the drive? Although upgrading the firmware can lead to some good things, multiregion Etc :D it can also be the quickest way to screw your drive up & turn it into a new paperweight!!
To be honest, if you do have the older drive you would do just as well to get a new one anyway. LG make some great triple format drives now that will also read & write DVD-RAM (useful for storing your own data). I dont know where you are but here in england LG drives can be picked up for around £30 from places like www.ebuyer.com which is somewehre around $20 (USD). Anyway sorry I cant be much more help than this.
i did system recovery,and i do have the old drive dvd + only and cd - is the combo,now i can't even play movies on this lite-on 822s should i just buy a new one
