DVD Drive

Elijah Clifford · 05-05-2009, 08:11 PM

Hi,
I bought a computer game called Jade Empire, the game is on a DVD, i put it into my DVD drive and nothing happened, it does not even recognize the disc. I had literally just opened the package for the game, so I dont think that it is a problem with the disc, at least i hope not. I also put another disc into the DVD drive and it recognised it and began autoplay. Is there anything else I can do?

I am running XP on a Dell Dimension 4550, the DVD drive has not been replaced.

**koala** · 05-06-2009, 09:45 AM

Hi, welcome to TSF

I think Jade Empire comes on a dual layer DVD (8GB). Check the back of the box or the manual to confirm this. If your DVD drive is only single layer (4GB), it won't be able to read the game disc.

Elijah Clifford · 05-07-2009, 06:21 AM

Thanks, I've been thinking of upgrading anyway, do you know how much a new drive would cost?

**koala** · 05-07-2009, 06:26 AM

A good quality dual layer combo CD/DVD drive will be about $25-30US. Do you want IDE or SATA, black or beige?

Example: Lite-On Black SATA dual layer - $28US

05-05-2009, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Elijah Clifford Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	DVD Drive Hi, I bought a computer game called Jade Empire, the game is on a DVD, i put it into my DVD drive and nothing happened, it does not even recognize the disc. I had literally just opened the package for the game, so I dont think that it is a problem with the disc, at least i hope not. I also put another disc into the DVD drive and it recognised it and began autoplay. Is there anything else I can do? I am running XP on a Dell Dimension 4550, the DVD drive has not been replaced.

05-06-2009, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,350 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: DVD Drive Hi, welcome to TSF I think Jade Empire comes on a dual layer DVD (8GB). Check the back of the box or the manual to confirm this. If your DVD drive is only single layer (4GB), it won't be able to read the game disc. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

05-07-2009, 06:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Elijah Clifford Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: DVD Drive Thanks, I've been thinking of upgrading anyway, do you know how much a new drive would cost?

05-07-2009, 06:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,350 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: DVD Drive A good quality dual layer combo CD/DVD drive will be about $25-30US. Do you want IDE or SATA, black or beige? Example: Lite-On Black SATA dual layer - $28US __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 05-07-2009 at 06:30 AM. Reason: link