Very bizarre DVR problem

dubhiggenz · 08-01-2006, 06:26 AM

Hello,

Recently i formatted my HDD with windows xp home sp2. the install went fine. my DVR problem began (i think?) when i started installing the bundled drivers that came shipped with my motherboard. when i attempted to load another driver disk into the drive, i noticed that the CD was not being read. i then tried another CD/DVD/CD/DVD and yet nothing would load. the wierd part is that my DVR drive is recognised as a working device in device manager and it is also recognised in win explorer. even when i click on the drive in win explorer, i am not able to view any files and yet it does not tell me that there is no disc in the drive.

now presents my biggest problem to overcome. after a few days of scratching my head i thought reinstalling windows will be it, but obviously i couldnt do that either, i have even tried installing new firmware for the drive (no confirmation of the firmware being applied successfully/unsuccessfully).

Before this current reformat, the DVR drive was working fine. it was reading CD's and DVD's. can anyone help? i am out of ideas... i realise i could try an external device, but this is not a feasible option at the moment for me.

16XDVD+R/-R PIONEER DVR-111D
AMD ATHLON64 3500+ BOX SOCKET AM2
WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR SE/250GB/7200RPM/SATAII
GIGABYTE GA-M55PLUS-S3G AM2 nVIDIA
Corsair VS1GB667D2 1GB PC-5300 DDR2 RAM

dai · 08-01-2006, 11:26 AM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314096/EN-US/

08-01-2006, 06:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
dubhiggenz Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1 OS: Win XP Home SP2	Very bizarre DVR problem Hello, Recently i formatted my HDD with windows xp home sp2. the install went fine. my DVR problem began (i think?) when i started installing the bundled drivers that came shipped with my motherboard. when i attempted to load another driver disk into the drive, i noticed that the CD was not being read. i then tried another CD/DVD/CD/DVD and yet nothing would load. the wierd part is that my DVR drive is recognised as a working device in device manager and it is also recognised in win explorer. even when i click on the drive in win explorer, i am not able to view any files and yet it does not tell me that there is no disc in the drive. now presents my biggest problem to overcome. after a few days of scratching my head i thought reinstalling windows will be it, but obviously i couldnt do that either, i have even tried installing new firmware for the drive (no confirmation of the firmware being applied successfully/unsuccessfully). Before this current reformat, the DVR drive was working fine. it was reading CD's and DVD's. can anyone help? i am out of ideas... i realise i could try an external device, but this is not a feasible option at the moment for me. 16XDVD+R/-R PIONEER DVR-111D AMD ATHLON64 3500+ BOX SOCKET AM2 WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR SE/250GB/7200RPM/SATAII GIGABYTE GA-M55PLUS-S3G AM2 nVIDIA Corsair VS1GB667D2 1GB PC-5300 DDR2 RAM

08-01-2006, 11:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314096/EN-US/ __________________