[SOLVED] DVD drive won't work

Ozzyfreakdude · 08-08-2006, 02:04 PM

Hi
I'm trying to read DVD-Rs on my DVD-ROM drive, they used to work perfectly fine, but in the middle of unrar-ing a file from the dvd, it said "read error", and hasn't read any data DVD-Rs since then...I put in a video DVD, though, and it read it.

the error message it gives when I try to explore the dvd drive says:

E:\ is not accessible
The disk structure is corrupted and unreadable

**koala** · 08-10-2006, 07:50 AM

Does it recognise CDs or is it just DVDs?

Which burning software are you using? Are they burned as UDF?

Can the discs be read on another PC/drive?

Have you tried a lens cleaner?

Ozzyfreakdude · 08-10-2006, 10:37 AM

they're DVDs burned normally with Nero, and they can be read just fine from my laptop. I don't have money to buy a lens cleaner, is there something I can try myself? I don't want to mess it up with a q-tip or anything if that's a bad idea

Ozzyfreakdude · 06-26-2007, 11:49 AM

Problem was it was an averatec computer, therefore it was falling apart since it was bought new. so it was just a crappy dvd burner that's now out of warranty and doesn't and won't work. lesson: don't buy averatec computers

08-08-2006, 02:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ozzyfreakdude Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 70 OS: Windows XP	[SOLVED] DVD drive won't work Hi I'm trying to read DVD-Rs on my DVD-ROM drive, they used to work perfectly fine, but in the middle of unrar-ing a file from the dvd, it said "read error", and hasn't read any data DVD-Rs since then...I put in a video DVD, though, and it read it. the error message it gives when I try to explore the dvd drive says: E:\ is not accessible The disk structure is corrupted and unreadable

08-10-2006, 07:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,416 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Does it recognise CDs or is it just DVDs? Which burning software are you using? Are they burned as UDF? Can the discs be read on another PC/drive? Have you tried a lens cleaner? __________________ 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

06-26-2007, 11:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ozzyfreakdude Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 70 OS: Windows XP	Re: DVD drive won't work Problem was it was an averatec computer, therefore it was falling apart since it was bought new. so it was just a crappy dvd burner that's now out of warranty and doesn't and won't work. lesson: don't buy averatec computers

08-10-2006, 10:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ozzyfreakdude Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 70 OS: Windows XP	they're DVDs burned normally with Nero, and they can be read just fine from my laptop. I don't have money to buy a lens cleaner, is there something I can try myself? I don't want to mess it up with a q-tip or anything if that's a bad idea