PC doesn't detect a DVD

imthemafia · 11-07-2008, 03:53 AM

Hi everyone who reads this post.

I have a problem regarding my CD/DVD drive (E:)
It just doesn't detect a DVD!
I don't know when it exactly started happening thus

. It was perfect before. Here's the Drive info.
SONY CD-RW CRX320EE
Microsoft driver version 5.1.2535.0

System info. (if required)
Windows XP sp3
512 MB of RAM
Tried everything I knew. Please help as early as possible.

Thanks in advance

**ssj4Gogeta** · 11-07-2008, 04:28 AM

Hi mafia and welcome to TSF

Do this if you haven't already tried:
start button->run
type in "diskmgmt.msc" (without quotes)
see if your CD drive is listed there below the hard disk partition diagram. If it's there, you probably just have to assign a drive letter to it. Right click it -> add drive letter

If it's not listed there, then a connection to the drive might be loose. Please check all the connection.

Post back your findings.

imthemafia · 11-07-2008, 04:48 AM

hey thanks for your rapid reply gogeta.
See in disk management i see the cd/dvd drive ,its letter(E:) and status- healthy.
but i can't open 1 dvd in particular. it appears like this
(DVD name) (E:)
1.64 GB
Healthy

While a dvd which runs good has an extension something like 'UDF' just after its memory
info. ( like after 1.64 GB in above example)
Thanx and reply soon

**ssj4Gogeta** · 11-07-2008, 04:52 AM

Can you read the DVD on another computer? It might be that the DVD is bad. Have you tried a DVD drive lens cleaner?

You can't open the disk at all? Or is there some error that you get? If the disk is bad, you might want to recover whatever recoverable data is there.

imthemafia · 11-07-2008, 05:13 AM

Gogeta,
It's my friend's DVD so it obviously runs well on his PC. I am unknown to what is a DVD drive lens cleaner.
As far as opening the disk is concerned, the PC freezes and recovers after a very long time
Thanx

imthemafia · 11-18-2008, 07:01 AM

Bump!

11-07-2008, 03:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
imthemafia Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11 OS: Microsoft WIndows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3	PC doesn't detect a DVD Hi everyone who reads this post. I have a problem regarding my CD/DVD drive (E:) It just doesn't detect a DVD! I don't know when it exactly started happening thus. It was perfect before. Here's the Drive info. SONY CD-RW CRX320EE Microsoft driver version 5.1.2535.0 System info. (if required) Windows XP sp3 512 MB of RAM Tried everything I knew. Please help as early as possible. Thanks in advance

11-07-2008, 04:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta Custom User Title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 1,855 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista, Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex, Leopard (Kalyway) My System	Re: PC doesn't detect a DVD Hi mafia and welcome to TSF Do this if you haven't already tried: start button->run type in "diskmgmt.msc" (without quotes) see if your CD drive is listed there below the hard disk partition diagram. If it's there, you probably just have to assign a drive letter to it. Right click it -> add drive letter If it's not listed there, then a connection to the drive might be loose. Please check all the connection. Post back your findings.

11-07-2008, 04:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
imthemafia Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11 OS: Microsoft WIndows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3	Re: PC doesn't detect a DVD hey thanks for your rapid reply gogeta. See in disk management i see the cd/dvd drive ,its letter(E:) and status- healthy. but i can't open 1 dvd in particular. it appears like this (DVD name) (E:) 1.64 GB Healthy While a dvd which runs good has an extension something like 'UDF' just after its memory info. ( like after 1.64 GB in above example) Thanx and reply soon

11-07-2008, 04:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta Custom User Title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 1,855 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista, Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex, Leopard (Kalyway) My System	Re: PC doesn't detect a DVD Can you read the DVD on another computer? It might be that the DVD is bad. Have you tried a DVD drive lens cleaner? You can't open the disk at all? Or is there some error that you get? If the disk is bad, you might want to recover whatever recoverable data is there. Last edited by ssj4Gogeta; 11-07-2008 at 04:54 AM.

11-07-2008, 05:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
imthemafia Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11 OS: Microsoft WIndows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3	Re: PC doesn't detect a DVD Gogeta, It's my friend's DVD so it obviously runs well on his PC. I am unknown to what is a DVD drive lens cleaner. As far as opening the disk is concerned, the PC freezes and recovers after a very long time Thanx

11-18-2008, 07:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
imthemafia Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11 OS: Microsoft WIndows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3	Re: PC doesn't detect a DVD Bump!