Problem with DVD Drive

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Problem with DVD Drive

Postby Platinum_Anime_Production » Thu Feb 05, 2004 7:42 am

Hi, I have recently bought a DVD drive for the computer for AMV's, I am using though to watch DVD's InterVideo WinDVD 4, first day or 2 no probloems, everything read fine, ripped fine, everything, but lately when I put a DVD in InterVideo says it can't detect a CD-ROM or DVD device and my other DVD players (Windows DVD Player, Maximus DVD) when they play DVDs are choppy, they drop a few frames and repeat some and it is VERY annoying, (even DVD Decrypter doesn't work now) I have tried everything from reinstalling the drive to cleaning the discs...

If there is anything that anyone can help me with here, help would be very GREATLY appreciated!

P.S: My O/S is WinME
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Postby godix » Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:47 am

How do you have the DVD connected? I'm assuming it's IDE, if that's correct then you should not put it on a channel with a HD. If it is on the same cable as a hard drive then you run into exactly the type of problems you're describing when the computer is trying to access the HD and the DVD at the same time.
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Postby bum » Fri Feb 06, 2004 3:05 pm

your os is winme ? theirs your problem (as wel as 99.666% of the rest of your other problems, pc related or otherwise). get yourself a shiny new copy of xp
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Postby mckeed » Fri Feb 06, 2004 3:36 pm

sounds like the drive itself may be flaky.
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Postby MaachaQ » Wed Feb 11, 2004 1:32 am

Did you install anything else after the drive? Any software that might have caused a conflict? That's what's caused many of my recent drive problems... unless the drive itself really is bad. Try exchanging it if you haven't installed any new software. Any store should exchange a defective drive (unless you bought it online, in which case, good luck).
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