sonyDVD RW DW-D56A problems
I also have a Sony Laptop - VGN-A297XP with a sonyDVD RW DW-D56A. Its ten months old and I have given the dvd drive regular use copying CDs etc.
Last week it stopped recognising CDs and DVDs, tried cleaning the heads etc with no joy.
Rang Sony servise as its still under warrenty and using the vaio-link website
www.vaio-link.com/ updated my optical driver. Once rebooted it recognises CDs but not DVDs.
Mr Sony service centre tells me he is 99% certain the DVD laser is gone and the next step is to backup all my data and send it back for repair.
After reading all the other comments about the sonyDVD RW DW-D56A its clear its crap and after paying a lot of money for the computer i'd think twice about buying again from Sony. My Sony sI also have a Sony Laptop - VGN-A297XP with a sonyDVD RW DW-D56A. Its ten months old and I have given the DVD drive regular use copying CDs etc.
Last week it stopped recognising CDs and DVDs, tried cleaning the heads etc with no joy.
Rang Sony service as its still under warranty and using the vaio-link website "www.vaio-link.com/ " updated my optical driver. Once rebooted it recognises CDs but not DVDs.
Mr Sony service centre tells me he is 99% certain the DVD laser is gone and the next step is to backup all my data and send it back for repair.
After reading all the other comments about the sonyDVD RW DW-D56A its clear its crap and after paying a lot of money for the computer i'd think twice about buying again from Sony. My Sony soundsystem broke down as well recently 18months after I bought it!
oundsystem broke down as well recently 18months after I bought it!