DVD drive problem

[Ana83773]

For some reason my Mat****a DVDRW 9 won't recognize burned cds anymore. It just thinks it's a blank disk now, but CDs and DVDs with legit programs and movies are able to be read. Is there any way to fix my laptop to get it to recogize burned cds again? I have a Sony FS660 fyi. Thanks so much.

 

[iss]

it sounds like a madia issue and bad burns. what brand of media is it?

 

[Ana83773]

TDK, sony, and memorex. It used to be able to read all of them but not anymore.

 

[iss]

TDK quality depends on who is suppling them at the time, Sony is at best, so-so. and Memorex is absolute crap. to determine if it is your drive or the media\burn you should try the disks on another computer to see if the drive can read them. if they cant then you know it's the media.

How old is this drive? and have you ever updated the firmware on it?

 

[korrupt]

Upgrade your firmware, this should fix the problem.

Regards,

Korrupt

 

[Ana83773]

it's a year old comp and no never have updated the firmware. what is that?

 

[iss]

Your burner has a Rom chip in it that stores the firmware. good quality drives are backed with support that includes updated firmware for at least several months. the firmware tells the burner how to burn different types of media for the best results. go to your burner makers website and look int he support section they should have a downloads section with the latest firmware for your burner.

 

[korrupt]

perhaps try drivers.softpedia.com/catRedir/FIRMWARE/Sony

hope this helps,

regards,

Korrupt