> What do you mean exactly by dvd media other than films? Data discs?
> Did the drive previously function how you wnted it to?
>
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> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
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>
> "STEPHEN TAYLOR" STEPHEN.TAYLOR.1r8edo@pcbanter.net wrote in message
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>
> I have two internal drives in my computer: :confused:
> SONY CRX175A and SONY DDU1621.The computer OS is Windows XP Pro SP2
> with all of the updates/patches installed from Microsoft website.
> The CRX75A [CD/RW] is working okay, but the problem exists with the
> dreaded DDU 1621 DVD-ROM drive.
> Problem: The drive will read and permit opening of normal CD ROM's,
> it
> will also allow DVD films to be run, however when trying to open DVD
> media other tham films then the drive tries to open tbut then
> eventually just gives up for no apparent reason. There was one point
> when it started to work, but only briefly and that was when I checked
> for new updates on the RADEON Video 7200 card, I downloaded the
> updates
> then tried to open the DVD, this worked before re-booting, but when I
> re-booted the DVD-ROM refused to work again. I have also been onto
> the
> SONY website to search for new drivers and found:
> freedvdwmp.zip
> and ddu1621.zip, current drivers are from 2001 when the computer was
> new. DVD REGION 2 also selected, but I do not think this is the
> problem.
>
> WILL I NEED TO PRURCHASE A NEW DVD [INTERNAL DRIVE]?
>
> System:
> Intel Pentium IV 1.8GHz
> Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
> RAM 712 MB (SDRAM)
> External Disk Drive WD 5 in 1 (256 GB)
> Optical Drive SONY DVD-ROM DDU1621
> Video RADEON 7200 SERIES(128 MB)
> Audio Creative SB PLATINUM Sound Card
> USB2
>
> Rgd,
>
> Steve
>
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> STEPHEN TAYLOR-