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hi all, lately in trades ive been getting branded dvd- media. there is nothing wrong with the media used itself as in sony, verbatim etc etc, but for whatever reasons my pc is not allowing my to play/rip any dvd- discs.
they do however play perfect in my dvd players so i can still watch them np, so if you did send me dvd- its def not your fault they are not working in my pc as my 2 home dvd players play them perfectly.
its not that a big deal unless some1 wants them from me, thus i cant rip.
i have tried decrypter but to no avail.
according to my dvd writer it allows all the formats so im unsure why they wont play or rip.
i have gotten quite a few now from current trades so has any1 got any suggestions how i can extract them.
deadone wrote: hi all, lately in trades ive been getting branded dvd- media. there is nothing wrong with the media used itself as in sony, verbatim etc etc, but for whatever reasons my pc is not allowing my to play/rip any dvd- discs.
they do however play perfect in my dvd players so i can still watch them np, so if you did send me dvd- its def not your fault they are not working in my pc as my 2 home dvd players play them perfectly.
its not that a big deal unless some1 wants them from me, thus i cant rip.
i have tried decrypter but to no avail.
according to my dvd writer it allows all the formats so im unsure why they wont play or rip.
i have gotten quite a few now from current trades so has any1 got any suggestions how i can extract them.
thanx
mick
Hey Mick, looks like the problem is with only DVD-R, discs right?.. are any of them Dual Layer Discs?.. let me know more details thanks. i personally do not tlike DVD-R discs so always use and try and trade for DVD+R (when i used to trade)
My dvd drive on the laptop also says it plays that format sometimes they sit there and do nothing but usually they work when they sit in there for awhile tell me the name and model of the dvd rom and if it is internal or external then myself or someone else could help you better.
Edited... show us a screenshot of a DVD-R in your dvd rom drive if you move the cursor over it when it is in the drive does it say please insert a disc or no data cheers
Cj
Last edited by Cjlcooter on Wed May 06, 2009 4:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I use -R's exclusively as that is my preference. My writer sometimes has issues with +R so I stick with what always works.
There are various programs out there can allow you to rip these discs, most notably ImgBurn where you create an image of the disc and get an MDS file and you would then burn that file.
Nero, DVD Fab & Ulead all allow you to create a new image of disc so if ripping to your PC is not an option, try using another program to hopefully allow you to make copies of these dvd's.
Hope some of this helps, if not Chris or I can hopefully find some sort of solution.
Last edited by Metfan72 on Wed May 06, 2009 4:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
thanx for the rplies guys.. anyway after checking away for about an hour or so at everything on my pc. i was mistaken. see this screenshot i took and it states dvd- is not supported, thus the problem they wont play or even show up..
so now my new question is can i upgrade my firmware to solve this. as i have no idea were to look.
deadone wrote: thanx for the rplies guys.. anyway after checking away for about an hour or so at everything on my pc. i was mistaken. see this screenshot i took and it states dvd- is not supported, thus the problem they wont play or even show up..
so now my new question is can i upgrade my firmware to solve this. as i have no idea were to look.
Sscreen took using nero info tool
thanx again guys
mick
Those settings are the writer settings and the only way to get it to support -R is to get a Lightscribe writer where it supports all formats.
They are fairly cheap to get a Dual Layer burner with Lightscribe. I just had to get a new one as one of the lasers was done. Probably can find one at a PC outlet for under 50 bucks.
According to that screenshot its supports both -R and +R and -RW and +RW, just not -R of dual layer discs. I would upgrade the firmware on the drive if possible.
Maybe purchase on of the cd/dvd drive cleaning discs. They only about $10 i think, it will clean your laser and the internal drive.
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sjmike wrote: According to that screenshot its supports both -R and +R and -RW and +RW, just not -R of dual layer discs. I would upgrade the firmware on the drive if possible.
Maybe purchase on of the cd/dvd drive cleaning discs. They only about $10 i think, it will clean your laser and the internal drive.
Hey Mike I thought it might have been a driver issue but the screenshot didn't work for me so I didn't see.
right im gonna see if i can find firmware update for the drive 1st..
then might try cleaning it..
as for a lightscribe i do have a brand new 1 but my motherboard dont support it. my son got it for my bday at about £40.
i was gonna try and sell it then just get a new drive to replace my liteon 1.
i might yet tho.
and i have already updated all my drivers and still no joy..
deadone wrote: right im gonna see if i can find firmware update for the drive 1st..
then might try cleaning it..
as for a lightscribe i do have a brand new 1 but my motherboard dont support it. my son got it for my bday at about £40.
i was gonna try and sell it then just get a new drive to replace my liteon 1.
i might yet tho.
and i have already updated all my drivers and still no joy..
im on the firmware hunt now lol.
thanx again guys
Hello, search the website of the dvd drive brand name they should have a firmware update for you on there site.
If you need more help just ask alot of good people here who can help you out.
ok firmware updated, same issue with dvd- ..
im looking into other options so i will let you no how it goes, and for those in the future looking to upgrade your firmware then this site should have your drive listed.
