DVD DRIVE NOT READING CERTAIN CD-ROMS

[Guest]

I 've just purchased a computer with Windows Vista Preinstalled. which came
with a Samsung Writemaster DVD-RW
I use it with almost all my cd's and dvd's, but when i tried to read a
couple of Sony cd's where i have stored MP3, the computer would freeze. The
same happened when i tried to open a "Teltron" CD with word documents and
when i tried to run DOOM 3.
As i had another DVD Writer (Asus DRW-1608P3S) installed in a WinXP
computer, working OK and that reads the same CD's, i tried to install it on
my WinVista Computer. Doom3 didn't work anyway, the teltron CD's wasn't read
and with the Sony MP3 CD's, it 'detected' that the CD's had 603 MB written on
it but it doesn't show the content, and it delayed a lot to read the amount
stored.
I tried everything, please help!

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Sounds like the CDs in question are damaged. If they don't work in two
different computers it's very unlikely that the problem is in both
computers. I'd suspect the CDs are damaged and the contents are likely lost
forever.

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[Beemer Biker]

I 've just purchased a computer with Windows Vista Preinstalled. which came
with a Samsung Writemaster DVD-RW
I use it with almost all my cd's and dvd's, but when i tried to read a
couple of Sony cd's where i have stored MP3, the computer would freeze.
The
same happened when i tried to open a "Teltron" CD with word documents and
when i tried to run DOOM 3.
As i had another DVD Writer (Asus DRW-1608P3S) installed in a WinXP
computer, working OK and that reads the same CD's, i tried to install it
on
my WinVista Computer. Doom3 didn't work anyway, the teltron CD's wasn't
read
and with the Sony MP3 CD's, it 'detected' that the CD's had 603 MB written
on
it but it doesn't show the content, and it delayed a lot to read the
amount
stored.
I tried everything, please help!

That frequently happens when the manufacturer has not done extensive
testing. Usually older cd or dvd devices cannot read newer media but
sometimes vice-versa. A new firmware release can frequently solve the
problem. Get the exact model number from your Samsung Writemaster and see
if there is a firmware update here:
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_all.php
If you have nero burning rom then use infotool to determine the current
firmware version. Be aware, that if you install the wrong firmware, your
burner may no longer work.


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[Plato]

I use it with almost all my cd's and dvd's, but when i tried to read a
couple of Sony cd's where i have stored MP3, the computer would freeze. The

Often MP3s you've downloaded contain "non-dos" filenames which creates
problems just like you have and also problems backing up mp3s.

 

[Guest]

I'm having this exact same problem on a Vista Home Basic system (a Compaq)
that I just bought today. I had everything backed up from my old machine on
Tevion CD-ROMs. Four of them were readable. The others aren't. They work
in any other non-Vista machine I've tried. They're not dirty, I don't have
outdated drivers, it's not a firmware issue, and the drive will read all
commercial discs I've tried so far, so please, with all respect, don't bother
with such nonsensical replies. This has to be a Vista issue and there has to
be a fix for it somehow. Surely someone out there has the answer to this,
since a cursory glance at this forum proves I'm not alone.

BTW: My next computer purchase will be a Mac. This is the straw that broke
the camel's back as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Not Me]

I have a machine that won't boot from any of 12 different genuine MS XP CDs.
But it will boot from a copy of any of them.
I suspect it's something setup by the manufacturer to prevent you from
installing any way but from the restore disks.
The CDs boot in other machines and are read by this machine once XP is
started.