I'm thinking about buying a new DVD drive but befor i do...

[Dan Brooks]

I have played a DVD on the computer before. I had no
problems from the drive at all and since i don't own any
DVD's i hadn't used it for a while. But recently, i've
been getting problems that are out of the ordinary. I've
performed every step in the DVD trouble shooter and I
still haven't had any luck in playing DVD's. It's gotten
so bad that at times the DVD drive doesn't even recognize
that a DVD is present. This computer was purchased and
has been operating for just over a year. I've trusted the
quality of compaq for years now and I can honestly say
that I've never encountered a problem like this.I've used
every tactic available from my intermediate computer
knowledge to rid myself of this problem but I can't find
any solution.Please help me to solve this problem. - Dan
R. Brooks

 

[stuart]

What software do you have? Have you tried reinstalling
it? Does the computer recognise the dvd drive?

 

[Guest]

You haven't given enough information for anyone to tell you what
the problem is. What:
1. Operating system?
2. DVD software player do you use?
3. Error message do you receive?
4. Compaq model#?

5. Ever try a motherboard or DVD BIOS upgrade?

I use Windows 98(1) and PowerDVD ~3.0.1000. My system is 2 years
old.

Daniel Martinez.
Orange, CA