XP: DVDs readable but CDs not!?

[Marc Girod]

Hello,

The CD/DVD drive on my Windows XP started to fail reading CDs (both
audio and pictures), whereas DVDs are still readable.
I don't clearly know even when it happened, but recently.

What can I do to narrow down the problem?
Is it possible that the driver is in a state expecting only DVDs?

Thank for any hint.

 

[Dave Patrick]

The drive probably has failed.

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Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| Hello,
|
| The CD/DVD drive on my Windows XP started to fail reading CDs (both
| audio and pictures), whereas DVDs are still readable.
| I don't clearly know even when it happened, but recently.
|
| What can I do to narrow down the problem?
| Is it possible that the driver is in a state expecting only DVDs?
|
| Thank for any hint.
|
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[Marc Girod]

DP> The drive probably has failed.

You mean: "hardware failure, buy a new drive"?
Is this thus a possible hardware failure? What discriminates CDs from
DVDs from the point of view of the hardware?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes, probably hardware failure.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| You mean: "hardware failure, buy a new drive"?
| Is this thus a possible hardware failure? What discriminates CDs from
| DVDs from the point of view of the hardware?
|
| --
| Marc Girod P.O. Box 370 Voice: +358-71 80 25581
| Nokia BI 00045 NOKIA Group Mobile: +358-50 38 78415
| Kara RD B 480.2 Finland Fax: +358-71 80 64474

 

[Andrew Morton]

You mean: "hardware failure, buy a new drive"?

Is this thus a possible hardware failure? What discriminates CDs from
DVDs from the point of view of the hardware?

Separate lasers?

Andrew