DVD-CD combo not reading disk anymore

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I have a Lite-on 832S. Had for a few months and it was working fine then
last week I discovered it doesn't work anymore. I've tried everying except
uninstall sp2 which I may do soon. A lot of rumors that sp2 slowly distroys
Lite-on DVD drives. Don't know if this is true or not but I've had this DVD
drive since August and as far as I know it worked fine until now. Anyone
have any ideas. Manufacturer told me to send it back to the retail store.
(lots of help)
 
Q. "A lot of rumors that sp2 slowly destroys Lite-on DVD drives."

A. Untrue. My Lite-On CD/DVD drives performs flawlessly with SP2 installed.
Either you are using poor quality CD/DVD media, or your Lite-On unit is
defective. Try upgrading the firmware and updating your DVD recording software.
Ref: http://www.liteonit.com.tw/ODD/English/e_downloads/e_firmware_dvd rw.asp
FAQ: http://www.liteonit.com.tw/ODD/English/e_service/e_dvd rw faq.asp

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| I have a Lite-on 832S. Had for a few months and it was working fine then
| last week I discovered it doesn't work anymore. I've tried everying except
| uninstall sp2 which I may do soon. A lot of rumors that sp2 slowly distroys
| Lite-on DVD drives. Don't know if this is true or not but I've had this DVD
| drive since August and as far as I know it worked fine until now. Anyone
| have any ideas. Manufacturer told me to send it back to the retail store.
| (lots of help)
 
Carey thanks for the info. I've tried using multiple disks (blank, movies,
MS CD...), I also updated the firmware, and my DVD software but it still
doesn't read. I haven't tried to clean the DVD player yet and I will try
that this afternoon when I get home. Hopefully that works, but if not I have
already contacted the retailer (Newegg.com) about my problem. If nothing
works then hopefully I can get a replacement.
 
Hi, Curt.
Manufacturer told me to send it back to the retail store.
(lots of help)
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Why is this NOT good advice? If it were my drive, that's just what I would
do.

RC
 
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