dvd drive dilema/problems

[oby]

i cant use my dvd drive. each time i use it nothing happens. if i go into
windows explorer and click on the relevant drive letter i am told that there
is no disc in drive " ". can anybody suggest a solution thanks folks

Windows Version XP SP2, And the dvd drive is an internal drive. I did not
know that it was a dvd drive at first but figured it out by mistake, stupid
really. it did work with movies but i had no software to try.. now it wont
play any type of dvd.

Dell Dimension 4550
Central Processor
Manufacturer Intel
External Clock Speed 400 MHz
Maximum Clock Speed 3060 MHz
Current Clock Speed 2000 MHz
LITEON DVD-ROM LTD163

 

[Kevin]

Get into your system BIOS and check that the drive is listed and recognized.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

If it is a dvd all-in-one (dvdrw, cdrw) then you cannot use the Windows cd
writer functions. It is not supported and you will need to use a third
party program such as Nero 6.

 

[Al Smith]

i cant use my dvd drive. each time i use it nothing happens. if i go into

windows explorer and click on the relevant drive letter i am told that there
is no disc in drive " ". can anybody suggest a solution thanks folks

Windows Version XP SP2, And the dvd drive is an internal drive. I did not
know that it was a dvd drive at first but figured it out by mistake, stupid
really. it did work with movies but i had no software to try.. now it wont
play any type of dvd.

You don't indicate if this is a DVD burner, or a DVD-ROM, which is
to say, whether it creates DVDs, or only reads DVDs. You also
don't say whether it refuses to play both DVDs and CDs, or only CDs.

If you could play DVD movies at one time, it must be hooked up
correctly and recognized by your BIOS and by Windows, or at least
have been hooked up correctly.

Try putting a music CD in, and opening Media Player. Try clicking
on the Playlist button to open the list, then double click on the
entry for your drive, if a disk is recognized in the drive by
Media Player, as it should be. Try the Play/Pause menu button,
also, under Play.

If you can play a CD, you will know that the drive is still
connected properly. It may be that you only need to install some
DVD movie playing software, such as Power DVD.