DVD Not Recognized

[Mellowed]

OS Vista Ultimate x32 SP2
DVD Samsung SH-S183L

I placed a DVD in the tray to do a backup. The spindle spins for 5
seconds and stops. The system does not recognize that a DVD is in the
tray. CD's are OK.

I probably inadvertently changed something in the past weeks while
trouble shooting another problem. I don't have a clue what I did.

Any suggestions on where to look?

Thanks.

 

[Ǝиçεl]

Do you look here?:

<http://www.answers.com/DVD will not read CDs>
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Good luck
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[Mellowed]

OS Vista Ultimate x32 SP2
DVD Samsung SH-S183L

I placed a DVD in the tray to do a backup. The spindle spins for 5
seconds and stops. The system does not recognize that a DVD is in the
tray. CD's are OK.

I probably inadvertently changed something in the past weeks while
trouble shooting another problem. I don't have a clue what I did.

Any suggestions on where to look?

Thanks.

Many thanks for the suggestions. I might have a flaky DVD-RW. After
fumbling around it did read one DVD. Try it again and it doesn't. The
drivers are up to date. I might try removing and let windows find it
again and see what happens.

 

[Mellowed]

you might also try a cd/dvd drive cleaning kit and some compressed air.

Hmmm. Good idea. Next time I'm in town I'll look one up.