Question about troubleshooting my DVD-R/CD drive

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The thing is, the drive recognizes DVD and DVD burnables, but not CDs
and CD-Rs. I'm not very well versed in this stuff so if it something
stupid or simple don't be too harsh...
 
Try this.
Put a Win XP or Win 98 installation disk into the drive. Restart your
computer and go into the bios. Change the boot order to start with the
CD-ROM drive instead of the hd-0. Save the changes and restart the computer.
If the computer can boot with the OS disk then the problem is a software
glitch. If it won't boot at all then it's a hardware problem with the drive.
 
The thing is, the drive recognizes DVD and DVD burnables, but not CDs and
CD-Rs. I'm not very well versed in this stuff so if it something stupid or
simple don't be too harsh...
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I had a DVD-Rom that did that never got it to work. It even caused
problems when reinstalled as a second DVD-Rom. Its in a dump somewhere
contaminating the soil and poisoning the insects.
 
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