My DVDRW is recognized as a DVD-RAM, and my DVD-ROM is recognized as CD-ROM, Help!

[Tekphoenix]

Hi,

Just discovered this forum. I need help. I've been trying to get my DVDRW and DVD-ROM to work together. I made my DVDRW a master, and my DVD-ROM a slave, they're both secondary. The Hard drive is a primary master. Now, Windows recognizes the fact that I have these two drives but my DVDRW only seems to be able to read DVDs, and my DVD-ROM can only read CDs.

I'm very mixed up, open to any suggestions. I've tried everything I can.

Thanks.

On Mar 5, 11:02 am, Tekphoenix <Tekphoenix.2mz...@DoNotSpam.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just discovered this forum. I need help. I've been trying to get my
> DVDRW and DVD-ROM to work together. I made my DVDRW a master, and my
> DVD-ROM a slave, they're both secondary. The Hard drive is a primary
> master. Now, Windows recognizes the fact that I have these two drives
> but my DVDRW only seems to be able to read DVDs, and my DVD-ROM can
> only read CDs.
>
> I'm very mixed up, open to any suggestions. I've tried everything I
> can.
>
> Thanks.
>
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Without any more details, we can only give you "rough" suggestions:

1) Try each drive as a "separate" single drive.
2) Use a lens cleaner.
3) Check and replace IDE/ATA cable. Use an UltraDMA, 80wire cable.

If these "suggestions" do not help, check the "age" of the two drives
so as to see if they may be under a warranty. All DVD drives use 2
different lasers. One for CDs and the other for DVDs. You be unlucky
with both the drives having one of the lasers no longer working.

[Tekphoenix]

What details would be needed?I didn't know more was needed.

These are not old drives, I have had each for less than a year and they've both been tested on other computers.

I'll try them as separate single drives though, thanks.

On Mar 5, 1:47 pm, Tekphoenix <Tekphoenix.2mz...@DoNotSpam.com> wrote:
> What details would be needed?I didn't know more was needed.
>
> These are not old drives, I have had each for less than a year and
> they've both been tested on other computers.
>
> I'll try them as separate single drives though, thanks.
>
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More info that can be useful:

- Manufacturer of the drive(s)
- Model number of each
- Firmware version from each

For additional info, try http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php

[Tekphoenix]

Lite-On DVDRW SHM-165P6S, I can't find the firmware version
As for my DVD-ROM, I know the manufacturer is sony.

Any advice? THoughts?Thanks

Tech Support for Lite-ON
http://us.liteonit.com/us/index.php?...per&Itemid=153

Tekphoenix wrote:

> Lite-On DVDRW SHM-165P6S, I can't find the firmware version
> As for my DVD-ROM, I know the manufacturer is sony.
>
> Any advice? THoughts?Thanks
>
>

On Mar 6, 2:40 am, Tekphoenix <Tekphoenix.2n0...@DoNotSpam.com> wrote:
> Lite-On DVDRW SHM-165P6S, I can't find the firmware version
> As for my DVD-ROM, I know the manufacturer is sony.
>
> Any advice? THoughts?Thanks
>
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Try the url link I gave in my previous post.

Hi. My DVDRW is not recognized as a writtable disk by Windows XP. I have
been working this problem for months and was finally advised by a microsoft
support engineer that windows xp has this "known problem" that MAY be fixed
in a future service pack (no guarantee). You need a third party DVD program.
I have Nero 6 and it will format, copy files to, erase and use the DVD R/W
disk as a backup.


"smlunatick" wrote:

> On Mar 6, 2:40 am, Tekphoenix <Tekphoenix.2n0...@DoNotSpam.com> wrote:
> > Lite-On DVDRW SHM-165P6S, I can't find the firmware version
> > As for my DVD-ROM, I know the manufacturer is sony.
> >
> > Any advice? THoughts?Thanks
> >
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> > View this thread:My DVDRW is recognized as a DVD-RAM, and my DVD-ROM is recognized as CD-ROM, Help!
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>
> Try the url link I gave in my previous post.
>
>