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> DVD-RW Reading/Writing Problems, Won't read DVD
granasaberx
post May 22 2005, 06:09 PM
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I have a Pioneer DVR-A08 drive, but when I try to use it to read DVDs or DVD-Rs, it will not read them.

It is fine when I use it for CD or CD-R discs, but dvds won't work. I thought it might be the drivers, but I'm not too sure.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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post May 22 2005, 06:35 PM
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hi

are these movie dvds that wont play or dvds you created and burned yourself? a silly question: you do have software capable of playing dvds right.
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post May 22 2005, 06:51 PM
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Well, I've tried both. The drive worked before yesterday morning but when I tried to burn discs the drive wasn't recongizing the discs. I've also inserted a commercial dvd but that didn't work either. It just stopped working. I've had the drive for about 8 months
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you might try looking in device manager and see if the drive is listed. i have gone through 2 cdrw drives over several years that mysteriously have stopped working also. check out pioneers website for troubleshooting and your computer makers website.
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post May 23 2005, 01:01 AM
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The drives are showing within the control panels. I'm able to use the drive for CD-rs but I just can't use it for DVDs which is weird.
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check these web pages;

http://kadaitcha.cx/cdr_cdrw.html

http://www.auldfart.co.uk/dvdq.html

http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249840
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