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Hi folks!
I have a notebook with a Samsung SN-324F CD-RW,DVD/R combo. I also have an external Sony DRU0810A DVD/RW connected via firewire. I've just noticed that I can no longer read DVDs burned with the Sony on my internal drive. I went back into my disks, and it looks like something happened between October and now. Here are the details:
I'm using HP DVD -R DVDs
DVD movies backed up on my external Sony are playable on DVD players, but not in my internal drive. The Disks aren't recognized by windows. Properties shows 0 bits available, 0 bit disk size. Explorer keeps asking me to insert a disk in drive D.
I can still read older backups and factory DVDs on my internal drive. I can also read CDs OK.
I can almost read data DVDs burned on the external Sony on my internal drive. I can get the directory structure, but the disk spins forever when I try to open a file.
The Sony reads its own disks just fine.
This isn't a good situation for me because I carry backup data files on DVDs when I travel in case I run into trouble. I also like to toss a couple movies (backed up copies) in my bag to watch if I want. I don't travel with my external firewire drives.
My noob sense tells me one of the heads is mis-aligned. I clean the heads pretty regularly. Any ideas how I can tell which drive has gone south? Might changing media help?
As luck would have it, I still have 64 days on my extended waranty on my notebook, but I need to make sure which drive is the problem.
Thanks!
Dave
I have a notebook with a Samsung SN-324F CD-RW,DVD/R combo. I also have an external Sony DRU0810A DVD/RW connected via firewire. I've just noticed that I can no longer read DVDs burned with the Sony on my internal drive. I went back into my disks, and it looks like something happened between October and now. Here are the details:
I'm using HP DVD -R DVDs
DVD movies backed up on my external Sony are playable on DVD players, but not in my internal drive. The Disks aren't recognized by windows. Properties shows 0 bits available, 0 bit disk size. Explorer keeps asking me to insert a disk in drive D.
I can still read older backups and factory DVDs on my internal drive. I can also read CDs OK.
I can almost read data DVDs burned on the external Sony on my internal drive. I can get the directory structure, but the disk spins forever when I try to open a file.
The Sony reads its own disks just fine.
This isn't a good situation for me because I carry backup data files on DVDs when I travel in case I run into trouble. I also like to toss a couple movies (backed up copies) in my bag to watch if I want. I don't travel with my external firewire drives.
My noob sense tells me one of the heads is mis-aligned. I clean the heads pretty regularly. Any ideas how I can tell which drive has gone south? Might changing media help?
As luck would have it, I still have 64 days on my extended waranty on my notebook, but I need to make sure which drive is the problem.
Thanks!
Dave
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