Major hardware problem- Need Help from clever people!!

[exponent8246]

Hi all.

I am posting this totally unrelated question on here because I know there are a lot of clued up people working on SH 4 (plus, im not sure what site to post on).
My DVD-ROM drive (internal) started playing up last week (one minute it would read a DVD, the next, it wouldnt).
Ultimately, I had to reinstall XP. My DVD drive will now no longer read DVD's!!! It reads CD's fine but not none of my DVD based games will be recognised.
It will also not read any CD-RW disc that I have some very important files and programs on - I insert the CD-RW and it just spits it back out!!!
I have looked at the EVENT LOGGER and have found this related error when inserting a DVD or CD-RW --- ERROR - source - CDROM - event - 11 - category - NONE.

Does anybody out there have any idea as to what this error code means???
XP suggests replacing the IDE cable , which I have done to no avail!!!

Please help!! thanks in advance - Exponent.

[Subject]

That is not a major hardware problem...

Your DVD is dead. Gone.
That's all.

Get a new one. 12£.

Or at least try another one first.

Good luck!

[exponent8246]

Ha Ha Ha Ha.

I was expecting a really elaborate way of dealing with the problem and all I get is "ITS DEAD"!!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Simple as that huh? Cheers bud.

P.S - It IS a major hardware problem when it's stopping me installing SH4!!!:rotfl:

Thanks

[Lt commander lare]

lets not get upset there are alot of talented people here that will help you with your problem it sounds like your drive is going you should get it replaced thats about the only solution i see at the moment then you will be back on patrol so consider it this way you had to dock at a submarine tender for a few days

lt cmdr lare

[exponent8246]

Thanks Lare.

P.S - SUBJECT I wasnt being serious mate!! just having a laugh at myself more than anything!! (just good old English humour)!

I appologise if I have offended you??

Your advice is much appreciated!

Thanks guys - heading to the shops now.

[THE_MASK]

While your at the shops you might as well get the uboat addon from the pc games shop and dont forget the beer .

[Subject]

Originally Posted by exponent8246

P.S - SUBJECT I wasnt being serious mate!! just having a laugh at myself more than anything!! (just good old English humour)!

I appologise if I have offended you??

:rotfl: easy now!

Just needed my beaty sleep!

And I'm unoffendable!

Btw. before buying a new DVD, I would try another one just to verify that the DVD really is dead.

[Monica Lewinsky]

Originally Posted by Subject

Your DVD is dead. Gone.

Goodbye
kaput
Dead is dead.
Deceased
Gone to meet its maker
Ceases existence

in other words acccording to Monty Python, you have one VERY DEAD PARRIOT!

[Takao]

So, you have checked the cables and they are good.

Have you updated the firmware of the DVD-ROM?

Also, is the DVD-ROM on it's own cable or is it hooked up as a slave to the harddrive?

[Lt commander lare]

you didnt offend me at all good luck with getting a new drive and let me know when your back up and running


lt cmdr lare

[swdw]

Originally Posted by Takao

So, you have checked the cables and they are good.

Have you updated the firmware of the DVD-ROM?

Also, is the DVD-ROM on it's own cable or is it hooked up as a slave to the harddrive?

These problems will not cause it to read only one disk format. Internally the drive uses different ways to drive the laser for DVD's and CD's. So part of the circuitry has died.

Thankfully, DVD's are getting cheaper. The format wars over blu-ray and HD-DVD coming to an end have helped in this. A computer based Blu-ray reader / DVD burner dropped from $300 to $150 only 2 weeks after the format war ended, and I think this is helping to drop the DVD drive prices.

[DrBeast]

Originally Posted by swdw

The format wars over blu-ray and HD-DVD coming to an end have helped in this.

So just for the record, which format will prevail in the end?