DVD Drive not detected, Works as regular cdrom drive fine th

[EddiE314 0]

My 5x DVDROM drive works fine as a cdrom, but if i try to view the contents of a dvd disc, nothing shows up. Any suggestions.

[MarksmanX 0]

Who is the manufacturer of your DVD drive?

[EddiE314 0]

My Creative 5x DVD works ok, but i have this other one that came with the Creative Inlay Card, Voodoo Banshee, and this unknown:

 

DVS DVD-ROM DSR-520H

 

dvd rom. Its a great dvd and all but i'd like to be able to find support for it.

[Grimjak 0]

Try upgrading the ASPI support, that fixed DVD playback on my NEC drive I think you can grab them from Adaptec's site or www.dvdutils.com

[EddiE314 0]

I already got the latest ASPI Adaptec drivers, understand, i am not having a problem with playback, it won't recognize DVD file systems

[MarksmanX 0]

The old builds could not play DVD media well. What build is your Windows 2000?

[EddiE314 0]

i got 2195.1 Final (No time limit)

[MarksmanX 0]

Did you get the Win DVD with your Creative 5X DVD? I got that with my Creative GeForce and it runs well in Windows 2000. My old Power DVD program did not play DVDs in Windows 2000. What program are you using?

[EddiE314 0]

Ok, here's what happens, you know when you open up the dvd player in explorer? you know how you can see the .vob files and directories? I can't see them at all! I'm not using any probram because it doesn't think i have a dvd player

[DosFreak 2]

Hmmm...I always have my settings in Windows turned on to show hidden files...could this be the prob?

 

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C:\Dos

C:\Dos\Run

\Run\Dos\Run

[EddiE314 0]

No, its showing hidden files, here are the properties of the dvd disc that i was using, i was using the Matrix.

 

Label: THE_MATRIX_16X9LB_N_AMERICA

Type: Compact Disk

File System: UDF

Used Space: 7.81GB

Free Space: 0

 

I don't think UDF is the DVD format file system.

[DosFreak 2]

My Creative 5x DVD works ok, but i have this other one that came with the Creative Inlay Card, Voodoo Banshee, and this unknown:

DVS DVD-ROM DSR-520H

 

dvd rom. Its a great dvd and all but i'd like to be able to find support for it.

 

That is what you posted before. I'm kind of confused...what DVD drive is giving you probs?

[EddiE314 0]

sorry for not being specific, the DVS DVD ROM, not the creative 5x.

[YuppieScum 0]

OK, go to...

 

Control Panel, Admin Tools, Comp Manage, Storage, Physical Locations.

 

Right click the DVD device and select properties.

 

Click the "Media" tab, and then choose all the supported mdia types...

 

That should do it...(might need a reboot)

[EddiE314 0]

I did what you said but it said:

 

"The medium is not compatible with device or media pool."

 

Its like the DVD drive isn't even a DVD drive. Windows 2000 only sees it as a standard CD ROM, its pissing me off. I can't find drivers for it anywhere. I am going to pull the dvd drive and get the FCC ID and anything that might help and i'll put it up here.

 

 

 

[This message has been edited by EddiE314 (edited 05 February 2000).]

[DosFreak 2]

I'm sure you may have already done this but:

1. Have you updated the firmware of the DVD?

2. Tried other DVD's?...or checked the docs on the DVDs to make sure your DVD was supported.

3. Disable DMA and try it.

4. Give up and use your other DVD...hehehe.

[EddiE314 0]

Ok, i went to the site that was listed on the drive itself: www.dvs.co.kr

I downloaded drivers for it:

520ha17.zip

its contents are as follows:

 

Files:

 

AA17DVD.MOT

BA17DVD.MOT

readme.kor

readme.txt

UPGRADE.EXE

 

The README file reads:

 

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DSR-520H Firmware Upgrade

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You can get better performance of the DSR-520H DVD-ROM drive with

the new and higher version firmware.

 

* CAUTION

Please do not use this firmware for other DVD-ROM drives.

 

1. Before Upgrade Firmware

 

(1) What you need. (files)

 

Down program file : UPGRADE.EXE

firmware file : AAxxDVD.MOT for A Hardware

: BAxxDVD.MOT for B gardware

'xx' is firmware version.

 

(2) What you need to know.

 

Down program (UPGRADE.EXE) reads the firmware file and download

to the flash memory of the DVD-ROM drive.

 

This Down program does not work with Windows 95/98. You need

to boot your PC with 'Command Prompt Only mode' of Windows 95/98

or 'DOS'.

 

 

2. Firmware Upgrade Procedure

 

(1) Boot your PC with 'DOS' or 'Command Prompt Only mode'

 

(2) Using 'cd' command, go to the directory which the 'UPGRADE.EXE'

and 'AAxxDVD.MOT' and 'BAxxDVD.MOT' files are in.

 

(3) Type 'UPGRADE' and enter.

 

(ex.) C:\temp_dwn>UPGRADE

 

This will automatically upgrade your DVD-ROM drive firmware.

 

* CAUTION

Please avoid shut down of your PC power or interrupt of the

above firmware upgrade procedure, these can cause serious

damage on the DVD-ROM drive.

 

(4) After firmware upgrade finished, please reset your PC.

-END OF FILE-

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The thing is, UPGRADE.EXE crashes, and it didn't come with a frickin .inf file

 

like i expected. HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DosFreak 2]

Time for me to ask another stupid question! But I gotta ask!

 

You sure you did this in DOS mode right? Not in a DOS window?

 

It would be great if this new firmware fixed your prob.

[EddiE314 0]

Yea, i booted to dos from the win98 cd, it flashed the DVD ROM ok. But there was a problem....It didn't fix the problem.

[MarksmanX 0]

In Device manager does it say DVD/CD-ROM drive? Don't need to pull your hair out because you can't watch the Matrix We are T-minus 12 days and counting till the big bang. I think you can wait a little longer for Creative to release the W2K drivers for the DVD drive. You think I ENJOY listening to my Sound Blaster Live with only 2 speakers active? I think you can wait alittle bit longer hehe

 

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Dual Intel Pentium II 450

384 MEGS of PC-100 RAM

Sound Blaster Live!

Promise DMA/66 Controller

GeForce 256 DDR

IBM Deskstar 34GXP 27.3GB DMA 66

Western Digital 20.5GB DMA 66

Intellimouse Explorer (USB)

Roland Sound Canvis SC-55

3COM 3CR990-TX-97 with 3XP Processor 10/100 PCI Network Interface Card

[DosFreak 2]

I give up! The easiest way to solve this problem would be to e-mail the manufacturer. Other than disabling UDMA for that drive in the bios (it doesn't use it anyway), deleting the DVD from device manager and letting NT reinstall it upon reboot, or moving the DVD to another IDE configuration. I have nothing else to recommend! Good luck!!!

 

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C:\Dos

C:\Dos\Run

\Run\Dos\Run

[EddiE314 0]

Thats ok, I'll just continue booting back over into Win98SE to watch dvd's.

[NascarFool 0]

Did you check the all important "HCL" ?