Sony DRU-500A Won't read DVDs... at all.

Either laser needs cleaning or laser is misaligned

hi try here hope it helps..

http://sony.storagesupport.com/node/6719

Try this web site...microsoft fix....

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060

the problem might be in your dvd writer.

weird

The 'Eye' that the PS uses to read DVDs/CDs are different, the one that reads cds has gone bad on yours it seems, so you should still be able to play the games that have the dvd logo, if it is still under warranty I reccommend calling sony.

check your boot order in your bios and set your cd drive to first boot

you need powerdvd or windvd which has the decoder for dvd. can it read regular data cd's ? like install a program?

sounds exactly like my old dead drive. if it cant boot from a cd its likely a bad drive

as with all writers eventually they fault at the lens and it gets out of line and cannot read discs, you can try the usual thing of checking Sony for any firmware updates, but first:- Go to my computer>right click>hardware tab>device manager, then down list to cd/dvd drives and click '+' sign and highlight your writer, right click on it and select uninstall. Restart PC and it will be automatically re installed, try again and if no change you will need to replace the drive as they are cheaper nowadays