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Problem with sony dvd rw aw-g170a




By k1_qsg_911 on Mar 28, 2008

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SONY DVD RW AW-G170A is able to burn dvds, but it is not able to read the DVD's. The drive is able to read one particular DVD. It is
not able to read other DVD's. I am not even able to read the DVD's burnt by the same drive.Other DVD burners are able to read the
DVD burnt in my drive. It reads all the CD's without any problem. Please give me a solution.
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Mar 28, 2008

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SONY DVD RW AW-G170A is able to burn dvds, but it is not able to read the DVD's. The drive is able to read one particular DVD. It is
not able to read other DVD's. I am not even able to read the DVD's burnt by the same drive.Other DVD burners are able to read the
DVD burnt in my drive. It reads all the CD's without any problem. Please give me a solution.

Clarification Request

Posted by abhishek_n on Mar 29, 2008

Is there a chance that a drive supporting both +/- format suddenly stops recognizing one, due to some fault.
Any way in my case my drive has stopped recognizing the DVDs it used to read earlier.

It is not recognizing 4.4 GB DVDs but is recognizing 8.5 GB DVDs.

Same Problem

Dec 09, 2008

-   My SONY DVD RW AW-G170A is not able to burn dvds
Error is POWER CALLIBRATION ERROR...

can nybosy tell me wats the Problem... I'm using SONY(AccuCORE 16x)  media for Burning data  i used NERO 6 n NERO 7 for the process... but error remsin there :-(
plzz somebody give solution to my problem 
Thnx n Regards
-   DJanarkali

Dec 09, 2008

-   when i wasing using Nero 6 POWER Callibration error occured...
then i installed new NERO 7 after uninstallation... error remains -   DJanarkali

Oct 28, 2008

-   hi
i do have a same problem with my sony dvd...i am unable to read or write any DVD's-   praveen1103

Jul 20, 2008

-   MY SONY DVD WRITER DVD RW AW-G170 A IS NOT READING DVD FILES I TRIED WITH CHANGE IN REGION SETTING








-   hilti

Jun 21, 2008

-   same problem for me also help needed-   Guest

Best Solution

posted on Nov 08, 2008
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rock_sohil

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plz sum 1 gimme the link to download SONY DVD RW AW-G170A firmware.
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Solution #2

posted on Mar 29, 2008
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Compurepair

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Hi,
if you go to the manufacturers website.
You,ll probably find that your drive, may only support DVD+ Or DVD- Format.
Being the case, you,d only use that type of Blank-Media ( disks )

mike @ Compurepair.

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Solution #3

posted on Aug 04, 2008
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pioneeraaron

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ders no solutions 4 dis problem..m facin d same 2..it can only burn dvd's bt cnt read ne..its relli funny dat it cnt even read those dvd it writes!!!my vendor told me evn if its repaired cnt tak ne guarantee...actually sony hs manufactured a faulty or mabbe nt fully tested d drive 4 compatility.....esp dis model dvd aw g170a..it sucks..i sackd it n bot a lite-on 20x litescribe dvd writer..reads any n all types of cd n dvd's..SONY U ****!!!!!so i wud recomnd u guys to avoid dis drive n go 4 lite-on or sumthin else...cheers!!!!
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Solution #4

posted on Nov 10, 2008
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joshi351

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Required Driver to Play-Record DVD RW in the Sony DVD RW AW-G170A or would you please kindly inform us how to fix it ?

Best regards,

Sincerely,
Bishwo B.Joshi
joshi@ntc.net.np

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Solution #5

posted on Nov 01, 2008
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Guest

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Let's say ******** to Sony and let them know that we need the firmware update for this drive.otherwise throw em away. I'm running the net long time to find the firmware update but the truth is that this piece of software doe's not exist yet
I invite everybody to sony forum to **** them in they're own territory

Goran
Macedonia


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posted on Oct 24, 2008
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emrahsan1986

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please give me a solution


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Solution #7

posted on Sep 15, 2008
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anirudh01

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hello boss my sony dvd rw aw -g170a does not read or write or recognise a cd or dvd

when i place one in it gets the system to be stuck

can any one help me out on this ?

if u have a answer plz mail me at anirudh.prince01@gmail.com

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Solution #8

posted on Sep 13, 2008
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kishore_0077

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i have same problem, i do not how to fix it but all sony dvd rw aw-g170a dvd roms face the same problem because of its dual layer.
kishore.

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Solution #9

posted on Sep 03, 2008
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Guest

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even i've got a same problem....
it can read all the cds and only some dvds like movies and bootable dvds
waiting for soln.....



winston...

Solution #10

posted on Jul 14, 2008
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Guest

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i have the same problem
is there a solution for this problem

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10 Other Users Have The Same Problem - Continued

Comment by Guest, posted on Jun 14, 2008

sony dvd rw aw g-170a not read some dvd please healp me

Comment by Guest, posted on Jun 10, 2008

SONY DVD RW AW-G170A is able to burn dvds, but it is not able to read the DVD's. I am not even able to read the DVD's burnt by the same drive.Other DVD burners are able to read the DVD burnt in my drive. It reads all the CD's without any problem. Please give me a solution.

Comment by manisuru, posted on May 28, 2008

i have sony dvd rw aw-g170a ,the problem is i'm not able to read and write any dvd's...any driver update for my product...or any thing to do ..

Comment by Guest, posted on May 25, 2008

SONY DVD RW AW-G170A NOT READ SOME DVDS

Comment by abhishek_n, posted on Mar 28, 2008

SONY DVD RW AW-G170A is able to burn dvds, but it is not able to read the DVD's. The drive is able to read one particular DVD. It is
not able to read other DVD's. I am not even able to read the DVD's burnt by the same drive.Other DVD burners are able to read the
DVD burnt in my drive. It reads all the CD's without any problem. Please give me a solution.

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