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You can try to clean the lens with some lens cleaners that are available almost anywhere. But it's most likely that the DVD laser is no longer working. (there are different lasers for DVD and CD just to let you know...) With DVD combo drives going down so fast in price, it might be better to just upgrade to a DVD combo lightscribe burner. (I paid $40 for one last week)
I HAD same exact problems, not reading dvds, i updated firmwares 1.02, then 1.03 and no change, was replaced inside the warranty twice. no change, so conclusion: STAW AWAY FROM IT!!
SOURCE: my dvd combo does not read dvd
There are separate lasers for CD reading, and for DVD reading. This is why it is possible to have a drive that reads only CDs but not DVDs, or the other way around. And your particular combo unit seems to have a lot of these problems. Since the drive doesn't work it's almost definitely a problem with the drive itself (I'm assuming that there is nothing wrong with the discs you tried to read). If that drive is still covered by a warranty period, send it back for repairs. Otherwise, I can't see the harm in trying to tinker with it yourself as the DVD portion of it is dead anyways. Ummm, on a side note...CompUSA is going out of business and they are selling things cheap. I got a DVD lightscribe burner for $40...booyah!
SOURCE: My LG combo drive HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-H23Ndoes not
The lens for reading dvd is busted and needs to be replaced that is why it no longer read dvd.
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I have the same problem. A cd/dvd combo drive but it seems not able to detect a DVD disc in the drive. I've sent it for a replacement when it was under warranty. I did not try it immediately after I got the replacement as I seldom play DVD. However, the same problem prevails and it's passed the warranty period.
I have the same problem. A cd/dvd combo drive but it seems not able to detect a DVD disc in the drive. can anybody suggest on this???
i dont know the solution of this
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