Question about Sony (1-796-293-13) Plug-In Module DVD Drive

My Sony DVD RW stopped working.. with error messages.

Hi! In the Device Manager my SONY DVD RW AW-G170A is marked with a yello "!". It is connected and loads the DVD in the tray, but nothing else happens. If I check it`s properties, the Device status is: Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41) Device instance ID: IDE\CDROMSONY_DVD_RW_AW-G170A____________________1.71____\5&154A5220&0&0.0.0 Same is for this one: ZE3230H BKN262T SCSI CdRom Device Device instance ID: SCSI\CDROM&VEN_ZE3230H&PROD_BKN262T&REV_1.0\5&C16B70E&0&000 There is also a question mark at: Other devices... Mass Storage Controller This device is not configured correctly. (Code 1) To reinstall the drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver. (I cannot find this) I have XP64 on a Striker Extreme board with a QX6700... Pleace help!

Waldemar Bergesen May 24, 2007

Solution found!
Thanks to mark hopgood!

my no need to reboot solution
Monday, January 17, 2005 at 3:51 pm
Posted by mark hopgood (1 messages posted)
this worked for me with no need to reboot onwindows XP
start run regedit then open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
delete the 2 filter entries (right click delete) then open control panel and in system, hardware tab,
device manager uninstall the cd drive that is giving you trouble then from the menu choose action,
scan for hardware changes and your cd should appear and be usable hope this helps

1 Answer

Anonymous

Level 1:

An expert who has achieved level 1.

Mayor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 2 times.
Contributor
1 Answer

Hey its really worked Thanks Nitesh Oza

Posted on Aug 20, 2007

Add Your Answer

Upload

Upload an image from your computer

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

Loading...

Include an image. It's worth a thousand words.

prev next

Related Questions:

1 Answer

I had Sony dvd rw AW-G170A. It can read cds and dvds sucessfully. When i burn cd it works fine and burnt successfully. But when i burnt dvd it shows following error.power calibration error writing short...

you might want to try and update the firmware on the DVD burner, find out with the vendor if there is a fw version and how to do it, if not I would suggest hiring a professional.

Dec 17, 2017 | Sony AW-Q170A-B2 DVD RW Dual Layer Burner

1 Answer

Sony dvd rw- aw g170a cannot read dvd rw

It is a burner.
With DVD burners you cannot read disks, only write to them.
This cannot be fixed

Jan 05, 2010 | Sony AW-Q170A-B2 DVD RW Dual Layer Burner

1 Answer

ITune fails to burn Cd on Sony AW-G170A Error 4280

It appears that lots of laptops need new hardware from the manufacturer - this should be available to download on their respective websites

Sep 06, 2009 | Sony DW-G120A DVD RW Dual Layer Burner

1 Answer

I have sony dvd rw aw - g170a but this drive is not working properly when i try play video cd directly into it. It do nothing. I have notice that in device manager there is yellow exclamatory! symbol. i...

The yellow exclamation point is telling you there is a problem with the device. First thing to do is uninstall the device using your hardware or device manager. Reboot. Your pc should automatically recognize the device on reboot and install the proper drivers. If not then you will have to go to the Sony website and download & install the drivers manually. If this does not fix the problem then your drive has went bad & will need replaced. Good luck & I hope this helps you out.

Jun 03, 2009 | Sony CRX835E CD-RW/DVD-ROM (Combo) Burner

2 Answers

Can not read DVDs by SONY DVD RW AW-G170A

I believe the read head is not aligned properly. I would send it back for a replacement. I have had this happen several time after the DVD burners/readers had many hours on them.

Dec 09, 2008 | Computers & Internet

1 Answer

SONY DVD RW AW-G170A BURNING PROBLEMS

It worked with Win ME but not with Win XP now

Aug 23, 2008 | Sony (1-796-293-13) Plug-In Module DVD...

2 Answers

Problem with sony dvd rw aw-g170a

Hi i have Sony AW-G170A on 2 pc's and almoust at same period both pc's started not to read DVD cds, cds that were writen by the same drive so ive check the net and end up updating the Firmwares 1.71 to 1.75 so check this link. And get AW-G170A Firmware 1.75 then u gonna need Binflash to update the Firmware get Win32 GUI version if u use Win Xp. Open the program press Flash find the location of the 1.75 Firmware and update it restart pc and it should work it worked for me.

Jul 31, 2008 | Sony AW-Q170A-B2 DVD RW Dual Layer Burner

12 Answers

Problem with sony dvd rw aw-g170a

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

Mar 28, 2008 | Computers & Internet

1 Answer

A serious problem

maybe..go to this link, look for sony icon, and go to that driver site

Mar 22, 2008 | Sony (1-796-293-13) Plug-In Module DVD...

1 Answer

SONY DVD RW AW-G170a

This is a problem with the DVD Writer model. SONY DVD RW AW-G170a has problems reading DVD+/- R/RW Discs. But there is no problem with any of the DVD+/- R/RW Dual Layer, DVD Ram or CD+/- R/RW Discs. It is the reason that this DVD Writer lacks the correct bitsetting for DVD+/- R/RW Discs. There is nothing else you could do other than replacing the wirter with some other model.

Aug 01, 2007 | Sony (1-796-293-13) Plug-In Module DVD...