Pioneer DVD R/RW drive DVR-K17LA not reading

Change the IDE cable to a full UIDE cable and make sure you also have the latest motherboard chipset drivers for your model board.

They can usually be had from the boards website in the support section.

This unit has alot of issue with CD reading and writing probably its a problem with the lens of this player, so since its still new better take it to the store and have it replace..

Hope that helps........

dera ingrid 61

Please reinstall the drivers for the both of the problems,if you dont have any cd then plz visit the manufacture website and download the drivers, after installing the problem is not solved then plz try with another drive,if the problem persist then try by reinstalling the OS

I have the HP Pavilion 9720us laptop, with a Pioneer dvr-k17b dvr. It is not recognizing any CD of DVD. What could be the problem. I have the latest drive update

you may need to clean the lens of drive with a wet tissu paper, otherwise the drive might gone out of order, need replacement.

Ok. Well basically CD, DVD and Hard Drives are all cross compatible platforms so you don't have to worry about compatibility issues. If your asking me to choose I would say that you remove the CD writer instead. But before you do this make sure you have enough extra sockets in your motherbaord to plug in your Pioneer DVR-1910LS 20x DVD±RW IDE Drive w/LightScribe if your CD Writer uses IDE interface your inluck coz you can use it in place of the Pioneer DVR-1910LS 20x DVD±RW IDE Drive w/LightScribe, but if it isn't make sure you have a spare IDE socket in your motherboard. Simply remove the side panel use a flashlight and see if there are vacant IDE sockets, it's usually long in black, white or blue color. see the picture below.


If its vacant follow the steps on the link below simply copy and paste the link on you browsers address bar.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07164&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=390426

I hope this helps you...

It is not an uncommon problem. The solution is here:)

http://www.pchell.com/hardware/cd_drive_error_code_39.shtml

I have the same problem. Has anyone found a solution? I have an HP Notebook dv6700 with a Pioneer DVDRW [DVR-K17B ATA Device]. For the past few months I haven't been able to burn anything to disc. I can't find any firmware updates online. I'm not sure if I need to buy a new drive?

Thank you in advance for any feedback.

HI,
You need to uninstall the device driver for you IDE controller and then let windows to a hardware detect and reinstall. I have had this problem before with my compaq laptop and the pioneer K15 DVD drive.

The CD laser has got dirty or failed
Try a driver cleaner if that does not work
replacement drive required