Can't read all kind of dvd..

Kindly reinstall its driver and make it jumper settings properly.

Good Luck

You cannot fix this you will need a new one. They are not that expensive and easy to replace. One screw on the bottom of the lap top and it pulls out you are done. Or you can leave it and purchase a external burner USB style many people do this as well. I hope this assisted you. John

This is a combo drive

It will support
1. CD reading & burning (Blank CDR and CDRW)
2. DVD reading only.


We cannot use a combo drive to burn DVD.

Control panel,administrive tools,computer management,device manager scroll to cd/dvd rom drives right click properties then properties again then tick enable cd digital cd audio for this cd rom device or scroll to dvd regions select no _ for your specific area

Go here -----------> http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=RC956904&l=en&s=hied&os=WW1&osl=en&SystemID=INSPIRON1300/B130&catid=-1&impid=-1

It's a dell website. Dell also uses the same CD-ROM on there laptops. Scroll down to where it says CD/DVD and choose Sony. Good Luck!

make sure that the cd-rw/dvd-rom burner is getting enough consistent power test all leads that are attached to the cd-rw/dvd-rom burner including electical extensions and make sure they have a secure connection or just replace them there might be bad/faulty
hope this helps

You could either pay $50 for a qualified technician to "trouble-shoot", and still not fix it, or you could pay $40 to $50 to buy a brand-new CD/DVD reader/writer. Your choice?????

check your BIOS setup and reinstall the your bootable drive

DVD/CD players use two different lasers. One to read DVD and one to read CD. Sounds like your DVD laser burned out. Lasers last about as long as light bulbs do.

It's common problem with combo drives in notebooks, they don't seem to last long. Try this:- Go to my computer>properties>hardware>device manager and look down the list for your cd/dvd drives and click the '+' sign then highlight your dvd drive and right click to delete. Restart the pc and windows will find the drive again automatically and install the drivers. If the problem persists the laser is faulty in the drive and the drive will need to be replaced.