You were saying some? and not all the cds and dvds? it may be that those other discs are unreadable anymore caused by scratches, marks, or the like. if other discs can be read then the player is all good. also check what file format you are trying to play. it may also be that the file format you are playing is not compatible with the program you are using to play it with like windows media player, media classic, etc.
SOURCE: DELL laptop does not read blank DVDs
the combo drive you listed above is a cd-rw/ DVD-ROM....meaning that it will play and burn cd, cd-r, and cd-rw disks. the dvd rom will only be able to play dvd-rom and dvd-r disks providing they are in the proper format. check that the disk in question is not a dvd-rw or (+2) disk. the drive will not recognize that a disk is in the drive if the disk isnt compatable. try a dvd movie, if that works then a dvd-r, if that works then try a dvd-rw +1. if the last option doesnt work then you will have to stick with the dvd-rom and dvd-r, or purchase a dvd-rw drive to install.
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SOURCE: MY DVD ROM IS READING CDS BUT NOT DVDS IT JUST
try to update the driver or re-install the software that came with the rom. if it still doesnt work then maybe think about up grading!! good luck
SOURCE: My NEC-6650A DVD RW (on Dell Inspiron 6000) won't read DVD ROM
mine does just the opposite. It will read DVD-ROM Games but it wont read data discs or DVD Movies.
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