Sony CRX - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

1) those DVDs are coded in Region 1(Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda)
you will have to change the region code on the dvd-rom to region 1

2) if you bought the stand alone DVD player in the U.S. it will play region 1 dvds and nothing else(some dvd players will play region code 1-6)

3) to change the code in windows vista you'll have to go under the drive property's in the device manager go to the dvd region tab and set it to what ever the number on the back of the dvd is WARNING you only get 4 changes before the drive locks you out permanently then your stuck with what ever number you put in on the 4th try you've been warned

windows xp/2000/98/me
you'll have to change the region code from your software player again your limited on how many times you can change the region code before you have to reinstall the dvd player software

Hi there,
I would like to suggest that you attempt to download & install the codecs that your media player requires, before it will play a DVD.
I found this typical when I was using the Vista operating system with Windows Media Player 11.
The codecs can be found as freeware online & a good site for the apt codecs for WMP 11 is @ www.majorgeeks.com once you are on the site, click multimedia on the left of the page, then scroll down to the codecs required.
The K-Lite series of codecs seem to work well with WMP 11 on Vista.
I truly hope that this has resolved your problem, as there is nothing better than watching a fine movie on the old PC.
Failing my advice, you could always 'Rip' the said movie to your media player & view it from your hard drive.
Good luck anyway.
Warmest regards,
Ste

go to hardware manager and uninstall it. then let it find it again, should fix it.

Unit has died and gone to cd player heaven. Get new unit and replace if possible. If the player is a special integrated unit you are screwed.

Grail Montes explanation above makes sense on several levels. However his visuals (pics) do not give an example using the Sony CRX230EE CD-RW in question. It also does not demonstrate a clear explanation of the tray motor belt he mentions. I will demonstrate this much clearer as well as introduce another cause which involves the Tray Gear. The Tray Gear can have broken teeth, or be misaligned because of attempts to pry (or force) the Tray Door open by other means than it was designed (e.g., with a screwdriver).

You can check to see if maybe there is a firmware update for that particular laptop model. Sometime the manufacturer will go threw a third party for there burners. You can check by going to there website as well. I would also uninstall the current drivers and install a current version. Your drivers could be corrupted. Hope this points you in a good direction.

Assuming it is an internal drive, and it's hooked up properly, most of the time all you need to do is reboot your computer. The computer will recognize it as just a plain disc drive without proprietary drivers, but it will recognize it. It sounds to me like you might have either a bad connection or perhaps the ribbon isn't pushed all the way onto the pins. Does the light on it blink when you start up your computer, before Windows (you are using Windows, right) starts up?

It was not designed to do that, that model will record and read CDs and read DVDs but will only write CDRs or CDRWs.

What operating system do you have? The drive is fully supported by XP onwards and should be auto detected. You may have to delete the current driver in device manager reboot & Windows should install a compatible driver. (Start > right-click computer > properties > Device Manager > DVD Drives > Highlight faulty drive and delete > reboot) Also, WinXP does not allow you to burn DVDs unless you have appropriate burning software installed (e.g. Nero)

Right click on this drive in Device Manager, and allow Windows to search for the correct driver on the Internet.

the capacitors in side on the amp have gone weak. it has noticed the fault and is telling you. check the capacitors look for any sight of problems look for the end being popped up and brow-black gunk on the board around them tackie to the touch and change them. also give the boards a good clean out using a new paint brush sweep the dust out.

installing CD drive no need installation driver, just install it like install Harddisk drive but you need to open the slot for your CD drive (dont forget to screw it). after u finish install it just reboot your computer, then the CD will automatically installed.

hope this useful.

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What type of noise does it make? If you hear the tray close and then the disc "spin" for a minute or so, that is normal. If it sounds like something is shaking or rattling or lasts more than 5 minutes, there is probably something wrong.If it is an extended spin noise, the drive isn't recognizing the disc. Check if there are scratches and try another disc. If you hear a shaking or rattling, do not use the drive. It's probably better to replace the drive (check if it is under warranty - usually 1 year). This drive has an IDE connection. You will need to check your motherboard specifications to identify if you can replace the drive with a SATA optical drive (more common now) or if you need to find an IDE drive. (Note: OEM drives do not ship with the data cables or software discs, this will matter if you get a SATA drive.)Some optical drives have a problem with the magnet that holds the disc for the laser to hold it. Some people fix this problem with duct tape; at <$20 for a SATA DVD-RW OEM drive, it isn't worth my time to fix. I hope this helps. Please add a comment describing your sound and the computer you have for additional help.Cindy Wells