DVD reading problem

Question

can a 16x DVD-R plays DVD or i have to get a read only DVD drive?  my 16x DVD-R drive does read and play but it just stop and go rather than playing constantly.  I have a basic Dell Dim.4700. thanks!

Predator · Answer

Hi Project.One,I am pure sure the DVD burner in your system is a DVD+/-RW drive but to answer your question a DVD burner will read/play DVD`s as well.Your issue may be the DMA / PIO settings, you should be running in DMA mode (UDMA-2); Click on the CD/RW link in my post and scroll to Section 15, articles 14 & 17.Best Regards God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell thedifference. CD/RW Link

project.one · Answer

Predator, thanks for your quick reply.   i followed sect.15, article 14 but my result is quite disappointing.  here's what my secondary IDE channel setting shown:     ========     my subkeys are missing the 0001 & 0002:         i am very confused right now. Message Edited by project.one on 01-08-200704:12 PM

Predator · Answer

Hi Project.One,

From your post I am going to assume you have two drives, the first drive is correct. However the second drive is running in PIO mode.
Before we go any farther, do you have two drives, if so is the DVD/RW setting in the second bay?
If the answer is yes, move to Article 17 in Section 15.
If the answer is no and you only have the one drive, reload the IDE controller, Section 20, article 3 of the CD/RW link.

Best Regards,
Jeff

project.one · Answer

the installation manual pictured the drive installed with an 'analog audio connector', which i dont have.  is that the problem?

project.one · Answer

Jeff,   I tried article 17 but it didnt change anything.  the DVD-R drive was my 2ndary drive at the time in those pictures.   I then remove the regular drive and switched the DVD-R drive to primary, and now the play back gets a little better (i can hear the sound clearly now), but it takes longer to load the DVD, and longer pause break every 5 seconds or so.   am i having a bad DVD drive?  this is the new DVD drive i bought from newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131039

Predator · Answer

Hi Project.One,

The analog cable is no longer needed, the sound will be played digitally through the IDE cable. Your drive, Drive 1, in the BIOS may be turned off. Dell defaults the second drive to off, however XP can pick it up and drop it in PIO mode.
Please enter your BIOS/System Setup and verify that both drives are turned on.

Jeff

project.one · Answer

Jeff,   i got the 2nd IDE channel to show DMA now, but now my DVD rom doesnt read any DVD.  it does show the DVD title, but doesnt play the DVD.  I did the diagnostic test in F12, and the result showed:   CD-Rom audio test - pass Confidence test - fail - illegal request, possible use of incorrect media Device self test - pass Read test - fail - illegal request, possible use of incorrect media Seek test - pass   what should i do to correct this?     -Mark   Message Edited by project.one on 01-12-200704:46 PM

Predator · Answer

Hi Mark,Click on the CD/RW link in my post and scroll to Section 7-5, article 15 and try the K-Lite decoding software. See if the drive will now play DVD`s.Best Regards! God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell thedifference. CD/RW Link

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