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December 18th, 2009 15:00
SONY Dvd+rw DW-r65a Mystery Doesn't see New Game DVDs PERIOD
OK this is my old machine but still runs great. Inspiron XPs 9100
XP SP2
2 Gigs DDR400 Crucial Ram
3.4 ghz Processor P4 HT
Upgraded HD
Ati Mobility Radeon 9800 256 Video
I spent more than a few bucks for all of these upgrades when I bought it and except for the lousy Drive nothing has ever broken. This is the 3rd drive for it and as usual they stopped supporting it YEARS ago.
I cannot get any modern Game DVDS to be recognized by it so I cannot install anything to this machine anymore. To be specific COD 4 Modern Warfare etc. BF3 OR 2
I have updated all I can with the drivers etc from dell but all the drive does is make seeking noises. Plays Movies/music just fine.
Just wanted to play on this machine for a while as I am building my latest Monster machine and that is how I found out the problem.
Any Ideas?
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December 19th, 2009 04:00
Hi, NickNas:
After spending several minutes looking for firmware for a model "DW-R65A", I found this one for a model DW-R56A. Is that the right model?
NickNas
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December 19th, 2009 11:00
Yes this is the same one I have tried. Funny though it reads as a driver dated 2001 and that is the only one available. Dell has seriously screwed us over on this one. Spend THOUSANDS on a Machine then let one of the most important inputs expire. That is why this was my last Dell Product. I build all of my own now and have for many years.
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December 19th, 2009 12:00
NickNas:
All optical drives use the same generic driver and they're all dated 7/1/2001. That link was for firmware. You're sure you've got the newest firmware installed?
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December 19th, 2009 13:00
Yes I am sure , I downloaded the file and when I install it it says I have already the latest installed. The files it gives you is R109037.exe
The Drive works on 99% of all disks just not the expensive REAL Games I bought . No Back-ups or fakes .
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December 19th, 2009 15:00
Can you read the discs in safe mode?
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December 21st, 2009 17:00
Not those disks. My Wifes Can though , she has a slightly newer version with the DW-Dxxx Firmware. This is just wrong and I see ZERO help from DEll. I had to mount the images on the HD to get them to install but they of course STILL cannot play because the Drive will not confirm that I actually have the DVD.
It looks like as far as Dell is concerned I just need to HACK my LEGAL Software and find some NO CD needed hack.
Funny thing is I bet it would take dell all of 1 hour to fix this. It has already cost them though.. Just bought 4 Lenovos for my clients today.