2006-10-05 07:33:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Some DVD readers can only read DVD, for example one of my friend's have DVD reader like that. If you want reading DVDs and Cd's buy some old CD reader and put it under DVD reader.
2006-10-05 07:39:45 · answer #1 · answered by Atis 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I'm not sure why your DVD rewriter doesn't read CDs, but the following link takes you to a page where you can download the latest firmware update. These usually help a drive to read more manufacturers' disks. (Is it just with a specific brand of CD that you experience problems, or does it relate to all CDs?)
If you do decide to opt for this, make sure you read fully how you go about flashing your firmware. It's not something that should be undertaken lightly, though I've never experienced any problems myself.
Best of luck.
As an afterthought, have you tried cleaning the lens? Run a lens cleaner a few times.
Has your rewriter ever been able to read CDs?
2006-10-05 15:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by micksmixxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had that happen to me once, with a cheap DVD-ROM drive. The CD laser burned out. Your average person, like the people above my answer, don't realize that every DVD drive that goes into a PC has two lasers. There is one for CD's, and one for DVD's. Your drives' CD laser has burned out. Fortunately, DVD burners are very cheap now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&SubCategory=5&N=2010100005
Just make sure you buy one that IS NOT Oem, because you'll need the software that comes with the Retail version, or you won't be able to burn ANY DVD's or CD's.
2006-10-05 16:17:24 · answer #3 · answered by alchemist_n_tx 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DVD and CD media discs are composed of different formatting languages, hence a device which is meant to read off either only DVD or CD will read off from only either DVD media or CD media.
In instances where you have both CD and DVD being read off by the same media drive, it means that both formatting languages are embedded within the coding of the playing device.
As a consequence, your HP DVD 840i re-writer is set up to write and read only the formatting codes to only DVD discs. If you wanted to use CD media, you would need to get an external CD media drive, which you may plug into the main device from which you operate the DVD re writer or couple into the drive stacks if assuming you are building it into a computer.
2006-10-05 07:58:45 · answer #4 · answered by Nic 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You didn't say *IF* it EVER read CDS, but I have heard of DVD burner drives that stopped reading (or never did) read CDs because of a Firmware problem....
Anyway, here's a link to the Firmware Update and the Software for your drive as well as a link to the Owner's Manual, Quick Start Guide and the Getting Help Guide
2006-10-05 07:51:12 · answer #5 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I honestly have seen a Panasonic force that would do one mode or the different. once you alter style of disks used you had to addictive and deactivate some utility switches and reboot the device. yet except this would be a prior Panasonic force i might say which you would be waiting to do the two. On a sparkling pc i will say that maximum cutting-edge DVD-R/W’s will write all formats.
2016-12-08 09:01:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact HP online help. They'll let you know the specific specs for that computer and tell you why things aren't working right.
2006-10-05 08:21:48 · answer #7 · answered by Dani D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it's dvd writer/reader, not cd reader
2006-10-05 07:37:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋