BTC 52X CDRW Combo CD/DVD Won't Read Data from DVD

Guv Bob

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Jun 13, 2009, 6:00:10 AM6/13/09

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This is the first time I've tried to read a data DVD and it won't recognize the disk. Reads and writes CD's fine and will read a video DVD fine. Anyone have an idea of what to do to get it to read data DVD? Thanks in advance.

Bob

Info:

From Device Mgr: IDE5232CO
Current driver is cdrom.sys

DVD Read / CD R/RW
Combo 52-32-52X - DVD 16X

Model BC052321M
Made by
Behavior Tech Computer Corp
2F, 51 Tung Hsing
Taipei, Taiwan

Manual
http://www.btc.com.tw/user_manual/osd/BCO5232IM-e.pdf
MFGD: 2005/03

52 CDR write
32 CD re-write
52 CD read
16 DVD read

Std E-IDE/ATAPI interface
MTKSuperLink buffer underrun error prevention technology

BTC 52X CDRW
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XT
Pentium/Celeron 400MHz Min
64MB Ram
100MB Hard Drive

nospam

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Jun 13, 2009, 3:39:15 PM6/13/09

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In article <lfqdnWM7aJd95a7X...@earthlink.com>, Guv Bob
<broth...@YEEEEOOOOWWWbigfoot.com> wrote:

> This is the first time I've tried to read a data DVD and it won't recognize
> the disk. Reads and writes CD's fine and will read a video DVD fine. Anyone
> have an idea of what to do to get it to read data DVD? Thanks in advance.

what kind of data dvd? generally, combo drives only read dvd-r, not
dvd+r.

Guv Bob

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Jun 14, 2009, 4:08:06 PM6/14/09

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"nospam" <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:130620091539159546%nos...@nospam.invalid...

Thanks. It's a dvd+r. can you recommend a low cost drive to read dvd+r?

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Jun 14, 2009, 4:24:25 PM6/14/09

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In article <VvSdnfluVoBRxajX...@earthlink.com>, Guv Bob
<broth...@YEEEEOOOOWWWbigfoot.com> wrote:

> > > This is the first time I've tried to read a data DVD and it won't
> > > recognize
> > > the disk. Reads and writes CD's fine and will read a video DVD fine.
> > > Anyone
> > > have an idea of what to do to get it to read data DVD? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > what kind of data dvd? generally, combo drives only read dvd-r, not
> > dvd+r.
>
> Thanks. It's a dvd+r. can you recommend a low cost drive to read dvd+r?

just about anything available these days does both dvd+r and dvd-r.

Guv Bob

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Jun 18, 2009, 5:19:44 AM6/18/09

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"nospam" <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:140620091624257965%nos...@nospam.invalid...

Thanks again. Are you saying most combo drive don't read it but dvd-only drives read them all?

nospam

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Jun 18, 2009, 12:52:48 PM6/18/09

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In article <192dnU3p1_hKm6fX...@earthlink.com>, Guv Bob
<broth...@YEEEEOOOOWWWbigfoot.com> wrote:

> > > Thanks. It's a dvd+r. can you recommend a low cost drive to read dvd+r?
> >
> > just about anything available these days does both dvd+r and dvd-r.
>
> Thanks again. Are you saying most combo drive don't read it but dvd-only drives read them all?

no, what i'm saying is that any dvd drive made in the last several
years should read both + and - media.

Guv Bob

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Jun 19, 2009, 3:22:16 AM6/19/09

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"nospam" <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:180620090952488562%nos...@nospam.invalid...

I see - but have to give up on this DVD. Maybe the person who recorded it forgot to finalize it or something. Thanks for the help.