DvD player wont work

DisvengeanceDisvengeance
edited December 2003 in Hardware
I just installed a DvD player in my computer, i put a dvd in there, and it didnt work. I put Call of Duty in there just to see, and it read it fine, Then i put the matrix in there and still nothing, it thinks that there is no dvd in there at all... any help?

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Did you install a program like PowerDVD or WinDVD? By default windows doesn't come with the appropriate MPEG2 codec to decode DVD video.
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited December 2003
    Ive tryed a few different dvd playing programs, but still got nothing, ill try windvd and power dvd just to see if that does it.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    But wouldn't it at least say that there is a DVD in the drive in My Computer? I'm pretty sure it does. I'm at work, so I have no way of testing.
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited December 2003
    I installed winDvD, put the dvd in, tryed to play it, and it tells me that it cant find a disk in the drive... :grumble:
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Try this - remove the DVD drive in device manager and disconnect the drive (note the model at this time). Reboot once without it. Then reinstall in and reboot again. Make sure it comes up as a DVD drive, should have the correct model number in Device manager then. Under properties, make sure DMA mode is enabled. Cross your fingers.
  • GobblesGobbles Ventura California
    edited December 2003
    before removing and follow Ghoosdums excellent advice. Reboot the system, watch the post data screen or enter the bios and see what the bios detects it as.

    Also please post the make and model of dvd drive.

    Also please post the OS (also post if what SP your using)

    Then follow his advice. Also verify that the jumpers are set correctly. DvD should be set as a master on one of the IDE channels. Preferably not on the same ide chain as a HDD. Verify that the system recongnizes it as a DVD drive and make sure there are no drivers you may have to install... Post back your results...

    Gobbles
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited December 2003
    Is there any other burning software installed? Some decrypters/specialty burning software can and has disabled DVD content playback on my own pesonal system. The drive reads all disks fine...just won't play back DVD content regardless of software player used.
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited December 2003
    I think ive found the problem, theres a cd around here somewhere ( that i probably lost ) that contains specific drivers for the dvd player, and according to my dad, it wont work unless it has that.
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited December 2003
    Well i lost the cd, and cant find it, anyone have an idea of where i can find drivers for a Samsung DVD-ROM SD-612
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    The drive has dissapeared from the Sumsung site (I had a direct link that now just goes to the front page)

    And all these people seem to have the same problem - http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/index.php?function=view_thread&threadid=5981

    This SHOULD work - http://www.cdrom-drivers.com/drivers/61/61187.htm
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited December 2003
    I downloaded the latest firmware for it, but it still wont real dvd's, just cd's... :hrm:

    Ill try it from the site you gave me and see if that works
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Disvengeance wrote:
    I downloaded the latest firmware for it, but it still wont real dvd's, just cd's... :hrm:

    Thats nice, but the link I posted was to the orignal Windows 2000 DRIVER DISK.
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited December 2003
    nope, still didnt work
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    say it with me now, RMA! woohoo. send that piece of crap back and get another.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I'm with Kanez on this one (other than the RMA part of it). Any standard IDE drive that needs drivers CAN'T be good.
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited December 2003
    lol, i would, but its not brand new, and im pretty sure the warranty on it is up.. :sad2:

    Ill just go buy one that works :smiles:
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