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DVD drives not recognizing music CDs, why?


Recently I started facing some weird problems with my PC’s D-drive. Until a few days ago I was able to put a music CD in my D-drive, play music on it or even rip the music to my hard drive. About two to three days ago this thing became more problematic, and now it is not even recognizing a music CD. CDs like Data CDs and DVDs are of no problem whether they have documents or photos or anything on it. Can anyone tell me, whether it is a hardware or software problem? The drive is a LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H. If there is a problem with the drive itself, I can certainly replace it, but if it's software, I don't know where to begin. Can you please help me with tried and tested solutions?
6 months ago
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Manik Roy | Jan 23 2012
Basically, the problem lies in the software sector. First, you have to check whether your music file format is compatible with the DVD drive or not. If it is not compatible with the DVD drive, then it is sure that your DVD drive will not read the music CD. Because, due to the file format conflict, the DVD drive will not run the music CD. Therefore, you have to rip the music CD into a new DVD compatible file format. Nowadays, the most of the DVD drive can read the most of the file formats. May be it also possible, that you should need to update the firmware of the DVD drive and you can do it through a service center of the DVD drive maker. Another option, you may consider that you will need to update the motherboard's audio sector. It is true that sometimes, we need to synchronize between the DVD player and the motherboard itself. Moreover, if the laser head of your DVD drive is dusty, then you may face this problem. Therefore, you have to clean the DVD head with a dry cotton swab. Another point, you have to remember that if your CD maker is not the well-known brand, then you have to face the music. So, remember that always buy the good quality CD that will give you error free service for long time. If you know the CD making technology, then you can understand that why it is very much important to buy the high quality CD. It is sure that you DVD drive is in good condition, your have to follow the aforementioned advices for solving it.
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