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>Hi Group,
>Id be grateful for any suggestions regarding an odd problem with the
>CD/DVD-ROM drive on my girlfriends Toshiba Satellite 3000
>This machine has a CD/DVD-ROM drive that can be removed and replaced with a
>same shape 3.5 floppy drive or extra battery in the same slot on the front
>edge of the machine, lefthand side. A modular principle...
>The problem is that -- suddenly -- the CD/DVD-ROM combo drive will no longer
>read ANY data or audio CD, with Windows XP reporting that it cannot read the
>format or that the disc is damaged.
>However, Windows Explorer will recognise DVD discs that one enters into the
>drive. What happens then is that Windows Media player says there is no
>decoder present.
>Any attempt to install a decoder like WinDVD or Power DVD runs into the
>problem that the install CD is not recognised.
>Examing Device Manager suggests that there is no driver problem.
>Has anybody encountered this problem?
>I cant even figure if it is a hardware or a software problem!
>Thanks in advance,
>Leachim Sredna
>

> Hi Group,
> Id be grateful for any suggestions regarding an odd problem with the
> CD/DVD-ROM drive on my girlfriends Toshiba Satellite 3000
> This machine has a CD/DVD-ROM drive that can be removed and replaced with a
> same shape 3.5 floppy drive or extra battery in the same slot on the front
> edge of the machine, lefthand side. A modular principle...
> The problem is that -- suddenly -- the CD/DVD-ROM combo drive will no longer
> read ANY data or audio CD, with Windows XP reporting that it cannot read the
> format or that the disc is damaged.
> However, Windows Explorer will recognise DVD discs that one enters into the
> drive. What happens then is that Windows Media player says there is no
> decoder present.
> Any attempt to install a decoder like WinDVD or Power DVD runs into the
> problem that the install CD is not recognised.
> Examing Device Manager suggests that there is no driver problem.
> Has anybody encountered this problem?
> I cant even figure if it is a hardware or a software problem!
> Thanks in advance,
> Leachim Sredna
>
>

> Combo drives use two separate lasers for CD and DVD reading, so its
> possible for the CD laser to fail while the DVD laser still works. And,
> by default, Windows XP doesnt have a DVD decoder. BUT you should be
> able to still explore the DVD as a data disc with Windows Explorer or
> even just My Computer. If you can do that, the DVD side is working,
> and if you then cant read CDs, its likely that the drive is bad.
>
> Note that your swappable drive is a standard drive in a model-specific
> caddy that makes it swappable.
>
> Leachim Sredna wrote:
> > Hi Group,
> > Id be grateful for any suggestions regarding an odd problem with the
> > CD/DVD-ROM drive on my girlfriends Toshiba Satellite 3000
> > This machine has a CD/DVD-ROM drive that can be removed and replaced
with a
> > same shape 3.5 floppy drive or extra battery in the same slot on the
front
> > edge of the machine, lefthand side. A modular principle...
> > The problem is that -- suddenly -- the CD/DVD-ROM combo drive will no
longer
> > read ANY data or audio CD, with Windows XP reporting that it cannot read
the
> > format or that the disc is damaged.
> > However, Windows Explorer will recognise DVD discs that one enters into
the
> > drive. What happens then is that Windows Media player says there is no
> > decoder present.
> > Any attempt to install a decoder like WinDVD or Power DVD runs into the
> > problem that the install CD is not recognised.
> > Examing Device Manager suggests that there is no driver problem.
> > Has anybody encountered this problem?
> > I cant even figure if it is a hardware or a software problem!
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Leachim Sredna
> >
> >