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January 8th, 2016 10:00
HL-DT-ST DVD+RW GH50N in an Inspiron 546 Minitower
Drive will not read a CD. Tried regedit fix with no go. No UpperFilters or LowerFilters entry in right panel. I go into Device Manager and it says the DVD / CD drive is working properly. Any new suggestions? Thanks, Ben
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ieee488
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January 11th, 2016 07:00
Then you should have written that you tried it and that it did not work.
You will want to verify that this external drive works on your wife's computer now and not a few days or months or years ago and that your wife's computer is the same operating system as yours. External USB drives may require installation of additional drivers not included in Windows.
ieee488
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January 8th, 2016 11:00
Generally, you'll want to use a commercial CD such as Windows or Office etc to try.
If indeed the laser in the drive has gone bad, you need to buy a new drive.
benevans
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January 11th, 2016 05:00
Tried a Toshiba External SuperMulti Drive, Mod. No. PA3761U-1DV2, in USB port. Will not read a good CD. Device Manager says device is working properly.
Thank you
benevans
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January 11th, 2016 06:00
I did not ignore it. That did not work. I then tried the external drive I already had . The drive worked on my wife's computer.
ieee488
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January 11th, 2016 06:00
I asked you to try reading a commercial CD in your original drive, and you ignore it?
If you are not going to do as asked, this is a pointless venture.
Bye.