DVD Drive doesn't read all DVD/CD's -- why?

[Black Panther]

I've been battling this problem for a month or so now, to no avail.

I assembled this pc myself last year. Overclocked the E4300 to a stable 3.2Ghz on zalman 9500 cooler, and now I keep it at 3Ghz for day to day use.

My computer specs are:

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4300 1.8Ghz OC'd to 3.0Ghz
Motherboard: ASUS P5B
Memory: 2x1024MB Elixir DDR2-833 5-5-5-15
Video Card: BFG 8800 GT OC2 512MB DDR3 @ 729 core/ 1808 shader/ 2074 memory
Harddisk: 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 SATA-2 16MB Cache
CD/DVD Drive: LG GSA-H44N DVD±RW/±R/RAM
Sound Card: X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1,


DVD & CD burning hadn't been the first thing on my list I admit. I had a couple of 3-year old blank cd's way back then, and when I tried to burn on them just to check if it worked, I blamed it on the old disks and didn't worry that the problem could have been elsewhere.

Here's a link for the complete specs of my drive showing what it should do: http://uk.lge.com/products/model/det...gsah44n.jhtml#


Well, now I've discovered that the problem hadn't been the disks. No matter what brand I buy, what speed they support or whether they are cd-r, types of dvd-r or re-writers, the burn function doesn't work. In fact when I insert a blank disk, my computer reads it as being full:


(you can see here that I've got only 3 tabs showing, the 'recording' tab isn't there).

and if I try to double click on it it says "not accessible":



I've never had any problem with reading though. I can play all types of movies, music cd's, game cd's and game dvd's including TS2, Oblivion + all EP's and Crysis...

Now I'm sure that it isn't a problem with the DVD drive physically. I swapped the DVD drive with an identical one from another computer, and guess what? My drive burns perfectly in the other pc, and the other drive gives me the same errors in my pc!

Here is the stuff I've done so far, which hasn't solved the problem:

1) Updated the drivers for the DVD Rom and the IDE drivers;

2) Swapped DVD drive with that from another pc;

3) Updated the firmware;

4) Checked the bios controlling that it is in IDE mode;

5) Tried a different IDE slot;

6) Tried a new IDE cable;

7) Removed SecuRom and Starforce from the registry and from the device manager;

8) Underclocked cpu, ram and gfx to stock clocks;

9) Re-installed Windows XP through Windows Repair;

10) Modified the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\CD Burning\Drives\Volume{bc1eb9fa-d7ec-11dc-9722-806d6172696f} to read 2 instead of 3 which now gave me the recording tab, and brought me a step forward in that now I can access the disk (it's no longer not accessible) but I still cannot burn on any disk:



11) I ran Microsoft Windows Autofix (Autoplay repair wizard) which said the following:

AutoFix [V5.2.3790.67]
Time [2008-02-12 21:17:30]
Microsoft Windows Version [5.1 (Service Pack 2) <2600>]

Test [The Shell Hardware Detection service is running.] - Instance [N/A]:
Result [AutoStart Setting]: OK
Result [The Shell Hardware Detection service is running.]: OK

Test [Policies] - Instance [D:\, Drive Type: 5]:
Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDrives]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDriveAutorun]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDriveTypeAutorun]: OK {Present}
Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDrives]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDriveAutorun]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDriveTypeAutorun]: OK {Absent}
Result [Driver level policies]: OK {
HKLM\...\Services\cdrom!Autorun (Present) <Allows>
HKLM\...\Services\cdrom\Parameters!Autorun (Absent) <Allows>
HKLM\System\CCS\Enum\...!AlwaysEnable (Absent) <Not set>
HKLM\System\CCS\Enum\...!AlwaysDisable (Absent) <Not set> }

Test [Drive Notification] - Instance [D:\, Drive Type: 5]:
Result [Legacy Notification]: OK
Result [AutoPlay V2 Notification]: Problems {
Service (Silent)
Shell (Deaf) }
>> Repair << [Autoplay V2 Event]
Step: No steps to take.
Result: This AutoPlay setting cannot be fixed. Either the device is malfunctioning, or the wizard cannot determine the problem.

>> Required action: The wizard found problems but cannot fix them -> None
As you can see it saw a problem but it cannot fix it.

12) Deleted upper and lower filters from here HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}


I don't know what else I can add, the computer is virus and spy-ware free, my XP is a legal copy, and I don't have much stuff installed which might be causing a conflict or mucked something up. After all as I pointed out earlier, this problem had been there from the start when I assembled the pieces and installed XP fresh straight from the box...


I've gone dizzy myself trying to remedy the problem for the past month or so.
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot.

[Black Panther]

I've been reading, searching, installing drivers...

All in vain.

Anyone have any clue on what I can do?

[Kreij]

Maybe you got a bad one. If it's still under warranty I would send it back.

[Black Panther]

Originally Posted by Kreij

Maybe you got a bad one. If it's still under warranty I would send it back.

It's definitely not the case.

I've got another pc and it's got an identical drive GSA-H44N which works perfectly.

I've just swapped them, and 'my' drive works in the other pc, whereas the normally working drive gives the same result in my rig.

Which suggests that it's a software problem?

[Laurijan]

Maybe a firmware update helps..

[Black Panther]

I've tried firmware off the LG site.

Here's what happens when I put an empty CD inside:




And if I try to double-click:

[Kreij]

Maybe it's a problem with the interface on the rig that doesn't work.
Something wonked in the SCSI firmware?

Just guessing.

[Black Panther]

Originally Posted by Kreij

Maybe it's a problem with the interface on the rig that doesn't work.
Something wonked in the SCSI firmware?

Just guessing.

How do I check that?

The cables and everything look OK. Currently I'm using the LG GSA-H44N from the other pc, and it's giving the same results.

Since even another identical drive is giving the same problem I'm guessing that the problem isn't with the drive persay.

Otherwise the drive plays my dvd and cd games, and dvd movies just fine...

[spud107]

try nero infotool to see if it can help find whats wrong,
might just need to reinstall driver in device manager

[Kreij]

Do you have the latest BIOS for your Mobo? Maybe try updating that.
(If the SCSI is built into the Mobo)

[Black Panther]

Here is what Nero Infotool says.
Sorry for the enormous post, but I've never used nero infotool and can't decipher much of it...

Do you see anything worth noticing which could be the problem?

Thanks

Nero InfoTool 2.00

Drive Information
-----------------
Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H44N
Type : DVD-RAM Recorder
Firmware Version : RB01
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Date : ?
Serial Number : K0374RI1645
Drive Letter : D:\
Location : 4:0
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 48 X
Write Speed : 48 X

Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : Yes
Read DVD-R : Yes
Read DVD-RW : Yes
Read DVD+R : Yes
Read DVD+RW : Yes
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : No
Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : Yes
Write DVD-RW : Yes
Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD-RAM : Yes
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW DAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96

Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : 2
Changes User : 4
Changes Vendor : 4

Disc Information (D:\)
-------------------
Type : - no disc inserted -


Interface Information
---------------------
Adapter 1
---------
Description : Primary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices
Description : Master: ST3250620AS
Type : Disk Drive
DMA : On

Adapter 2
---------
Description : Secondary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices

Adapter 3
---------
Description : Secondary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices

Adapter 4
---------
Description : Secondary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices

Adapter 5
---------
Description : JMicron JMB36X Controller

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\jraid.sys
Company : JMicron Technology Corp.
Version : 1.12.07.00 built by: WinDDK
Description : JMicron JR036X RAID Driver

Attached Devices
Description : ID 0 (0): HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-H44N RB01
Type : CD-Rom Drive
Autorun : On


Software Information
--------------------
Operating System : Windows XP Professional (5.01.2600 Service Pack 2)
ASPI : n/a


Hardware Information
--------------------
CPU : ?
Bus Speed : ?
Motherboard : ?
System : ?
BIOS : ?
Memory : 2047 MB
Sound : SB X-Fi Audio [BC00]
Video : NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Driver Information
------------------
Driver : Aavmker4
Description : avast! Base Kernel-Mode Device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP
Version : 4.7.1098.0
Company : ALWIL Software

Driver : ACPI
Description : ACPI Driver for NT
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : aswMon2
Description : avast! File System Filter Driver for Windows XP
Version : 4.7.1098.0
Company : ALWIL Software

Driver : aswRdr
Description : avast! TDI RDR Driver
Version : 4.7.1098.0
Company : ALWIL Software

Driver : aswTdi
Description : avast! TDI Filter Driver
Version : 4.7.1098.0
Company : ALWIL Software

Driver : atapi
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : ATITool
Description : Low-Level Driver
Version : 1.30
Company : N/A

Driver : audstub
Description : AudStub Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Cdfs
Description : CD-ROM File System Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Cdrom
Description : SCSI CD-ROM Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : ctac32k
Description : Creative AC3 SW Decoder Device Driver (WDM)
Version : 5.12.01.1143-2.07.0240
Company : Creative Technology Ltd

Driver : ctaud2k
Description : Creative WDM Audio Device Driver
Version : 5.12.01.1143-2.07.0240
Company : Creative Technology Ltd

Driver : ctprxy2k
Description : Creative Proxy Device Driver (WDM)
Version : 5.12.01.1143-2.07.0240
Company : Creative Technology Ltd

Driver : ctsfm2k
Description : SoundFont(R) Manager (WDM)
Version : 5.12.01.1143-2.07.0240
Company : Creative Technology Ltd

Driver : Disk
Description : PnP Disk Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : dmio
Description : NT Disk Manager I/O Driver
Version : 2600.2180.503.0
Company : Microsoft Corp., Veritas Software

Driver : dmload
Description : NT Disk Manager Startup Driver
Version : 2600.0.503.0
Company : Microsoft Corp., Veritas Software.

Driver : FltMgr
Description : Microsoft Filesystem Filter Manager
Version : 5.1.2600.2978 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.060821-0039)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Ftdisk
Description : FT Disk Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : ha20x2k
Description : Creative 20X HAL (WDM)
Version : 5.12.01.1143-2.07.0240
Company : Creative Technology Ltd

Driver : HTTP
Description : HTTP Protocol Stack
Version : 5.1.2600.2869 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.060316-1512)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : i8042prt
Description : i8042 Port Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : ikhfile
Version : 3, 6, 1, 2014
Company : PCTools Research Pty Ltd.

Driver : ikhlayer
Version : 3, 6, 1, 2011
Company : PCTools Research Pty Ltd.

Driver : intelppm
Description : Processor Device Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : IpNat
Description : IP Network Address Translator
Version : 5.1.2600.2524 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.040919-1056)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : IPSec
Description : IPSec Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : isapnp
Description : PNP ISA Bus Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : JGOGO
Description : SCSI Port upper filter driver
Version : 5.0.3790.1
Company : JMicron

Driver : JRAID
Description : JMicron JR036X RAID Driver
Version : 1.12.07.00 built by: WinDDK
Company : JMicron Technology Corp.

Driver : kmixer
Description : Kernel Mode Audio Mixer
Version : 5.1.2600.2929 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.060613-2359)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : LMIRfsDriver
Description : LogMeIn Rfs Drivemap Driver
Version : 2.4.2.0
Company : LogMeIn, Inc.

Driver : MRxDAV
Description : Windows NT WebDav Minirdr
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : mssmbios
Description : System Management BIOS Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : NdisTapi
Description : NDIS 3.0 connection wrapper driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Ndisuio
Description : NDIS User mode I/O Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : NdisWan
Description : MS PPP Framing Driver (Strong Encryption)
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Npfs
Description : NPFS Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Ntfs
Description : NT File System Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.3081 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.070209-0028)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Parport
Description : Parallel Port Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : PartMgr
Description : Partition Manager
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : ParVdm
Description : VDM Parallel Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : PCI
Description : NT Plug and Play PCI Enumerator
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : PCIIde
Description : Generic PCI IDE Bus Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : PSched
Description : MS QoS Packet Scheduler
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Ptilink
Description : Parallel Technologies DirectParallel IO Library
Version : 1.10 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Company : Parallel Technologies, Inc.

Driver : Rasl2tp
Description : RAS L2TP mini-port/call-manager driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : RasPppoe
Description : RAS PPPoE mini-port/call-manager driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Raspti
Description : PTI DirectParallel(R) mini-port/call-manager driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Rdbss
Description : Redirected Drive Buffering SubSystem Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2902 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.060505-0036)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : RDPCDD
Description : RDP Miniport
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : rdpdr
Description : Microsoft RDP Device redirector
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : serenum
Description : Serial Port Enumerator
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Serial
Description : Serial Device Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : sfdrv01
Description : StarForce Protection Environment Driver
Version : 1.35
Company : Protection Technology

Driver : sfhlp02
Description : StarForce Protection Helper Driver
Version : 2.3
Company : Protection Technology

Driver : sfsync02
Description : StarForce Protection Synchronization Driver
Version : 2.11
Company : Protection Technology

Driver : sfvfs02
Description : StarForce Protection VFS Driver
Version : 2.9
Company : Protection Technology

Driver : sr
Description : System Restore Filesystem Filter Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Srv
Description : Server driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2974 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.060814-0101)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : swenum
Description : Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator
Version : 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : sysaudio
Description : System Audio WDM Filter
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Tcpip
Description : TCP/IP Protocol Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.3244 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.071030-1259)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : TermDD
Description : Terminal Server Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Udfs
Description : UDF File System Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Update
Description : Update Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.3124 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.070423-0049)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : usbehci
Description : EHCI eUSB Miniport Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : usbhub
Description : Default Hub Driver for USB
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : usbuhci
Description : UHCI USB Miniport Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : VolSnap
Description : Volume Shadow Copy Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Wanarp
Description : MS Remote Access and Routing ARP Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : wdmaud
Description : MMSYSTEM Wave/Midi API mapper
Version : 5.1.2600.2929 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.060613-2359)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : msvcrt.dll
Version : 7.0.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

Driver : msvcirt.dll
Version : 7.0.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

Driver : mfc42.dll
Version : 6.02.4131.0

Driver : msvcp60.dll
Version : 6.02.3104.0

Driver : msvcp70.dll
Version : 7.00.9466.0

Driver : msvcr70.dll
Version : 7.00.9466.0

Driver : ole32.dll
Version : 5.1.2600.2726 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.050725-1528)

Driver : olepro32.dll
Version : 5.1.2600.2180

Driver : oledlg.dll
Version : 1.0 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.061016-0148)

Driver : advapi32.dll
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

Driver : comctl32.dll
Version : 5.82 (xpsp.060825-0040)

Driver : setupapi.dll
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

Lower Filters
-------------
Upper Filters
-------------
Video Codecs
------------
Cinepak Codec by Radius : 1.10.0.11
Intel 4|2|0 Video V2.50 : 5.1.2600.2180
Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2
Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2
Intel Indeo® Video 4.5 : 4.51.16.03
Intel IYUV codec : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Microsoft RLE : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Microsoft Video 1 : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
Microsoft YUV : 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Microsoft YUV : 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Toshiba YUV Codec : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Microsoft YUV : 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Microsoft H.263 Video Codec : 5.1.2600.2180
Microsoft H.261 Video Codec : 5.1.2600.2180
Indeo® video 5.10 : R.5.10.15.2.55
VP60® Simple Profile : 6,0,6,4
VP61® Advanced Profile : 6,0,6,4
DivX® 6.6.1 Codec (2 Logical CPUs) : 6.6.1.1
XviD MPEG-4 Codec : n/a
Helix YV12 YUV Codec : R1.02
Microsoft Windows Media Video 9 : 9.0.1.1184
ffdshow Video Codec : n/a
Fraps Video Decompressor : 2, 8, 2, 6488
Xfire Video Codec : 29580

Audio Codecs
------------
Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft ADPCM CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC : 4.00.0.0
DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM) Software CODEC : 1.00.0.0
Microsoft G.723.1 CODEC : 1.02.0.1
Windows Media Audio : 4.02.0.0
Sipro Lab Telecom ACELP.net audio codec : 3.02.0.0
Indeo® audio software : 2.05.0.53
Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (advanced) : 1.09.1.49
AC-3 ACM Codec : 1.31.0.0
Microsoft PCM Converter : 5.00.0.0


ASPI Information
----------------
System ASPI : ASPI is not installed

Nero ASPI : ASPI is not installed

[Kreij]

Driver : sfdrv01
Description : StarForce Protection Environment Driver
Version : 1.35
Company : Protection Technology

Driver : sfhlp02
Description : StarForce Protection Helper Driver
Version : 2.3
Company : Protection Technology

Driver : sfsync02
Description : StarForce Protection Synchronization Driver
Version : 2.11
Company : Protection Technology

Driver : sfvfs02
Description : StarForce Protection VFS Driver
Version : 2.9
Company : Protection Technology

Starforce is know to hose optical drives. Try removing it.

[Black Panther]

OK... sorry about this but I don't even know what is Starforce and how it got there... let alone how to remove it...

Wait a sec - I found the above in System32/Drivers.

Should I just delete them and that's it?

[Kreij]

Starforce is a copy protection method used by some games. It is horribly invasive.

If you remove it the games will no longer work, but having it is not worth the hassle.

Google "How to remove starforce" for instructions.

Even if it does not fix the problem, you want to get rid of that crapware.

[spud107]

is it sata? maybe it needs to be set to ide mode in bios?,

[psyko12]

Originally Posted by Black Panther

OK... sorry about this but I don't even know what is Starforce and how it got there... let alone how to remove it...

Wait a sec - I found the above in System32/Drivers.

Should I just delete them and that's it?

Star force is a cd protection thing, It for anti piracy of sum sort and yeah it's a pain in the ass to remove.

You can remove them via "Device manager" then click "View" and then "Show hidden devices"

next go down to " Non Plug and play drivers " search for starforce and uninstall it and reboot gud luck mate

[Laurijan]

Originally Posted by spud107

is it sata? maybe it needs to be set to ide mode in bios?,

Yeah the sata controller could be the reason - maybe the sata driver - i once had to install ide-mode drivers to a nforce4 chipset sata controller to make a sata dvd-rw work.

[Black Panther]

It is IDE. I mean if it's sata it would have a thin red cable wouldn't it?

I'll try the starforce suggestion...

[psyko12]

Originally Posted by Black Panther

It is IDE. I mean if it's sata it would have a thin red cable wouldn't it?

I'll try the starforce suggestion...

When you remove that, It might disable or make your games non functional... btw try this link it might be helpful in clearing star force Starforce remover

[spud107]

this could be the prob, i dont know, try putting it in a different ide slot.

Adapter 5
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Description : JMicron JMB36X Controller

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\jraid.sys
Company : JMicron Technology Corp.
Version : 1.12.07.00 built by: WinDDK
Description : JMicron JR036X RAID Driver

Attached Devices
Description : ID 0 (0): HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-H44N RB01
Type : CD-Rom Drive
Autorun : On


ASPI Information
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System ASPI : ASPI is not installed

Nero ASPI : ASPI is not installed

[Kreij]

It might not be that StarForce is the problem, but when many gaming companies release patches so their games run without it, you know it's crap.

The public outcry about StarForce was so intense that it could not be ignored.

StarForce told people that if anyone could prove that their software was a problem, they would give them $10,000.00

The problem was you had to bring your system to Russia to prove it.

Not the best response. Duh.

[psyko12]

Lol tha'td be crazy the effort and stuff to pay and do b4 making it to Russia just for 10k lol, back to topic hmm have you tried changing IDE channels plugging it in to different ide slot as suggested above?

[keakar]

enable IDE & SATA in bios

[Black Panther]

It wasn't starforce. I managed to remove it... and at least my games are still working.

I'll try the IDE slot suggestion later (too darkish in my room now and flashlight batteries quit) however I doubt it could be that since the dvd rom works well. It's just either when I insert a blank cd-r or a cd-rw that it mucks up. I haven't checked with blank dvd's yet...

[psyko12]

I had an issue like that but it wasn't software related, the drives lens died, well for the CD lens, but the DVD lens of the drive still works, soooo no CD reading for my drive, it only takes DVD disks. Lol only solution was to get it replaced, but read your posts above, that you tested that drive on another pc and it worked. Maybe you should try to see if theres anything on the BIOS that has something to do with that or start fresh? Maybe you got a malfunctioning drive there...