Please Help Me With Dvd Player!

I had a problem with my DVD player, it just didn't read anny
DVD, or CD's annymore.

So, I bought a new DVD Player, but after installing the driver for it, I noticed that the new DVD player also doesn't read anny dvd's or cd's.

I formatted my computer and reinstalled windows XP Prof.

But still it did't read anny cd's or dvd's.

I also have a DVD Writer, but that one works fine!!!
And i did do the master slave thing with my dvd player and writer

But It just doesn't work. Please help me I don't know what to do!!!!

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I had a problem with my DVD player, it just didn't read anny
DVD, or CD's annymore.

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Does this mean that it was working, but suddenly stopped? If so can you remember doing anything (hardware or software changes) shortly before it stopped working?

Also:
Are you sure you have the latest driver? (check manufacturers website)
In device manager (control panel -> system -> hardware) what icon does the drive have next to it?
What is the name of the drive.

Go right to the beginning, and tell us if your BIOS finds the drive.

:)

make sure the IDE and power cables are both plugged in...

...properly. ;)

Whoaw, thnx for all your quick responces!!!

First of all, I have got the latest driver, and the device is according to the "device manager" working properly.

When I look at my BIOS settings,
I see that the secundary master is the DVD player
and the secundary slave is the DVD writer.

Also when I look at my computer i see the DVD Player, but when I put in a DVD/CD it doesn't do annything.

I bought the DVD Device from someone who took it out its computer, a packerd bell, maybe that is a reason???

But of that is sow why does my one and the packerd bell device doesn't work???

I reinstalled windows sow that could not be the problem.... <_<

have you changed the region more then ...4 times ?

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Originally posted by exeus@20 October 2003 - 13:18
have you changed the region more then ...4 times ?

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Maybe...

I have no idea what that is...

there are differant regions out there for DVD&#39;s and if you change the setting (region)in your DVD player (on your comp) more then 4 times i think it is, the DVD player will not work on any comp(there may be a way around it i have never researched it)

The player won&#39;t even play CDs so it&#39;s not a region problem.

It sounds to me that the unit is defective. Is it still under warranty?

If you&#39;re interested in making your DVD player region free

http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php

I flashed firmware once and it worked fine.

BE WARNED THO, FLASH WITH HACKED FIRMWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK