My notebook cant read dvd9's. The rest of the dvds would work fine. What's with this dvd version anyway? Is there a way to fix this? I've searched for CODECS over the internet but the closest i got was Gspot, which doesnt even work...
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If it doesn't help | engeland wrote: |
My notebook cant read dvd9's. The rest of the dvds would work fine. What's with this dvd version anyway? Is there a way to fix this? I've searched for CODECS over the internet but the closest i got was Gspot, which doesnt even work...
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If it doesn't help |
Hi, DVD9 is double layer (8.5 GB). It seems that your Laptop can΄t read this format just the standard DVD5 (4.7GB)
DiebelsWhich DVD-ROM are you using. Maybe it may not have an option to read DVD+DL or DVD-DL or both.
what's a dvd-dl and dvd+dl? the only ones ive heard of is dvd+/-r or dvd+/-rw .
There's no way i can read dual layer then??? I think:
dvd+/-r: Only writable, cannot be erased.
or dvd+/-rw: Erasable, can be only multiple times.
If you can, tell us about the DVD Drive on your Notebook, and we'll see if it can read double layer or not, I've never this problem.
| engeland wrote: |
what's a dvd-dl and dvd+dl? the only ones ive heard of is dvd+/-r or dvd+/-rw .
There's no way i can read dual layer then??? |
Most people don't refer to dual layer dvd's as dvd-dl, they are usually called dvd-9.
If your dvd drive is an older drive then it may very well not be able to read dual layer dvds (dvd+9, dvd-9, and dvd-RAM)
It may also be the brand of dvd you are using. have you trid different brands of dvd 9 disk? Also you might want to try a firmware upgrade to the drive itself from the manufacturer's website. There are compatibility firmware upgrades released all the time for my dvd writer to make it more campatible with different disks.As Bones says, a firmware update will normally be available for this. You will need to know exactly what make and model of drive you have and obtain the correct firmware from the drive manufacturer.
ouch well i checked with HP.com and their firmware updates dont include the ones for me to read the dvd. Last updated june05. Prolly gota wait a little longer. Thanx for your help everyone 
Are you looking for updates for the drive or the laptop motherboard? You need one for the drive in particular.
so its a hardware issue?
i thought it was just a driver update or something Most probably it is a h/w issue. Can you post the exact model and make of your drive. Probably i can help better then.
Well, technically it is a software issue. Unless the drive is incapable of reading DVD-9 disks, in which case it is hardware incompatability. What you need to do is update the firmware on the drive. This is a bit of software on a chip on the drive itself. The firmware basically controls the drive and interprets the what is read by the laser before passing on to the PC. It is quite common for firmware updates to come out for optical drives to improve compatability with different media.
