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DVD Drive Won't Open
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:51 am
by kduniverse
it will blink a few times then nothing. If I use the paperclip method, it will open, but when I put a disk in, still nothing. What's up?
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:14 am
by andyP
It would help to know which TP you're using.
However, this was a known problem with some drives and the DLA utility. You could try this patch:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-40970
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:16 am
by kduniverse
T43
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:21 am
by andyP
I'd give the patch a go, it works with W2K and XP
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:24 am
by kduniverse
Says it's already installed.
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:58 am
by Purcy
have you checked for a newer driver, or uninstalled and re-install your current driver?
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:17 am
by kduniverse
I check Software Installer weekly and I seriously haven't had an update in 5 months.
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:14 pm
by GomJabbar
Try the following. Go to My Computer, right-click on the DVD drive, choose Properties > DLA, and uncheck box to "Enable DLA on your drives".
You can also uninstall DLA if you do not use packet writing to your DVD drive. Any packet writing software can be suspect. Nero has one called INCD.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:32 am
by kduniverse
To be honest, I have no idea what packet writing is. I unchecked the box. Does the program Sonic have anything to do with this. Looks like it's associated somehow.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:01 pm
by GomJabbar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_writing
Sonic makes DLA as well as RecordNow! They are separate programs for doing different things. RecordNow! seems to work OK.