Matshita DVD/CDRW UJDA765 Combo II Drive - Driver Problem

[ranjit]

Hi All,

A few days ago, my HL-DT-ST- DVD/CDRW GCC4242N combo II drive started to behave strangely. I could not play audio CDs; burn and open data CDs, and watch DVD movies. As my IBM ThinkPad T42 is still under warranty, IBM replaced the drive with a Matshita UJDA765 DVD/CDRW drive.

The drive seems to be alright, but everytime I boot my system, the "Found New Harware" screen pops up. I try to install the drivers, but I always get a message to say that the hardware is not properly installed and may not function properly. The funny thing is that there is no yellow question mark against the drive in device manager! Under drive properties I have the following:

1. Driver Provider: Unknown
2. Driver Date: not available
3. Driver version: unavailable
4. Driver signer: not digitally signed.

I have tried using this combo II drive in another T42, and as soon as I insert the drive, the system automatically recognizes the drive and installs the drivers. In mine, I always get his "Found New Hardware" pop up everytime!. It's wierd!

Does anyone know if there a MATSHITA or IBM driver for this combo drive? I think the driver version is 5.1.2535.0 from Microsoft. The Lenovo and Matshita websites don't seem to have any infor on this driver. By the way, the drive has the latest firmware (version 1.70) and is made by M a t s u s h i t a in the Phillipines.

I plan to use Nero Reloaded 7.5.1.1 (the Enhanced Version) as my CD burning software. Before I install this program and start using it, I want to make sure that the drive has no errors and is fully operational.

I look forward to hearing from all of you.

Cheers and best regards,
Ranjit