 ***OK, IT'S MY TURN*** Got a problem with a CD/DVD drive. HELPPPppp ???
Right... Here goes...
It's an LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B
(About 2 years from first install and with about 3 hours total use time in that period. And, yes, it's as 'clean' as I can get it.)
Was OK before... No probs. Now, when attempting to play 'music' or DVD (including legit store-bought stuff) the computer crashes within variable periods of time but with a CDA it's a max of 30 seconds....
When attempting to copy/burn (with auto-play defeated and using Nero) it may be OK for 1 minute, max.
There were no developing symptoms... One day OK, next day not.
eventvwr reports a Bad block.
So, I did the Micro$haft shuffle and-
Uninstalled the drive in Safe Mode.
Restart.
Drive auto-detected and driver (the same one that worked before) installed OK.
Next went to regedit and opened the correct HKEY...
Deleted 'upperfilters' and 'lowerfilters'.
Restart.
Problem did not disappear.
I have also tried firmware iterations 11, 12 and 13. Same problems.
I admit it... I don't want to say, "HARDWARE PROB"...
Is it, in your collective opinions ?
No big deal cuz I am supposed to get a Light-Scribe drive for this person, anyway ! But.........
btw, the 'crash' is not a BSOD or anything even remotely entertaining... Just plain vanilla doh lock-up ! |