Slimtype dvd a ds8a8sh problem with reading original dvd video and recordin

[greenfield]

Hello everybody

I have a internal Slimtype dvd a ds8a8sh on my laptop asus k50 series with windows 7 home
amd processor, ati radeon video card + 4 gig of RAM .
The dvd player/recorder it worked correctly until some time ago
now i have a issue quite unusual and weird
- the dvd DOES Not recognize/read any DVD video original (bought in shop , any movie etc)
- the dvd player does read instead DVD+r and - R . does not read instead DVD RW
- i h ave installed VLC and associate this program in windows7 for playing automaticall the dvd inserted in the drive. the autoplay works and they have been played (*only +r or - r as said)
- but the issue is that also, even if I associated the vlc program to the dvd drive, it works only with autoplay; i mean, if i miss and skip autoplay, closing it. and want to play the dvd clicking on the icon, it says a n error of windows ""File does not have a program associated" and that is not true! i associated VLC as said above. so i wonder what is this weird beahviour. actually i am quite confused

Another clue: yesterday i took dvd-r tdk and tried to burn but it does not:
the process start, though. go to the end but then a msg appear "unable to close the disk" . Those happens when the writing process reach 99 %
It is quite frustrating, though
The dvd remain blank and with no data written.
so tonite i will try to unthick the option "close the dvd"

Please. anyone has a clue or has already encountered this issue?

[Baldrick]

Moving you to our dvd writers section. The recorders section are for desktop recorders.


Can you browse original dvd-video with windows explorer? Or does it just say empty or similar?

[greenfield]

HI Baldrick.

thanks for your reply
It shows empty drives both with explorer both with trying to open it from VLC player (open disc option)
When i put the dvd video (original) in the drive, makes a hint of start , plus typical noise (whirring) lasting 1 second then...dead
and , infact. the dvd is not seen.
oppositely with dvd video on a +r or -r format, they start with autoplay, running in VLC