I have a problem reading DVD´s in my LG GSA-4040B

Hi!!!! im new in here!!! :)

I have a problem with my DVDR Drive....when i insert a original DVD movie it doesn´t recognize the DVD, for example i run PowerDVD and i insert a DVD in my unit when i press play the computer tells me to insert a disc in the drive... :-x

When i insert a data DVD is the same problem

When there is no disc in the drive it say.....DVD-RAM :cry:

I NEED HELP!!!! i download everithing but it doesn´t work!!!!!!

But the funny part is that the drive reads 700mb cd´s with no major problem :shock:

I have WinXP SP3, PowerDVD XP, Nero 6.........

http://www.prosisco.com.gt/varios/dvd1.jpg

http://www.prosisco.com.gt/varios/dvd2.jpg

Please help me!!!!!!!!!! :o

Do you have the latest drivers? Go to the manufacturer's website or www.windowsupdate.com and try to find the right driver. Did it USED to work, and now it stopped, or it never worked?

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Originally Posted by Kingnog

Do you have the latest drivers? Go to the manufacturer's website or www.windowsupdate.com and try to find the right driver. Did it USED to work, and now it stopped, or it never worked?

Noooooo it never worked :(

There is no drivers in the Microsoft site.......in the manual says that XP should install the correct drivers, when i go to manage options in device manager it has installed the correct drivers LG GSA-4040B

Hmm, I'd try it again. Whenever I open up Windows Explorer it shows my 4040 as a DVD-RAM drive not a CD-ROM drive like yours.

???it shows my 4040 as a DVD-RAM drive??

The same as mine, but mine works like dream, excellent burner!.

?Why are you running two operating systems?, I run windows XP
with no updates and dont have problems.

This sometimes happens with XP..bit of an annoyance. The only temporary workaround I have found is the following.....

with the disc in the drive, right click on your "My Computer" and choose properties, go to the hardware tab, device manager..

then disable the drive, confirm the dialog telling you it wont work if you do this, once the device manager has refreshed enable the device.

After the device manager has refreshed again you should be able to access the contents of the drive, assuming you left the disc in while doing this.

If this has worked for you and you want a permanent solution, try reinstalling windows to iron out those nasty bugs from conflicting drivers and software.

If I recall correctly, an ordinary DVD uses the UDF filesystem. Is it possible that your computer has a goofed-up UDF-reading program? Such a program might look at the DVD and reject it as unreadable, never giving the native WinXP UDF reader a chance.