pioneer dvr 106-d help recquired

[Humbug]

Hi all,i wonder if someone can help me.
Lately i have noticed that my 106-d will not read all discs once placed in writer.I get the little cd symbol flashing and then nothing.
If i go into my computer and click on the dvd drive it comes up with windows can not open it etc,i.e can't read it.
I wouldn't mind but i haven't really burn't more than 60 dvd's in it.
I am using firmware 1:08.
Does the dvd burner need cleaning or something as the dvd's read on my friends pc straight away.
Many thanks for any help given.
Cheers

[budz]

would be helpful if you filled out the computer details that way it is easier to help you out. try disconnecting the ide cable with a new cable, check to see if DMA is enabled, what burning related software are you using? make sure auto insert is checked off in burning related software that you use.

[Bodyslide]

It looks like the drive maybe Dead.... Sorry time to get a new one.

[Humbug]

Sorry about the computer details as i haven't been using this forum for very long.
I am on xp with sp2 pent 4 2.66.
Gigabyte 8PE800 motherboard.
Memory 768mb
Using latest Nero.
What do you mean by check that auto insert is off?
Where do i look to see if DMA is enabled?
Thanks

[jboogie]

DMA access: (right click) my computer>properties>hardware>device manager...

once in the device manager...

expand the IDE ATA/ATPI node. double click the controller (i have an NVIDIA nForce2 ATA, yours might be different, probably is).

select the channel that your DVD writer is on, probably the secondary channel.

you will see the boxes and the current rate of transfer.

the auto insert.. there is a function that allows windows to try to autorun a CD/DVD when inserted..

turn it off if you dont want windows to check the drive everytime or every 10 minutes.. i know when i insert a disk.. i dont need bill gates to show me that a disk is in the drive..

Any OS

* If you hold down the Shift key when inserting the CD, the autorun is bypassed. (although it's not exactly graceful trying to insert a CD while holding down keys on the keyboard.)

Windows XP - Solution 1

* Right-click on the drive icon for your CD drive, CD recorder, or DVD drive, and select Properties.
* Choose the AutoPlay tab, and choose the desired action for each type of CD. For example, choose Music CD, then click Select an action to perform, then select Take no action.

Windows XP - Solution 2

* Obtain and install TweakUI (part of the PowerToys for Windows XP package), and then start TweakUI.
* Expand the My Computer branch, then the AutoPlay branch, and then select Drives.
* Turn off the checkbox next to each drive letter for which you want AutoPlay disabled.

Windows 2000/XP

* Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
* Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Cdrom.
* Double-click the Autorun value, and type 0 for its value. (If it's not there, create it by selecting Edit -> New -> DWORD Value, and typing "Autorun" for its name.)
* You may have to log out and then log back in for this change to take effect.

* Note: With this solution, Windows will no longer be notified when you insert a new CD. To make sure the correct icon and title for the current CD are displayed in My Computer and Explorer, press F5 to refresh the window.

Windows 95/98/Me - Solution 1

* Right-click on the My Computer icon (or whatever you've renamed it - hopefully something less cute and more meaningful than "my computer," such as "Bart"), and select Properties.
* Choose the Device Manager tab.
* Open the CD-ROM branch, and select the entry for your CD-ROM drive.
* Click Properties, and then choose the Settings tab.
* Turn off the Auto insert notification option.
* Click OK, and then OK again. You'll have to restart Windows for this change to take effect.

* Note: With this solution, Windows will no longer be notified when you insert a new CD. To make sure the correct icon and title for the current CD are displayed in My Computer and Explorer, press F5 to refresh the window.

Windows 95/98/Me - Solution 2

* Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
* Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer.
* Change the Value of NoDriveTypeAutoRun from 95 00 00 00 to BD 00 00 00.
* You might have to restart Windows for this change to take effect.

* Note: With this solution, Windows will no longer be notified when you insert a new CD. To make sure the correct icon and title for the current CD are displayed in My Computer and Explorer, press F5 to refresh the window.

Windows 95/98/Me - Solution 3

* Because of new features in TweakUI, this can now be truly disabled by turning off the Play audio CDs automatically and Play data CDs automatically options in the aptly-named Paranoia tab.
* Also, make sure that the AutoInsertNotification option is turned back on - see Solution #1 above for more information.

* Note: With this solution, Windows will still be notified when you insert a new CD, so you may not want to do this if you use CD Recorder software (the constant polling can interrupt the recording process).

[Humbug]

It looks like the drive maybe Dead.... Sorry time to get a new one.

How can my drive be dead if the dvd discs work on a mate's pc.
All i am saying is some discs work whilst others don't.

[budz]

what brand of media is those discs? cheap media will result in having problems in reading correctly after a period of time.

P.S. Fill out your COMPUTER DETAILS in your PROFILE.

[Bodyslide]

I was reading it as if the blanks were not reading in the drive. My Bad.

[Humbug]

What dvd discs do you recommend to buy and where?