PIONEER 105 not working properly

[fazza8]

I have a Pioneer 105 DVD rewriter and I have had nothing but success with it from day one. I use DVD Shrink, DVD Decryptor and Nero 6 to back up DVDs and I have done 100s. Last night it started to refuse to read DVDs. It seems to be trying to read the disc as there is a a slight noise from the drive but everything hangs up, If I try to read a DVD using Explorer it goes on forever and then Explorer crashes when I open the drive. Strangely it still reads CDs with no problem. It plays Audio CDs perfectly. Is this a software problem or has my drive suffered a hardware failure? Device manager reckons it is working properly.

[jnk76]

Put in a real DVD and it reads it no problem then the DVD-R disks are done. At a guess.......you problem bought some garbage for a cheap price and now are going to learn the results. Maybe not though.......not starting anything here.........lol

I do know for a fact that the Riteks I burned well over a year ago still work great

Goodluck

J

[VinnySem]

Some more info about your system? Platform, IDE configuration, motherboard make, etc.

Can your drive read pressed DVD-ROMs or DVD-Videos?

[fazza8]

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I only use Ritek G-04. It won't play copied or commercial disks but plays anything on Cd-R.

[jnk76]

If it is not reading commercial DVD's then your units laser is probably gone. I had to replace my 105 as well but mine wouldn't read any disc ( CD or DVD)

If its still under warrenty your in luck. If not.............it may be cheaper or more cost efffective to buy the new 107.

J

[fazza8]

Thanks. I suspect it's gone. Off to MicroDirect tomorrow to buy the 107. £84 not too bad really. Hope the wife doesn't check the bank statement too carefully

[macleod]

or wait a month or two and look at the keen dual layer burners???

[fredynight]

Same probleme as you, no more DVD reading or writing even retail DVD, CD reading or writing still ok.


When inserting DVD I heard a tic.... tic..

Also does the same in dos


Lucky for me I hade a extended warranty!

[kiki]

Probably a dirty laser. I have, to date, cleaned the lenses on 6
pioneer 105,s. This brought them all back to life and returned full
functionality.
The fact that cd,s still work means absolutely nothing.
It uses a seperate laser for cd.
Denatured alcohol, a q-tip and twenty minutes and your back in business.
If you are a smoker or live in a smokey environment, than a dirty laser
is pretty much a certainty.
I, stupidly, am a smoker and need to clean my 105 about every 6 to 8
months. The cooling fan in the power supply draws air in from the front
and through the burner, slowly leaving a layer of debris on the laser.
Ergo the problem.
If I see this problem posted one more time, I will be tempted to put together a guide with photos. "How to clean your pioneer 105" LOL
It irks me to have people spend money needlessly.

Hope this was of some help
kiki

[lordsmurf]

Sounds like dirty laser lens.

Do not use a "cleaner" device for best results.
Take apart, and swab lens with IPA (rubbing alcoholo, IsoPropyl Acolho) and q-tip