Dvd Burner only reads older dvds, won't read newer ones all the sudden??

[kpaxfaq]

Hi, Searched and didn't find what I was looking for...

I have an HP 300c dvd burner. It has always worked fine and still currently burns dvd's just fine (if i can find a source one it will read). My major problem is that I can't get it to recognize any newer dvd discs. I can put an older dvd, or burned dvd in and it reads it right away. It used to read everything I threw in there and I reformatted my computer now its being ridiculously picky.

Example...

It will read varsity blues, ace ventura, predator immediately

but

The Punisher, Dodgeball, Anchorman it won't read. And probably 14/20 of my roommates collection it won't read.

Is there a software issue that possible here or did this burner bite the dust?


It is set to region 1 so you can eliminate that idea.


It may be an old burner, but it probably has only burned <50 discs in its lifetime and has had relatively little use. Lets here what y'all experts think about it.

Thanks

[budz]

As old as the drive is the laser could just be dying a slow death.

[kpaxfaq]

yeah I figured...I'm most likely going to buy a new pioneer anyway cause burners are so cheap nowadays but I was hoping I could maybe keep this puppy going for awhile longer


Any other ideas?

[lordsmurf]

Burn laser is dead. Been there, done that.

[budz]

yeah I figured...I'm most likely going to buy a new pioneer anyway cause burners are so cheap nowadays but I was hoping I could maybe keep this puppy going for awhile longer


Any other ideas?

Just keep it for ripping discs that can be read or use it to burn cd-r's only.
Make sure the drive is in DMA MODE and not PIO MODE.
Here's a guide on setting to DMA MODE:

http://www.cdrlabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7625

http://www.cdrlabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6645

[kpaxfaq]

yeah its in DMA

[kpaxfaq]

Welp I said F-it and went out to walmart and bought a lighton 20x dvd-r for 44 bucks. Backing up a dvd as we speak, we'll see how this baby runs.