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Posted by Andrew Rossmann on 02/18/07 14:51
In article <QbedncYQbt26xUrYnZ2dnUVZ_o-knZ2d@comcast.com>, Boris <Boris>
says...
> I'm running WinXP Home with a Plextor 708A burner. It's been working
> fine for about two years.
>
> Today, I went to view a DVD movie, and it played the movie fine.
>
> I then inserted a store bought audio CD, but the drive wouldn't even
> recognize it. I tried a CD with data on it (my router set up cd), and
> the Plextor wouldn't recognize it either.
>
> If I go into Windows Explorer, it shows the drive, but nothing listed as
> files.
>
> Device manager reports the device is working fine.
>
> When I insert a CD, the drive's light blinks amber for about 2 minutes,
> while on screen I see a flashing cd icon, like Windows is hunting for the
> cd data. After about 2 minutes, the drive's light turns green and
> flashes 5 times, then stops, and flashes five times, then
> stops...forever.
>
> Any ideas why the Plextor reads DVDs, but not CD anymore?
First, did you try shutting down the computer (complete power off) and
booting back up? It could be some glitch leftover from the DVD viewer
software.
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