# DVD-R drive spools, won't read discs **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 29, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446 "2008-12-29T13:34:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/1 "2008-12-29T13:34:58Z")
My DVD-R drive decided it won’t read DVDs - It sits and spools up and down, but never loads them. I’ve tried: Pulling the jumper from “master” to “slave” and back, no avail Putting in DVDs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, etc, but no go Putting in a “known good” drive - does the same deal This seems like it has no software, only firmware? I downloaded what I think is the correct firmware but it didn’t seem to do anything. What else can I try? I’ll get a model # when I get home, TIA :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/2 "2008-12-29T13:38:59Z")
listening. I’m having a similar problem. Mine will read DVD’s just fine, but not data CD’s. and I can only play the DVDs with media center. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/3 "2008-12-29T13:47:07Z")
The drive is probably junk… I have a LG dvd burner in my computer that stopped reading discs at all. It does record them fine… So, I bought another DVDROM drive for like 9 bucks to play discs back in, and I can do 1:1 copies to the LG, it still burns. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/4 "2008-12-29T13:47:15Z")
Does it read CDs fine? Usually when they do weird shit like this they are dirty or toast. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/5 "2008-12-29T14:33:57Z")
> [@TrueBlue"](#): > > Putting in DVDs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, etc, but no go > Putting in a “known good” drive - does the same deal The DVD does not work in a known good drive or you actually put a known good dvd-r drive in the slot and that does not work. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/6 "2008-12-29T15:09:45Z")
Spend $25 and get a new one? ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/7 "2009-01-05T11:33:55Z")
Up. I put a “known good” _drive_ in the slot, put in a brand-new DVD game, and it will not play. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/8 "2009-01-05T12:31:08Z")
Try a new cable, if not that then the IDE channel is dead… Your way out of that would be a PCI IDE card, like a promise card or something. ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/9 "2009-01-05T13:01:47Z")
I’d try a new cable and power connector from a different source from the PSU. Don’t just attach the next one on the same wire! ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/10 "2009-01-05T18:05:57Z")
These things brick for no reason whatsoever often. Theyre cheap, get a new one thats going to be significantly faster anyways. ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/11 "2009-01-05T21:37:28Z")
Mine wont read one disk for some odd reason. Shows it blank every time like its a black cd. All others work fine and the disk works fine on other comps. ---
**Author:** ![Hortanica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Hortanica](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hortanica)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-r-drive-spools-wont-read-discs/60446/12 "2009-01-05T23:16:27Z")
TrueBlue, the quickest and easiest way to see if it’s a defective drive or software is to try and load a bootable cd/dvd. Whether you use the ultimate/hirens/multi boot cd, a live linux disc, or a windows install disc. Next question is do cd’s work in the drive. if one works and not the other, it’s 99% of the time going to be a defective drive (like Paulo’s case) but does the drive show up in my computer, or if you go to device manager (right click on my computer, click manage, then choose device manager) is there a yellow warning over the cd drive?