Hi all !
In my back up PC, I have an old DVD-ROM Drive (LG DRD 8160B), that I bought in late 2001... I have used it very few until now, because I have a newer PC, with better spec.
Anyways, I tried to use some "new midia" (not so much new, really...) in my old DVD Drive (it only read DVD data, not write). I used DVD+R (8X) and DVD+RW, and it could not to read anything. Using windows explorer, I could not to see any properties of the midia, as if there was nothing inside the drive. It was strange for me, because I got used to put my DVDs of games inside it, and they always have run OK (and they keeps working well).
I made a research over the net, and I found some references about an upgrade of the driver of these kind of device... So, my question is:
1) Is really necessary to upgrade the driver(s) of the DVD-ROM drive?
2) If I will do it, could I to have success about it to be able to "read" these "new midia"? ( I am guessing that it is very old to read some kinds of DVDs... Is it possible, or am I saying folishness?).
3) I have tried, last days, to find the newest drive for this specific device that i have (LG DRD-8160B), inside the LG site, but I had no success (it seems that LG site is having some trouble)... I know that there are some drivers over the internet, in another sites, but I am not sure if they are reliable... Should I try to download them?
Well, that's it... I would like some advice(s) about this matter, because I am far from to be one expert....
Thanks in advance for any additional help / information !
In my back up PC, I have an old DVD-ROM Drive (LG DRD 8160B), that I bought in late 2001... I have used it very few until now, because I have a newer PC, with better spec.
Anyways, I tried to use some "new midia" (not so much new, really...) in my old DVD Drive (it only read DVD data, not write). I used DVD+R (8X) and DVD+RW, and it could not to read anything. Using windows explorer, I could not to see any properties of the midia, as if there was nothing inside the drive. It was strange for me, because I got used to put my DVDs of games inside it, and they always have run OK (and they keeps working well).
I made a research over the net, and I found some references about an upgrade of the driver of these kind of device... So, my question is:
1) Is really necessary to upgrade the driver(s) of the DVD-ROM drive?
2) If I will do it, could I to have success about it to be able to "read" these "new midia"? ( I am guessing that it is very old to read some kinds of DVDs... Is it possible, or am I saying folishness?).
3) I have tried, last days, to find the newest drive for this specific device that i have (LG DRD-8160B), inside the LG site, but I had no success (it seems that LG site is having some trouble)... I know that there are some drivers over the internet, in another sites, but I am not sure if they are reliable... Should I try to download them?
Well, that's it... I would like some advice(s) about this matter, because I am far from to be one expert....
Thanks in advance for any additional help / information !
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