DVR105 unable to read CDrom

[BigdaddyF]

Just noticed today that my DVR105 DVD/CDRW burner will not read any CDs I feed in the tray. The DVD portion works just fine. I know this is a popular burner so maybe someone else has encountered a similar experience...so is this a common occurance and is there a fix for this.

Anyways, I've had this drive for almost 6 months, everything was working fine...now when I put in any CDrom (CDrom/CD-r/Blank media) the drive will attempt to read it and eventually comes back with device not ready or please insert media.

Explorer will not show anything, and when using NERO to extract media info I get no response.

Transplanted the drive to my WIN98 machine and no change in symptoms.

BTW, its a Cendyne...so I'm not expecting warranty to cover...assuming it needs repairing.

 

[foofoo]

hi,
this also happened to me and my dvr105. mine was the pioneer branded one. i wasnt able to fix it with firmware updates and ended up doing an rma to mwave. you might try the firmware update but it didnt work for me.
good luck

 

[BigdaddyF]

Thanks, I'm going to try the factory firmware...been using hacked hacked firmware to help me in ripping and burn at 2x

Hmmm...the label on the drive has Pioneer printed on it...wonder if Pioneer will handle the warranty considering Cendyne is bankrupt