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Jova · 12-01-2002, 04:11 AM

Hi all,
I have another problem which I would your help with. The way I keep coming back here asking for your help does make my PC sound a like a Frankenstein machine!

)

Anyway, straight to the point: I have bought a LG DVD rom and I installed it in my PC. The LG DVD rom can read CD, CD-R and CD-RW. The problem is the DVD rom can't read DVD discs, which is real bizarre. I tried three different kinds of DVD discs; 2 DVD roms and one DVD movie. I rebooted the PC and tried again, no effect.

The LG DVD Rom number is DRD-8160B.

My PC specs are:
PII 350Mhz
128Mb SDRAM
Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
CD-RW (slave cd-rom)

I'm considering taking this DVD rom back to the shop and get a refund. Alternatively, I could get another DVD rom but the shop has a limited range of DVD roms. There's only 2 others - Samsung and Toishiba. Please excuse my spelling of brand names.

Do I require a MPEG decoder card? I have another video card, the PNY Vorto Geforce 4 MX440 which I will use for my first build of an AMD PC. I'm sure I don't need a MPEG card to read DVD Rom data except when I want to see a movie. Is this correct?

Should I consider the Samsung DVD rom or look elsewhere? The shop I bought it from is PC World (UK).

I am from Scotland, UK, in case you may think of suppliers.

Cheers,
John

12-01-2002, 04:11 AM	#1
Jova Member (6 bit) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 50	[SOLVED] LG DVD Rom: can't read DVD discs Hi all, I have another problem which I would your help with. The way I keep coming back here asking for your help does make my PC sound a like a Frankenstein machine! ) Anyway, straight to the point: I have bought a LG DVD rom and I installed it in my PC. The LG DVD rom can read CD, CD-R and CD-RW. The problem is the DVD rom can't read DVD discs, which is real bizarre. I tried three different kinds of DVD discs; 2 DVD roms and one DVD movie. I rebooted the PC and tried again, no effect. The LG DVD Rom number is DRD-8160B. My PC specs are: PII 350Mhz 128Mb SDRAM Voodoo 3 3000 AGP CD-RW (slave cd-rom) I'm considering taking this DVD rom back to the shop and get a refund. Alternatively, I could get another DVD rom but the shop has a limited range of DVD roms. There's only 2 others - Samsung and Toishiba. Please excuse my spelling of brand names. Do I require a MPEG decoder card? I have another video card, the PNY Vorto Geforce 4 MX440 which I will use for my first build of an AMD PC. I'm sure I don't need a MPEG card to read DVD Rom data except when I want to see a movie. Is this correct? Should I consider the Samsung DVD rom or look elsewhere? The shop I bought it from is PC World (UK). I am from Scotland, UK, in case you may think of suppliers. Cheers, John Last edited by Jova; 12-01-2002 at 09:18 AM.