DVD-ROM Drive not recognised by WindowsXP

[ConLog]

I installed WindowsXP Pro on a friends computer but have a problem with their installed Samsung DVD-ROM Drive.

Although the BIOS recognises the drive as a DVD-ROM drive as soon as WindowsXP Pro boots it only recognises it as a CD-ROM drive (it says CD-Drive in my "My Computer"). It refuses to recognise DVD-ROM's and will not play movies using PowerDVD although CD's work fine.

Strangely the System Properties though correctly identifies it as a "SAMSUNG DVD-ROM DRIVE".

Any ideas?

[glc]

Most of the time this is a bad drive. Try it in another computer to verify.

[ConLog]

That's what I thought GLC, thanks.

[blackops]

I had the same problem with my Samsung DVD. Turns out the drive was bad, had it replaced, and now everything works fine.