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Old 03-24-2007, 05:19 PM   #1
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dvd rw/cd rw drive wont read cd's

Hi guys. My sister just bought a new HP laptop that has a combo dvd/cd rewritabe drive. The computer will play movies when a dvd disc is put in, but wont read any cd's. Can someone please tell me why this is?
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Old 03-24-2007, 05:35 PM   #2
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Return the laptop.
Dual drives can and do lose the ability to burn/recognize one type of disk or the other, but this one was defective out of the box.
Get it replaced.
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