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NBee · 10-04-2003, 01:41 PM

Hi all.

I've had an old Samsung SD612 x12 DVD Rom drive for around 3 years. It has recently been difficult to use, stops responding in the middle of playback, and often freezez the application running it. This often happens if I select an item from the menu which is towards the end of the disk. It seems to really struggle reading anything.

Today I received another drive which I got off ebay (supposedly new but I don't beleive that). It is also a Samsung, model SD 616, x16. I put the drive in and it's a bit better, but still has problems. As soon as I select anything from the menu, it skips, and eventually freezes.

What's going on? Am I just unlucky with the drives? Or is there some system setting which may help at all? I'm using either Power DVD or Media Player to play.

My system is Athlon 1.4, 512Mb.

Thanks for any advice!

**HAL9000** · 10-04-2003, 02:53 PM

Samsung opticals aren't that great.... it's probably crapping out on you.

RJ · 10-04-2003, 05:12 PM

Yep, don't use Samsung optical drives. Get drives from e.g. LiteOn, Pioneer, or LG instead.

RJ

***glc*** · 10-04-2003, 06:17 PM

I'll add Sony and Toshiba to the "good" list.

10-04-2003, 01:41 PM	#1
NBee Member (9 bit) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London UK Posts: 421	DVD Playback problem Hi all. I've had an old Samsung SD612 x12 DVD Rom drive for around 3 years. It has recently been difficult to use, stops responding in the middle of playback, and often freezez the application running it. This often happens if I select an item from the menu which is towards the end of the disk. It seems to really struggle reading anything. Today I received another drive which I got off ebay (supposedly new but I don't beleive that). It is also a Samsung, model SD 616, x16. I put the drive in and it's a bit better, but still has problems. As soon as I select anything from the menu, it skips, and eventually freezes. What's going on? Am I just unlucky with the drives? Or is there some system setting which may help at all? I'm using either Power DVD or Media Player to play. My system is Athlon 1.4, 512Mb. Thanks for any advice! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-04-2003, 02:53 PM	#2
HAL9000 Red-eyed Moderator Staff Premium Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,525	Samsung opticals aren't that great.... it's probably crapping out on you. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ -At Ford, quality is job #1, job #2 is making them explode. ~Norm MacDonald, SNL News -Switching to Glide..Balancing in my head..inside of me... taking the glide path instead.

10-04-2003, 05:12 PM	#3
RJ Member (14 bit) Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Offenbach/Main (Germany) Posts: 8,485	Yep, don't use Samsung optical drives. Get drives from e.g. LiteOn, Pioneer, or LG instead. RJ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ All's right with the world when your PC is working right.

10-04-2003, 06:17 PM	#4
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 36,460	I'll add Sony and Toshiba to the "good" list. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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