I believe I have this nailed down to being software (driver/windows) related.
I have a situation on my hands. I can't get my DVDRW to recognize a disc.
My current computer setup is
Core 2 Extreme QX6700
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64
4-2 GB G.Skill DDR2 800
2- XFX 8800 GTS (320 MB)
WD Raptor X Sata
Seagate 250 GB Sata
WD 400 GB Sata
LITE-ON DH-4O1S-66 Blue Ray Sata
LG GH22LS30 Burner Sata
No raid installed
Bios Up to date P33
Amongst other things that I don't deem relevant. (But if the are I will answer whatever questions about them.)
I did a fresh clean install of Vista x64 after installing the 2 sata optical drives. Installed from the Blue Ray drive onto the raptor HD I upgraded to SP1 and installed all other updates from windows update (with the exception of any NVIDIA things. I installed the drivers for the video cards. Then I installed the Nvidia SMU and SMBus drivers from the chipset drivers. I was able to back up a dvd using the LG drive. A second one I tried it would not read the disc at all. The blue ray drive still reads discs fine. The LG drive doesn't even recognize a blank to write to. I've searched numerous hours already about this and can't find any info to help. I have now tried different Nvidia drivers for the controllers bouncing them to and from IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers and Storage Controllers in device manager. I know the LG drive does work because it worked fine in a Dell XPS 720 running Vista SP1 x86. (Which had the XPS 710 to XPS 720 motherboard upgrade sometime ago) I've swapped cables and ports for the optical drives. The blue ray always works and the LG never recognizes a disc no matter what. If anyone could share some insight and help me out here I would be greatly appreciative. I've also read about the Sata problems in Vista. The Sata Problems with Nvidia. I'll never get another nvidia chipset for sure.
I have a situation on my hands. I can't get my DVDRW to recognize a disc.
My current computer setup is
Core 2 Extreme QX6700
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64
4-2 GB G.Skill DDR2 800
2- XFX 8800 GTS (320 MB)
WD Raptor X Sata
Seagate 250 GB Sata
WD 400 GB Sata
LITE-ON DH-4O1S-66 Blue Ray Sata
LG GH22LS30 Burner Sata
No raid installed
Bios Up to date P33
Amongst other things that I don't deem relevant. (But if the are I will answer whatever questions about them.)
I did a fresh clean install of Vista x64 after installing the 2 sata optical drives. Installed from the Blue Ray drive onto the raptor HD I upgraded to SP1 and installed all other updates from windows update (with the exception of any NVIDIA things. I installed the drivers for the video cards. Then I installed the Nvidia SMU and SMBus drivers from the chipset drivers. I was able to back up a dvd using the LG drive. A second one I tried it would not read the disc at all. The blue ray drive still reads discs fine. The LG drive doesn't even recognize a blank to write to. I've searched numerous hours already about this and can't find any info to help. I have now tried different Nvidia drivers for the controllers bouncing them to and from IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers and Storage Controllers in device manager. I know the LG drive does work because it worked fine in a Dell XPS 720 running Vista SP1 x86. (Which had the XPS 710 to XPS 720 motherboard upgrade sometime ago) I've swapped cables and ports for the optical drives. The blue ray always works and the LG never recognizes a disc no matter what. If anyone could share some insight and help me out here I would be greatly appreciative. I've also read about the Sata problems in Vista. The Sata Problems with Nvidia. I'll never get another nvidia chipset for sure.
