nareshhirananda
May 16, 2008, 08:14 AM
Hi-I have a LG cd rom-but it won't work-it only reads mp3 discs & not dvds or data cds- help me out.
Scleros
May 16, 2008, 11:34 AM
CD-ROM drives do not usually read DVD discs. Upgrade your drive to a DVD variant, preferably with a MultiRead logo. Generally:
CD-ROM Drives...
Read CD-ROM and CD-Audio discs.
CD-RW Drives...
Read CD-ROM and CD-Audio discs.
Read/Write CD-R and CD-RW discs.
DVD-ROM Drives...
Read CD-ROM, CD-Audio, DVD-ROM, and DVD-Audio discs.
DVD+-RW drives...
Read CD-ROM, CD-Audio, DVD-ROM, and DVD-Audio discs.
Read/Write CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+-R, DVD+-RW, and perhaps DVD-RAM discs.
Individual optical drive models may support other optical disc formats such as CD-Text, CD-Video, Video CD, DVD-Video, BD-R/RE, etc. Complaints regarding the bewildering array of optical disc formats should be addressed to the Optical Storage Technology association (http://www.osta.org).
ScottGem
May 16, 2008, 11:37 AM
A CD/Rom won't read DVDs. Depending on how the data disc was created it might not read one.