708A problem with reading DVD and CDRW disks!! - Club CDFreaks

astrodomine · 05-02-2005

My 708A is only about 9 months old, and it's started sputtering....it can still read my dvdRW disk and plex supplied dvd+r but wont read dvd disks and CDRW. Just stays blinking 2 ambers.
I tried to lower the firmware and suddenly the disks were working, went on for few sessions, but thn the same, I went down upto 1.04 firmware, trick worked till then, but now its done.
It passed cd-r disgnostic, havent done with dvd yet.
Any ideas anyone....

*drpino* · 05-02-2005

they just released FW version 1.09 on the Plextor Europe site....give that a try...supposedly fixes some compatibility with media.

http://www.plextor.be/technicalservi...=DVD-Recorders

astrodomine · 05-02-2005

well, not working for me....just installled 1.09 yest...no improvements

*drpino* · 05-02-2005

media being used? plex's are a bit picky.

astrodomine · 05-02-2005

dvd disks are lotr movie disks, reg 1 coded(drv is also on reg 1) and cd-rw are brand tdk and samsung, manufacture id not mentioned..

*drpino* · 05-02-2005

you can download DVD Identifier (http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/) and check the MID. does it not read the LOTR discs?

luckily you're still under warranty if the drive is indeed broken and can RMA to plextor.

you should try with some Plextor recommended media first though.

astrodomine · 06-02-2005

thanks for all help, have tried dvd Ident. but drive wont even read the disk.. i ll try diagn. with some more media.

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astrodomine New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9	708A problem with reading DVD and CDRW disks!! <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> My 708A is only about 9 months old, and it's started sputtering....it can still read my dvdRW disk and plex supplied dvd+r but wont read dvd disks and CDRW. Just stays blinking 2 ambers. I tried to lower the firmware and suddenly the disks were working, went on for few sessions, but thn the same, I went down upto 1.04 firmware, trick worked till then, but now its done. It passed cd-r disgnostic, havent done with dvd yet. Any ideas anyone....

05-02-2005	#2 (permalink)
drpino CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: nYc Posts: 4,891	Re: 708A problem with reading DVD and CDRW disks!! they just released FW version 1.09 on the Plextor Europe site....give that a try...supposedly fixes some compatibility with media. http://www.plextor.be/technicalservi...=DVD-Recorders __________________ AMD A64 Clawhammer 3200+ / TT Venus 7+ / ASUS K8V Dlx / Corsair TwinX 4000PRO (2x512) WD360GD 236GB Raptor (RAID0) / WD800JB 80GB PATA / IBM Deskstar 25.4GB PATA ASUS R9800XT / VX900 19"CRT / Boston Acoustics BA7500 4.1 Plextor PX-716A / Plextor PX-Premium / Samsung SD-816B ROM / OCZ 520ADJ PowerStream / Kingwin KT424SWM AMD A64 Winchester 3200+ / Thermalright XP-90 / ASUS A8V Dlx r2 / OCZ PlatR2 (2x512) WD740GD 274GB Raptor (RAID0) / WD2500SD/JD 2250GB SATA / Seagate 2160GB PATA / Maxtor OneTouchII 300GB Ext (Firewire) ATI X800XL / Viewsonic VP201s 20.1"LCD / Creative SBAudigy2ZS Plat / Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1 Plextor PX-716A / Plextor PX-708UF / BenQ 1640 / OCZ 520ADJ PowerStream / Lian-Li V1000B

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astrodomine New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9	Re: 708A problem with reading DVD and CDRW disks!! well, not working for me....just installled 1.09 yest...no improvements

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astrodomine New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9	Re: 708A problem with reading DVD and CDRW disks!! dvd disks are lotr movie disks, reg 1 coded(drv is also on reg 1) and cd-rw are brand tdk and samsung, manufacture id not mentioned..

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drpino CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: nYc Posts: 4,891	Re: 708A problem with reading DVD and CDRW disks!! you can download DVD Identifier (http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/) and check the MID. does it not read the LOTR discs? luckily you're still under warranty if the drive is indeed broken and can RMA to plextor. you should try with some Plextor recommended media first though. __________________ AMD A64 Clawhammer 3200+ / TT Venus 7+ / ASUS K8V Dlx / Corsair TwinX 4000PRO (2x512) WD360GD 236GB Raptor (RAID0) / WD800JB 80GB PATA / IBM Deskstar 25.4GB PATA ASUS R9800XT / VX900 19"CRT / Boston Acoustics BA7500 4.1 Plextor PX-716A / Plextor PX-Premium / Samsung SD-816B ROM / OCZ 520ADJ PowerStream / Kingwin KT424SWM AMD A64 Winchester 3200+ / Thermalright XP-90 / ASUS A8V Dlx r2 / OCZ PlatR2 (2x512) WD740GD 274GB Raptor (RAID0) / WD2500SD/JD 2250GB SATA / Seagate 2160GB PATA / Maxtor OneTouchII 300GB Ext (Firewire) ATI X800XL / Viewsonic VP201s 20.1"LCD / Creative SBAudigy2ZS Plat / Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1 Plextor PX-716A / Plextor PX-708UF / BenQ 1640 / OCZ 520ADJ PowerStream / Lian-Li V1000B

06-02-2005	#7 (permalink)
astrodomine New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9	Re: 708A problem with reading DVD and CDRW disks!! thanks for all help, have tried dvd Ident. but drive wont even read the disk.. i ll try diagn. with some more media.

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