LG GDR-8163B wont read DVD's - Club CDFreaks

pejakm · 12-05-2006

Hey People!
I need advice here, in case I something forgot. My cousin's LG DVD-ROM GDR-8163B stopped reading DVD's. Apparently, he (my cousin) was playing a game and CD was in the tray. During that a power failure ocurred. Since then drive wont read any DVD, but reads CD's fine. I put the drive in my computer and the same thing happens. It reads CD's fine, but when reading DVD it just stops after a few seconds. I think there's no help here and the dvd part of the drive is dead. The drive is about a year and a half old; I've opened it and there's no single trail of dust particles.
If someone has any ideas what to do, please say. At least I need confirmation that the DVD part of the drive is dead.
Thanks

*_chef_* · 12-05-2006

Maybe the dvd part is really dead.

But yould try to clean it properly, as a last resort.

*headquarter84* · 28-07-2006

well.. ok, i know this is a pretty late answer but.... u might consider handling the drive to some IT Pro. or Elec Engineer of these who used to fix and replace things magically

... maybe it only needs a lens replacement... i don't think it's gonna cost more than $4-8... and then the drive is back as-new

pejakm · 28-07-2006

Thanks again!
Maybe I will. Actually, I wont, my cousin will, it's his drive, now.

I gave it to him while still was good.
(But why bother with fixing it, even in Bosnia the burners are cheap now?)

12-05-2006	#1 (permalink)
pejakm CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bosnia&Herzegovina, Republika Srpska Posts: 510	LG GDR-8163B wont read DVD's <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> Hey People! I need advice here, in case I something forgot. My cousin's LG DVD-ROM GDR-8163B stopped reading DVD's. Apparently, he (my cousin) was playing a game and CD was in the tray. During that a power failure ocurred. Since then drive wont read any DVD, but reads CD's fine. I put the drive in my computer and the same thing happens. It reads CD's fine, but when reading DVD it just stops after a few seconds. I think there's no help here and the dvd part of the drive is dead. The drive is about a year and a half old; I've opened it and there's no single trail of dust particles. If someone has any ideas what to do, please say. At least I need confirmation that the DVD part of the drive is dead. Thanks

12-05-2006	#2 (permalink)
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28-07-2006	#3 (permalink)
headquarter84 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: ►HERE◄ Posts: 1,649	Re: LG GDR-8163B wont read DVD's well.. ok, i know this is a pretty late answer but.... u might consider handling the drive to some IT Pro. or Elec Engineer of these who used to fix and replace things magically ... maybe it only needs a lens replacement... i don't think it's gonna cost more than $4-8... and then the drive is back as-new __________________ *My Music * * * * * * My Blog * * * * * * * My Signature**

28-07-2006	#4 (permalink)
pejakm CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bosnia&Herzegovina, Republika Srpska Posts: 510	Re: LG GDR-8163B wont read DVD's Thanks again! Maybe I will. Actually, I wont, my cousin will, it's his drive, now. I gave it to him while still was good. (But why bother with fixing it, even in Bosnia the burners are cheap now?) __________________ The best free web hosting! --------------------------------------------------------- LG GSA - 4165B@4167B DJ13 BenQ DW 1655 BCIB --------------------------------------------------------- LG CD-RW GCE-8526B 1.05 dead LG DVD-ROM GDR-8163B 0L23 sold, and now dead --------------------------------------------------------- my modest config Power is nothing without control.

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