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UPDATE

Post by SirBeast » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:25 pm

Well, after a couple of hours of troubleshooting and research, it turns out that the problem was essentially a shoddy drive. Not necessarily a malfunctioning drive - just one with a bad design flaw.

The drive - slimtype sdw-431S (Also a Lite-On model#)

The Laptop: averatec 6100 series

as it turned out, the drive WOULD recognize DVD media - I could read data DVD's each and every time. But none of the 4 audio CDs I tried worked. After researching this online, I found repeated evidence/testimonies that this was a common issue with this drive model.

Thankfully it's a hot-swappable drive bay :) so installing the replacement will be a cinch.

So a trip to www.newegg.com and an expense of roughly $60 shipped will get my friend this in about 3 business days:
SAMSUNG 8X DVD±R Slim DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SN-S082D - OEM


Thanks for all your help everyone!
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Post by Ortega » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:09 am

Note bad. I am a fan of Light On. M.O.
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