105/A05 reading problems

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VooDooMafia

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Helo I am having trouble with my A05.

It seems to read everything but recordable data. I am running windows 2000 and not sure how to fix this problem.

Any help would be great.

thanks
 
ChickenMan

ChickenMan

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Welcome to the forum.

A bit more info please, are you trying to read a DVDR(W) or a CDR(W) is is the problem with both. Do you have DMA turned on and what is the firmware version in the 105 ?
 
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VooDooMafia

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Well its any type of blank media (dvdr,dvdrw,cdr,cdrw). the firmware says 1.33.

As for if DMA in enabled I am sure it is but I am not sure how to check if it is or enable it if it isint.



Thanks
 
ChickenMan

ChickenMan

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Could be but only clean it by blowing gently, but check if DMA is on. Get to Device Manager and in IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller check in both Primary & Secondary IDE Channels that DMA is on.
 
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Krazee

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105/A05 reading probs

I have a similar problem to VooDooMafia - I have a Pioneer 105 (latest firmware, 1.33) which refuses to recognise ANY type of dvd (i'm talking blank +/-, copied +/- and pre-recorded movies. I am running W2k, fully service packed & patched on a P4 1.7Ghz, with 1 Gb RAM, 120Gb hdd & 128Mb nVidia Gfx. I have the drive jumpered as master, connected to the end of it's ide ribbon cable, on it's own (my dvd-rom is slaved from the hdd). Ihave tried both enabling and disabling DMA, which makes no difference at all. The (most?) freaky thing is, it recognises blank cd's no problem at all & will burn a CD-R at 16x no problem at all. As soon as I put a dvd in the drive the system freezes (not a crash, just nothing will work). I can unfreeze it every time by ejecting the dvd from the drive.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. :confused:
 
Duracell

Duracell

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Did you install Intel's IDE drivers named IAA (Intel Application Accelerator)?
if so, then uninstall IAA and use the M$ standard IDE drivers instead;

also use a 40-wired cable for ATAPI devices (your DVDRW drive);

another trouble reason could be a faulty DVD optic part;
DVDROM and DVDRW drives having both two separated optical parts, one for CDs and one for DVDs; it's reasoned in a different laser wavelength;


Greetings from
Duracell
 
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Krazee

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Thanks for fast replies guys.
I'm already using Microshaft drivers and a 40 wire IDE cable, and it can't be overuse as I've only copied 1 cd with it, so it must be an optical drive problem - didn't know that they used 2 separate lasers, so that would make sense with the cd burning being fine.
Looks like i'll be returning it to the shop...
 
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