i have just purchased a secondhand dvd/rw it work fine in the old machine.i have installed it, but it will not play any dvds, or cd's , i have burned a cd and it works fine on my mini hi-fi system.

but when i play it on the pc i get no sound from the cd at all. can you help please

also i cannot burn dvd do i need drivers the model is nec nd-2500a

when i enter windows explorer it tells me that the dvd/rw cd is there. when i put in the drive a blank dvd-r disc it tells me e:\ is not accessible, incorrect function?
please can you help

XP does not support burning or playing DVDs within itself. You need a third party program such as Nero.

No drivers are necessary.

As to CD's: Are your speakers working OK otherwise? Do you hear System Sounds?

Are you certain that your CD/DVDs are compatible with the drive?

Also:

How to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321641/en-us

hi there

i have nero installed, but the problem is that when i insert a dvd-r to burn a film. the function note appears. is there a dvd-r speed and make that is the best to use when burning?

i think the problem with no sound does have something to do with my speakers as i do get sound through my wireless speakers which are connected to the pc.

thanks

That drive is detailed here:

http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/134

Also check this setting:

Right click E under My Computer then Go to Properties; Click on Recording; Check "Enable CD recording on this drive".

Also here is the same drive: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=150871

hi there still have no sound on pakers.

also i have noticed that when i isert dvd-r into drive , that in the my computer the drives are listed and the e: drive shows as a cd drive, yet when i remove the dvd-r disc (which is a blank disc by the way) it changes back to a dvd drive? is this correct

thamks