DVD drives not recognizing dvd disks

[Grambler]

OK... I realy need some help with this one.

I have a DVD-ROM and a DVD-RW in my machine.

The system and OS (XP media center edition) both see the drives for what they are until I insert a DVD into either drive. At that time the icon in MY COMPUTER changes to CD-DRIVE designation and will not read the DVD.

The DVD-RW will read and write cds with no problem.

Thanks in advance.

BTW..this is a fresh install of windows also.

[lorne]

Have you tried a different brand of DVD? Some DVD players don't like certain brands of DVD and think it is a CD. Ritek is 1 of the best brands out ther maybe give them a try.

[resopalrabotnick]

are you sure the dvd drive is dvd-rw compatible?

[Grambler]

The is DVD-RW compatable, and it does not seem to matter what kind of DVD I use.

It will not even read a factory stamped DVD such as a movie.

Here are the specs on the drive if it will help.

Thanks again G

Interface ATAPI/E-IDE

Buffer Size 2MB

Write Speed:

2.4x DVD+R DL (Double Layer), 16x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD-RW, 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW

Reading Speed:

48x CD-ROM, 16x DVD-ROM

Form Factor 5"

Data Transfer Rate DVD Family: 16X (21600 KB/sec) max

CD Family: 48X (7800 KB/sec) max

Supported Formats DVD-ROM, DVD-R ( 3.9 GB / 4.7 GB ), DVD-R multi-borders, DVD+R, DVD+R multi-sessions, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM / XA, Photo-CD, Multi-session, Karaoke-CD, Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, CD-RW

System Requirements Pentium III 450 MHz or faster CPU and 128 MB or higher RAM are required

650 MB HDD available capacity; and 5 GB free space for creating a DVD image file

OS Requirements Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP

Features JustLink Buffer Underrun

Errors Prevention Technology

Dynamic Damping System (DDS) to reduce vibration/noise

JustSpeed technology for adaptive writing speeds