I have a 3 year old HP zt3000 laptop, it has dvd-rw and a cd-rw built into one drive, now the drive will only read dvd's but not cd's, I thought the drive was shit so i bought a usb drive tonite but it has the same problem, so besides being an HP what is the problem here?

1/27/2007 7:21:56 PM

Anyone think they can fix this for some $$$, or know somewhere to take it to...?

1/28/2007 2:03:47 PM

i recommend rubbing its nose in it and then throwing it outside

[Edited on January 28, 2007 at 2:10 PM. Reason : ps are you sure it isnt the cd you are using?]

1/28/2007 2:09:36 PM

ive tried several cd's, for some reason i think my computer cannot recognize cd's but can recognize dvd's...it's wierd

1/28/2007 3:54:36 PM

Sounds like some kind of software issue if it doesn't work w/ an external drive either. Try a different OS, like a Linux or BSD Live CD.

1/30/2007 12:01:25 AM

Try a booting to an XP CD. If that'll work then I'd suggest an FnR.

1/30/2007 9:20:45 AM

also make sure you've downloaded and installed all the latest drivers for mobo and components from HP's website

1/30/2007 3:50:55 PM