DVD Player Locking Up?

buildcustompc · 31st Jan 2006, 11:29 PM

Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but I'm having a problem with my pc. I just built it maybe 2 weeks ago and it's been working great. But today when I try to play a dvd it locks up and restarts. I can play call of duty multiplayer or the game with no problems why won't it play dvds? Is there a diagnostic program out there I could use? Thanks.

My comp: AMD 3500+ Winchester
Gigabyte K8NF-9 PCI-E Nforce 4
6600GT 128mb Vid.
1GB Corsair Valueselect in Dual Channel
80GB SATA HD
Windows XP Home

Powerdvd 6 PLayer

aKho · 1st Feb 2006, 12:04 AM

what DVD brand is it? Sony, Pioneer, etc..?
the DVD you were trying to play, is it original?

have you tried other dvd's?

buildcustompc · 1st Feb 2006, 12:15 AM

The DVD is 20th FOX and I tried playing call of duty and the game won't work now either. The pc locks up and reboots. It makes no sense to me. Thanks!

kayFX · 1st Feb 2006, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aKho

what DVD brand is it? Sony, Pioneer, etc..?

the appropriate question is what dvd rom brand is it?.. anyway, why don't u try another dvd player program eg. win dvd?..

1031982 · 1st Feb 2006, 10:10 PM

Well, if the PC is doing it on other things as well, I would look at the DVD drive being faulty, or miss-configured with jumpers. It's also possible that it requires an 80-wire IDE cable, not a 40-wire.

buildcustompc · 2nd Feb 2006, 11:47 PM

Thanks for all the advice! The drive was the problem.

Will

RangerRed · 3rd Mar 2006, 10:28 PM

Copy protection of the drive maybe... they can hang ur pc if the dvd u put in has copy protection.

31st Jan 2006, 11:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
buildcustompc Newbie Join Date: 31 Jan 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 12 Reputation: 10 Rep Power: 0	DVD Player Locking Up? Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but I'm having a problem with my pc. I just built it maybe 2 weeks ago and it's been working great. But today when I try to play a dvd it locks up and restarts. I can play call of duty multiplayer or the game with no problems why won't it play dvds? Is there a diagnostic program out there I could use? Thanks. My comp: AMD 3500+ Winchester Gigabyte K8NF-9 PCI-E Nforce 4 6600GT 128mb Vid. 1GB Corsair Valueselect in Dual Channel 80GB SATA HD Windows XP Home Powerdvd 6 PLayer

1st Feb 2006, 12:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
aKho beat around the bush Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Location: Kuching, Sarawak Posts: 2,806 Reputation: 1169 Rep Power: 17	what DVD brand is it? Sony, Pioneer, etc..? the DVD you were trying to play, is it original? have you tried other dvd's? __________________

1st Feb 2006, 12:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
buildcustompc Newbie Join Date: 31 Jan 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 12 Reputation: 10 Rep Power: 0	DVD Lockup? The DVD is 20th FOX and I tried playing call of duty and the game won't work now either. The pc locks up and reboots. It makes no sense to me. Thanks!

1st Feb 2006, 10:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,585 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 9	Well, if the PC is doing it on other things as well, I would look at the DVD drive being faulty, or miss-configured with jumpers. It's also possible that it requires an 80-wire IDE cable, not a 40-wire. __________________ Running : Gigabyte EP45-DS3R, Intel E7200 C2D, 2GB DDR2 Dual Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 500 GB HDD, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, ATI Radeon HD 3450, Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers.

2nd Feb 2006, 11:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
buildcustompc Newbie Join Date: 31 Jan 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 12 Reputation: 10 Rep Power: 0	DVD Player Lockup Thanks for all the advice! The drive was the problem. Will

3rd Mar 2006, 10:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
RangerRed Newbie Join Date: 2 Mar 2006 Posts: 17 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Copy protection of the drive maybe... they can hang ur pc if the dvd u put in has copy protection.

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