Help my VCD won't read on CDROM!

beckham_m7u · May 28th, 2003

hi guys, i need a little help here. First, I don't know if this's legal or not, I just want to ask this. If it's not legal then just tell me and I'll stop asking.

I just bought a VCD FinKL album. (it's an old one, I know). But when I wanted to play it on computer, it said my CDROM wasn't ready. So, I moved the CD to my VCD player. And it worked! But I still want to play it on my computer knowing that my VCD player often used by family. anyone can help me? Some software or manipulation so that my CDROM can read that thing? Thanks

**kairi00** · May 28th, 2003

Have you tried it on a different computer/CD-ROM drive? Chances are it could be your drive that's cranky and doesn't want to read that disk.

**Yeloazndevil** · May 28th, 2003

have u tried another vcd with that cd-rom drive? and what player are u using to play the vcd?

Kazuya Mishima · May 28th, 2003

If the cd drive is not ready then is not related to the software player.
Chances are your aspii layer is damaged, try installing force aspii.

zerocopy · May 28th, 2003

chances are your cd-rom wont read that specified vcd, i have an acer 32x that would just do that, some vcd would play on it some wont but when i put into my writer all my vcd seems to work fine

Sampah · May 28th, 2003

perhaps it's because of the copy protection?

Galway no Sora · May 28th, 2003

Um, not I think. Just something odd here...

beckham_m7u · May 28th, 2003

hmmm...I used Cyberlink PowerDVD, XingMPEG and Windows Media Player. On the second thought, I guess it's my CDROM drive. Just now, the files showed up in Explorer. But after I restart my CPU, It didn't show up again. Just hafta buy another drive I think

**Shiori** · May 28th, 2003

Definitely your drive. Some drives are finiky with certain media, that's why there are firmware updates for them to increase media compatibility.

You could also try copying the VCD and see if the CDROM "sees" the new copy.

adi · May 29th, 2003

"HERE...MY SECRET FOR YOUR CD-ROM...!"
1. take your cd-rom from your computer and open it carefully...!
2. find a small "VR"(variable resistor) near optic.
3. adjust that vr to left rotate.
4. try your cd. if doesn't work, you are wrong when adjust...!

adi · May 29th, 2003

tell me if you did or fail it...!

Kraelis · May 29th, 2003

Er... be careful with that. Might void warranty, or damage something else.

Galway no Sora · May 29th, 2003

Quote:

Just now, the files showed up in Explorer. But after I restart my CPU, It didn't show up again. Just hafta buy another drive I think

What is your CD ROM brand ? Asus 40x in many cases act like this.

Sampah · May 29th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by adi
"HERE...MY SECRET FOR YOUR CD-ROM...!"
1. take your cd-rom from your computer and open it carefully...!
2. find a small "VR"(variable resistor) near optic.
3. adjust that vr to left rotate.
4. try your cd. if doesn't work, you are wrong when adjust...!

it's a daredevil to do that, but maybe if I had some old CD-ROM drives of my friends with this problem I will try using this way.

adi · May 31st, 2003

don't worry about all that..!
i've try it more than two time..

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beckham_m7u Luv Hyolee Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 551	Help my VCD won't read on CDROM! hi guys, i need a little help here. First, I don't know if this's legal or not, I just want to ask this. If it's not legal then just tell me and I'll stop asking. I just bought a VCD FinKL album. (it's an old one, I know). But when I wanted to play it on computer, it said my CDROM wasn't ready. So, I moved the CD to my VCD player. And it worked! But I still want to play it on my computer knowing that my VCD player often used by family. anyone can help me? Some software or manipulation so that my CDROM can read that thing? Thanks __________________ "Hyolee is my dahling"

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kairi00 Puchiko-nyu! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 49° 11' N 123° 10' W Posts: 2,854	Have you tried it on a different computer/CD-ROM drive? Chances are it could be your drive that's cranky and doesn't want to read that disk. __________________ "Not every ejaculation deserves a name." --- George Carlin

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Kazuya Mishima The seeker of perfection Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suing somebody Posts: 3,061	If the cd drive is not ready then is not related to the software player. Chances are your aspii layer is damaged, try installing force aspii. __________________ Visit my blog in Spanish: http://andreyirra.blogspot.com

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Sampah The Handsome Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Unlucky Place Posts: 881	perhaps it's because of the copy protection? __________________ PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ @1.8Ghz RAM: Kingstone 512MB PC3200 MOBO: ECS Nforce4 A939 VGA: Pixelview Geforce 6600GT (Golden Limited Edition) 128MB OS: WinXP pro Service pack 2

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Galway no Sora ~¤ PanZeR ¤~ idRO Thor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Valhalla, in Odin's throne Posts: 3,145	Um, not I think. Just something odd here... __________________ Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz «» 2048MB DDR2 RAM «» 256MB onboard Graphic Onboard Realtek High Definition Soundcard «» 160 + 40 GB SATA HDD Pioneer DVD±RW «» 15.4" Widescreen LCD «» Windows Vista Ultimate Sucks ha? Yeah, that's a laptop for sure.

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Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	have u tried another vcd with that cd-rom drive? and what player are u using to play the vcd?

May 28th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	chances are your cd-rom wont read that specified vcd, i have an acer 32x that would just do that, some vcd would play on it some wont but when i put into my writer all my vcd seems to work fine

May 28th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
beckham_m7u Luv Hyolee Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 551	hmmm...I used Cyberlink PowerDVD, XingMPEG and Windows Media Player. On the second thought, I guess it's my CDROM drive. Just now, the files showed up in Explorer. But after I restart my CPU, It didn't show up again. Just hafta buy another drive I think __________________ "Hyolee is my dahling"

May 28th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Definitely your drive. Some drives are finiky with certain media, that's why there are firmware updates for them to increase media compatibility. You could also try copying the VCD and see if the CDROM "sees" the new copy. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

May 29th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
adi Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Surabaya - Indonesia Posts: 100	"HERE...MY SECRET FOR YOUR CD-ROM...!" 1. take your cd-rom from your computer and open it carefully...! 2. find a small "VR"(variable resistor) near optic. 3. adjust that vr to left rotate. 4. try your cd. if doesn't work, you are wrong when adjust...! __________________ The Fire Mystic

May 29th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
adi Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Surabaya - Indonesia Posts: 100	tell me if you did or fail it...! __________________ The Fire Mystic

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Kraelis Fallen Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Moonlight Spire Posts: 1,393	Er... be careful with that. Might void warranty, or damage something else. __________________ --KrÆlis Cross Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur =============== Athlon 64 x2 3800\| Asrock ALiveNF6G-VSTA \| Kingston DDR2 1 Gb RAM

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adi Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Surabaya - Indonesia Posts: 100	don't worry about all that..! i've try it more than two time.. __________________ The Fire Mystic

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