Problem with DVD-RW Drive

Ok, so i have a Samsung SH-S223Q Drive. It was working fine for a
while, then suddenly it won't read any cd's or dvd's. Basically what
happens is, i insert a cd and the drive disappears from my computer and
device manager. I can scan for system changes and the drive shows back
up, but if i try to run the cd it disappears again. Haven't been able
to find the same problem on here after searching. Found similar
problems but none of the those fixes seem to work.

I noticed, after going to 'Welcome to Samsung Electronics ODD Division'
(http://www.samsungodd.com) that i am running the SB00 firmware, and
SB03 is currently available. But when i try and use their "One Click
Firmware Upgrade Method" it downloads, begins to run, and while
attempting to download the latest firmware it says "download failed" and
reboots my computer. it has done this a number of times and i contacted
their support and have recieved no response. not to mention i'm not
even sure if this will fix the problem. i am just assuming that maybe
there is some compatibility issue with Firmware version SB00 and Vista.

I am currently running Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit, AMD Phenom
9950 Quad Core 2.6, w/ 8GB of ram. And like i said before it is a
Samsung SH-S223Q. If anyone can help me with this it would be greatly
appreciated, and if there is a discusion about this already, please
provide a link, but like i said, after searching i couldn't find one
that matched my specific problem.

Thank you.


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http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314060

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"dROK83" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Ok, so i have a Samsung SH-S223Q Drive. It was working fine for a
> while, then suddenly it won't read any cd's or dvd's. Basically what
> happens is, i insert a cd and the drive disappears from my computer and
> device manager. I can scan for system changes and the drive shows back
> up, but if i try to run the cd it disappears again. Haven't been able
> to find the same problem on here after searching. Found similar
> problems but none of the those fixes seem to work.
>
> I noticed, after going to 'Welcome to Samsung Electronics ODD Division'
> (http://www.samsungodd.com) that i am running the SB00 firmware, and
> SB03 is currently available. But when i try and use their "One Click
> Firmware Upgrade Method" it downloads, begins to run, and while
> attempting to download the latest firmware it says "download failed" and
> reboots my computer. it has done this a number of times and i contacted
> their support and have recieved no response. not to mention i'm not
> even sure if this will fix the problem. i am just assuming that maybe
> there is some compatibility issue with Firmware version SB00 and Vista.
>
> I am currently running Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit, AMD Phenom
> 9950 Quad Core 2.6, w/ 8GB of ram. And like i said before it is a
> Samsung SH-S223Q. If anyone can help me with this it would be greatly
> appreciated, and if there is a discusion about this already, please
> provide a link, but like i said, after searching i couldn't find one
> that matched my specific problem.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> --
> dROK83

ok, i'm pretty sure i did what you said. i ran it from an elevated
prompt after downloading it. [image:
http://www.speedandtruck.net/dROKdesign/screenshot.jpg]

thats what i get. then the computer restarts, and accomplishes
nothing. thanks for the help though, any other ideas?


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dROK83

also, do you think this will fix the problem, if and when i get it to
actually work? i'm really just grasping at straws at this point cause
no other solution has worked.


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dROK83

lemur;1158669 Wrote:
>
> You can d/l the driver from
> http://www.samsungodd.com/lib/popup/...s223q_sb03.exe
>

No... did you try to d/l this driver? It's the one your tried to one
click but that didn't work. I found the same driver that you can d/l to
your desktop first. Please try this and let me know how it goes. Good
luck!

** EDIT Also right click on file and run as administrator EDIT **


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ok, i tried that as well. same results. that file still runs like the
picture up top. i just don't get it.


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dROK83

"dROK83" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Ok, so i have a Samsung SH-S223Q Drive. It was working fine for a
> while, then suddenly it won't read any cd's or dvd's. Basically what
> happens is, i insert a cd and the drive disappears from my computer and
> device manager. I can scan for system changes and the drive shows back
> up, but if i try to run the cd it disappears again. Haven't been able
> to find the same problem on here after searching. Found similar
> problems but none of the those fixes seem to work.
>
> I noticed, after going to 'Welcome to Samsung Electronics ODD Division'
> (http://www.samsungodd.com) that i am running the SB00 firmware, and
> SB03 is currently available. But when i try and use their "One Click
> Firmware Upgrade Method" it downloads, begins to run, and while
> attempting to download the latest firmware it says "download failed" and
> reboots my computer. it has done this a number of times and i contacted
> their support and have recieved no response. not to mention i'm not
> even sure if this will fix the problem. i am just assuming that maybe
> there is some compatibility issue with Firmware version SB00 and Vista.
>
> I am currently running Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit, AMD Phenom
> 9950 Quad Core 2.6, w/ 8GB of ram. And like i said before it is a
> Samsung SH-S223Q. If anyone can help me with this it would be greatly
> appreciated, and if there is a discusion about this already, please
> provide a link, but like i said, after searching i couldn't find one
> that matched my specific problem.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> --
> dROK83


Check the power and data cable. Make sure it's also connected proper on the
motherboard.

You might have a defective drive. If it's under warrantee you should take
it back for a replacement.

If it's out of warrantee, you should look for a new drive.