Posts by pickles

Quote:Originally Posted by Djembe Honestly, it's looking more like your DVD drive is defective. You can call Acer to see if they have any suggestions (since it's not supported directly by Samsung) or you can buy a replacement...

Hi Djembe - unfortunately Samsung doesn't support this particular drive. Some screenshots from Device Manager

Quote:Originally Posted by Djembe You only need the upgrade disc, since you can "upgrade" Windows 7 to Windows 7 with the disc as long as your DVD drive can read correctly. However, I would suggest trying to find different drivers...

From the invoice "Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade" DVD-ROM

Well, I've switched over to the MS backup scheme, but manual backups are certainly a possibility in the future. My primary concern right now is the non-functionality of the CD/DVD RW. The built-in device won't write or read DVDs at...

Hello everybody:biggrin: My laptop came with Vista when I bought it in May 2009. Like most of them nowadays, mine didn't come with an OS disk, and I didn't image the system right away. I bought the W7 Home Premium upgrade disk, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn Probably. But just to be sure, I would use the same software and try that with an external burner. cheers ... Yes, of course. Buy an external burner cause the one that's...

As a former Dell user who has owned an Acer for the last 1.5 years, I can report that I would never buy another Acer product. But Asus is another "value leader", and the same lack of product support seems to occur with...

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn Correct - it does not. It should be inside Devices Manager with its own entry. cheers ... Great. Is software rule out as the cause for the CDDVD writer not working?

Quote: Originally Posted by 58chevypup Have you checked your drive properties to see if it's a dvd writer? Go to My Computer right-click select properties On the General tab for DVD RW Drive E for type...