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E1505: Dead Sony DVD Burner
Hi,
I bought my DELL around July 11th. IT came w/ a SONY DVD Burner, but just now, I discovered that it refuses to burn anything.
Every disc seems to read, but whenever I try to burn, the drive makes a throttling sound, then it calms, then it throttles, then it calms...on and on. when I cancelled the burn process, the drive refuses to eject the disc. I've killed at least 10 DVD discs already, tried DVD+R and DVD-R, it all doesnt work.
Should I call dell and see if they can replace it?
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I would first try updating the drivers. If that does not work, then contact Dell and request a new one. They should replace it under warranty.
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Wow, a lot of Sony problems.
Mine is junk (clicks at 90% then fails, all coasters so far). Yours is junk. There's another thread with an out of warranty Sony needing replacement.
Looks like the Sony is FTL with this laptop.
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u can try flashing the DVD drive. This should work since i experenced a similar problem and the flashing worked.
Before u try this however make sure it soesnt void any warranties, otherwise sent it back to be safe. :-)
also when sending it note the S/N number etc to see if they give u the save drive and claim its a new one.
:-S
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flashing the drive won't void any warranties. With dell there are only a few things that void warranty .
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What model Sony DVD burner comes in the E1505s?
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My E1505 came with Sony DVD+/-RW DW-Q58A 8x.
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My NEC burned on my E1505 stoped burning DVD's too ....
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My E1505 came with Sony DVD+/-RW DW-Q58A 8x.
Looks like Dell uses a different Sony DVD burner than the HPs, thanks for the info.
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My E1505 came with Sony DVD+/-RW DW-Q58A 8x.
Mine has the same drive, but mine worked fine for the most part. It would burn dvd's fine and play standard dvd's, but when it came to playing a movie file on a data cd, it would get all choppy. Flashing the drive solved the problem!!