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lukem
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the ggc h20l is a sata drive.
its a brand new MOBO.
the normal dvd drive is on the IDE and the blu ray is on sata.
im not sure about anything else.
the blu ray adviser says that everything is ok....
i dont know what to do about this.
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perisoft
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Doublecheck all drivers - mobo SATA drivers, drive firmware, mobo BIOS firmware, anything low-level like that.
Find another computer (a friend's or something) and try the drive in there.
Find a SATA DVD drive and try that, like I suggested.
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lukem
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if it were that easy , there would be no problem.
i dont have the opportunity to do that.
i am hoping that when i get my desktop connected to the net and update the firmware i will be able to get it to go.
i will also try to flash the bios.
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AnalogRocks
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You could also try one of the SATA to USB adaptors.
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MikeEby
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I used the Gigabyte version with that chipset. I sold to a guy with the combo drive and Vista with zero problems. I just a got new FoxConn version with it too but haven't tried it yet, it was only 62 bucks. Im trying to put together the lowest cost full feature HTPC I can for my old RPTV.
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lukem
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ok , i got it sorted , but only by using the IDE connection.
but cant get it to run on sata.
not sure why that is though.?
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jkruger
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Isn't there a jumper on that drive to switch it sata/ide?
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lukem
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from what i understand sata drives dont use jumpers,
it just has the power connector and the data connector. on the drive.
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greg_mitch
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Waiting on my refurbed sony drive so hopefully you can find resolution to this. I was hoping it was plug and play...
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lukem
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strange i have tried everything to get the blu ray to play on sata and it doesnt responde only on IDE.
i have tried different bios settings and other things.
i guess i will have to wait until i get the desktop connected to the net, try and flash bios, and update firmware, might sort problem.
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jask
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will the BR drive play a standard def disc? do you get the little pop-up that anydvd is scanning the disc when you first load a disc in the player?
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lukem
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yes , that does happen... does that cause a problem??
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jask
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No, I am just wondering if it is software or hardware... I found early on that if I tried to play a disc before anydvd had finished I would get the" open tray or no disc" nag.
need to look into my setup as it was playing BR fine but will not allow me to play "Bolt" .... yet.
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perisoft
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| jask wrote: | No, I am just wondering if it is software or hardware... I found early on that if I tried to play a disc before anydvd had finished I would get the" open tray or no disc" nag.
need to look into my setup as it was playing BR fine but will not allow me to play "Bolt" .... yet. |
Refuses to play a non-Pixar cg movie? Sounds like a feature to me... 
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jask
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| perisoft wrote: | | jask wrote: | No, I am just wondering if it is software or hardware... I found early on that if I tried to play a disc before anydvd had finished I would get the" open tray or no disc" nag.
need to look into my setup as it was playing BR fine but will not allow me to play "Bolt" .... yet. |
Refuses to play a non-Pixar cg movie? Sounds like a feature to me... |
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lukem
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still having problems with this one....
heres's the story so far and i wounder if anybody can help me..?
Mobo :Asus m2n68
OS: vista ultimate 64bit
blu ray: LG GGC H20L
firmware and MOBO bios :current and updated.
graphic card: Asus Nvidia 8600 gt
i have tried all software.
and using sata2/1 to drive with powerdvd 8 it starts and then stops.
do not know why this happened.
the only time i could play blu ray was with the drive connected to IDE thru a converter.
please can somebody help me.
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jask
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| lukem wrote: | still having problems with this one....
heres's the story so far and i wounder if anybody can help me..?
Mobo :Asus m2n68
OS: vista ultimate 64bit
blu ray: LG GGC H20L
firmware and MOBO bios :current and updated.
graphic card: Asus Nvidia 8600 gt
i have tried all software.
and using sata2/1 to drive with powerdvd 8 it starts and then stops.
do not know why this happened.
the only time i could play blu ray was with the drive connected to IDE thru a converter.
please can somebody help me. |
What do you mean "it starts then stops" ? does it go through the start of the movie then stop at the main feature? does the feature start then freeze up?
more info...
you are running anydvd right?
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greg_mitch
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My $69 Sony worked flawlessly out of the box with AnyDVD HD running.
Is this an HDCP issue?
Can you explore the contents of the disc? When you click on "My Computer" do you see the drive?
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lukem
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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no i am not using AnyDvd that expired.
i am using Power dvd suite 8.
what happens is:
when i put in the disc it tries to play but stops straight away.
it says on the screen stopped.
dont get any playback at all.
its so frustrating. 
i am at tethers end at the moment, and am giving up with all this blu ray sh***t.
just so annoying.
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jask
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I am assuming that you do not have a HDCP compliant display/videocard... if that is the case- you will not be able to play BR movie without AnydvdHD running on the system.
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