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SepahSepah Registered User regular
edited March 2007 in Games and Technology
Hey, I posted this in the H/A board, but, figured it might be better suited for here.

I bought NWN2 today, but my cd-rw drive doesn't detect the disk. Put it in, busy led light blinks for about 10-15 seconds, but it doesn't detect a disk in the drive at all. I have a Sony CRX216E.

I'm unable to find any drivers for it online at all. I'm running Windows XP.

Has anyone ever had this happen to them, or know what it might be, and how I can fix it?

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  • VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Are the disks DVDs and if so does your drive read DVDs?

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  • SepahSepah Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    No, not DVDs. And nope, not a DVD drive.

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  • VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Are there any other disks that does this as well? If not then you may have just gotten a bad disk.

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  • DevoutlyApatheticDevoutlyApathetic Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Veevee wrote: »
    Are the disks DVDs and if so does your drive read DVDs?

    If you've only got a single disk you definitely have a DVD. NWN2 is huge.

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  • SepahSepah Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Argh, it is a DVD. My apologies, should have looked closer.

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  • wenchkillawenchkilla Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Sepah wrote: »
    Argh, it is a DVD. My apologies, should have looked closer.

    Lucky you, DVD drives are like, $20, and it's a timely upgrade :lol:

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Am I the only one who finds problems with the solution hiding in plain sight to be very humorous?

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    BahamutZERO wrote: »
    Am I the only one who finds problems with the solution hiding in plain sight to be very humorous?

    I've done it before.

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  • VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    wenchkilla wrote: »
    Sepah wrote: »
    Argh, it is a DVD. My apologies, should have looked closer.

    Lucky you, DVD drives are like, $20, and it's a timely upgrade :lol:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827101132

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    BahamutZERO wrote: »
    Am I the only one who finds problems with the solution hiding in plain sight to be very humorous?

    I've done it before.
    We all have. Be it freaking out that your computer died because it wasn't plugged in, or trying to find the hat you misplaced upon your head.

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  • VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    BahamutZERO wrote: »
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    BahamutZERO wrote: »
    Am I the only one who finds problems with the solution hiding in plain sight to be very humorous?

    I've done it before.
    We all have. Be it freaking out that your computer died because it wasn't plugged in, or trying to find the hat you misplaced upon your head.

    Or locking your keys in your house twice in a day because I thought they were in my pocket. Both times.

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  • HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    NWN2 isn't sold on CD format, or at least if it was ever sold on that format I will be angry because I purchased a DVD ROM for the express purpose of playing it.

    Actually I puchased a DVD R/W because it's only like $30 more for a decent one over a plain old DVD drive.

    Now if I could only find some decent DVD burning software I'd be able to take advantage of that additional $30 :P

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  • SepahSepah Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I actually have an old DVD drive from 3 years ago. Its been sitting in my old computer, and I've been putting off taking it out. I spent half an hour ripping apart the case just now, as I don't have the proper tools to remove the DVD-ROM properly.

    T'was fun. I cut myself rather badly.


    Hahahahahaha. What makes this one funny is... I actually intended to buy STALKER first, but it was only in DVD format. So I returned it, and bought NWN2.

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I don't understand how there are still people who don't have DVD-ROMs.

    I bought an E-Machines computer in 1999 that had a DVD-ROM.

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  • japanjapan Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Target Practice wrote: »
    I don't understand how there are still people who don't have DVD-ROMs.

    I bought an E-Machines computer in 1999 that had a DVD-ROM.

    I've got a stack of old DVD-ROM drives that's like, twelve high. I use them as geeky bookends, because I can never bring myself to throw out old, but working hardware.

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  • AurinAurin Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Target Practice wrote: »
    I don't understand how there are still people who don't have DVD-ROMs.

    I bought an E-Machines computer in 1999 that had a DVD-ROM.

    My husband stole my DVD-ROM for his computer, so I just have a CD-RW.

    I'm just glad I can map it across the network to install ze games.

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  • SporkAndrewSporkAndrew Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2007
    Sepah wrote: »
    I actually have an old DVD drive from 3 years ago. Its been sitting in my old computer, and I've been putting off taking it out. I spent half an hour ripping apart the case just now, as I don't have the proper tools to remove the DVD-ROM properly.

    You don't have a screwdriver?

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  • wenchkillawenchkilla Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    SporkAndrew wrote: »
    Sepah wrote: »
    I actually have an old DVD drive from 3 years ago. Its been sitting in my old computer, and I've been putting off taking it out. I spent half an hour ripping apart the case just now, as I don't have the proper tools to remove the DVD-ROM properly.

    You don't have a screwdriver?

    I think some cases may require stupid proprietary tools for assembly. Which is absolutely retarded, but whatever.

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  • corcorigancorcorigan Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    wenchkilla wrote: »
    SporkAndrew wrote: »
    Sepah wrote: »
    I actually have an old DVD drive from 3 years ago. Its been sitting in my old computer, and I've been putting off taking it out. I spent half an hour ripping apart the case just now, as I don't have the proper tools to remove the DVD-ROM properly.

    You don't have a screwdriver?

    I think some cases may require stupid proprietary tools for assembly. Which is absolutely retarded, but whatever.

    The Dells are work just flip open. They're actually designed to cut the fingers off of unsuspecting employees.

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  • SepahSepah Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    The screws were... odd. Like... the part in the top is just a circle. Blank circle. And the other side has a nut welded. I guess I could use a wedge and hammer, but easier(and far more satisfying) to simply rip off the hard plastic parts.

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  • SporkAndrewSporkAndrew Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2007
    Oh man proprietory screws. I remember busting my hands up ripping things out of old Compaqs at my mum's school..

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