DR8-A cannot read audio CDs

Hi,
After using my DR8-A for a bit over 2 years without any major problem, i just found a peculiar behavior.
My drive can *perfectly* burn any type (data CD, audio CD, DVD both data or video) of media and even normally read any type of media (DVD, both data or video, data CD...), but it does NOT recognize any audio CD.
Stranger, it does not even recognize the audio CDs it burns itself
Any audio CD inserted in the drive would spin up, seek and spin down after a while, but not be recognized.
I search the forum about occurences of such problems and found many where the DVD stop recognizing some type of media, but just audio seems new. No solution was ever provided, except RMA (not really an option on a 2+ year old drive).
Anyway, not really a matter of life or death (i still have a plextor CDR to burn audio), but more of a curiosity.

nope, once the disk is ejected, it is not recognized anymore. The Audio CDs burnt this way work great in any CD player (i have not tested them in the plextor for errors).
The funny part is that i did not change any configuration lately, but it still ceased to work.
I'm using a modified 1.5D firmware (and had been for a while). I may try to flash it to a 1.6D, but i'm not sure if i have a DR8A or a DR8A2 (which takes the 1.6D).
I may run more tests on the drive, but i'm not really worried. It served its 2 years and still act for the function i need (ie: burn DVD). I have a DVD DL on order anyway
Edit: Well, it seems that a few cold boot have fixed this problem. Weird... It did not last week end, when it manifested itself, but a power outtage took care of it. By the way, i tested the burnt audio CD in nero CD speed and the CD is perfect. No error. EAC is 10 with reliable stream. No idea where it came from or why it left, but good riddance...

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