Dvd dual dr8-a2 not reading

hi i am running win xp and my dvd burner always dont reconize any burnt dvd r\rw or cd r\rw but will play any regular cds and dvds.the green light only blinks and keeps blinking. why is not reading any disks. i have the latest firmware. the other thing is that nothing shows up on my screen and i tried to use a lens cd cleaner on it and it will not reconize it. thanx if anyone can help me solve this one.

i have changed the ide cables to a new one and i use alot of prog. to burn but that is not the problem the drive wont read any disks but regular dvds. the green light keeps on blinking and nothing comes up on the screen.

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