DVD-ROM SD-M1612 does not recognize DVD's

I tried to do a search but this search system is not very intuitive. Anyway I did find the topic "DVD-ROM SD-M1612 Does not recognize DVD's"
I'm having the same problem.
I know the drive works, I've been using it for 5 years or so now, however long it's been out. I replaced my hard drive, reinstalled my OS and now it doesn't recognize DVD's. !!????
I've been searching all day trying to find a solution. Fireware v1004. It reads CD's just fine, but not DVD's very strange.
It also delays my boot process if a DVD is in the drive by a very long time.
Any thoughts as to what I need to update?
My motherboard is an ASUS P4TE

Hi
Like Ivan said, its possible that the drive is defect. Such issues could appear if the lens cannot calibrate properly.
However, I have investigated a little bit in the net and fond a very interesting Toshiba site about this drive with the firmware update and device drivers.
http://www.toshiba-europe.com/STORAGE/pft.asp?page=PFT&nav=ISH_ARC&model=SDM1612&spr_mod eltype=DVDROMHH&spr_model=SDM1612
The other possibility could be a wrong media. According to the informationa on this site, the drive cannot read the DVD + medias.
Be sure that you use the compatible DVDs.
But as mentioned above its possible that the drive has a malfunction.

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