Fixing DVD Drive in Qosmio G25

Hello All,
My Matshusita UJ-845s DVD Drive in my Qosmio G25-AV513 can read most CDs, DVD+Rs, but usually fails to read most copied DVD-Rs. 
I am looking for recomendations on how to fix or replace this faulty player.
Thank You!

Hi buddy,
did you tried to remove the drive from "device manager" and reinstall completely? Usually windows should then install the device and you shouldnt need any drivers, especially for DVD-RAM.
So, if not already did, remove it and try it.
Greetings

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