Satellite 5200-903: Can't read my burning Data-DVD

Hallo,
i have a problem with my DVD/CD-ROM. It can't read anymore of my Data-DVD (backups of my harddrives) , which I burned with the same. Also it can read Movie-DVDs only after I put the DVDs in and out a couple of times. It has no problems with CDs.
Do you think it's a software or a hardware problem.
Thanks,
Matthias

Hi Matthias,
This sounbds like a possible hardware problem to me. As you know the laser has to be re-phased to handle DVDS and the allowable tolerances are much smaller. Hence your unit can handle CDs correvtly but is struggling with DVDs.
Have you tried cleaning the lens in your DVD-ROM, this may improve the situation for you.
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