Help Please! Nec Dvd+rw Nd-5100a

[remydraven]

I have a problem. I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop with NEC DVD+RW ND-5100A burner.

The problem is that it used to read and burn dvd's in the past but now I can only read and write CD's. Everytime I use a DVD it doesn't appear it's like the drive was empty. The moment I put in the DVD, it tries to read it but after a few seconds the drives stop trying and stays like that, like nothing was in the drive.

What can I do?

tnx

[haveacigar]

You can update your firmware... http://etna.rpc1.org/nec/index.html but be aware that this will void the drives warrenty

Also if you do, make sure you choose the correct firmware, otherwise the drive may cease working

[remydraven]

What is flashing a drive? and is there another way, less drastic to fix this????