Lite-On iHAS324 A

CD, DVD and (Ultra HD) Blu-ray Writers LiteOn / PLDS / Sony Writer
#1

Finally switched from using a pair of IDE drives to a pair of nice new SATA optical drives.

The SATA DVD reader that I installed works fine. The Writer has power and is detected by windows but cannot read any disc that is inserted.

The Writer is a Lite-On iHAS324 A. Windows has decided to label it a DVD RAM drive despite it being a DVD writer, the utilities on the disc have done nothing to help.

The problem isn’t with the SATA ports as I’ve tried it in a couple of different configurations.

I’m running Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Should I just give it up as a faulty drive and return it or is it likely to be a software problem somewhere?

#2

Well, the label as a DVD-RAM drive is in theory normal, since it can also read and write DVD-RAM discs.

What is the DVD reader you have?

Can you boot using your Windows XP CD from the iHAS324?

#3

The DVD reader is an LG DH16NS10.AUAA10B installed new at the same time as the Lite-On writer drive.

No luck getting it to boot from the Windows CD. Just to make sure that it wasn’t a computer issue I flipped the boot order so it booted from the reader drive, and that worked fine. But it just skipped right past the Lite-On when it was set to boot from that.

I assume from that, that I can infer that it is not a software issue, and given my other testing I can assume that it’s an issue with the laser and thus a faulty unit.

#4

Probably best to save some time and exchange for a different unit. :iagree:

#5

OK.

Thanks for your help, greatly appreciated.