Need help with my GWA-4164B!

[jonteponte]

Hi all!
I have a major problem with my Gwa-4164B (HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4164B), it cant read cds,dvds with nothing on them. So, if a DVD is empty i cant burn anything on it but if its a RW and somone layed something small on it i can burn more. I didnt really care about that since i dont burn a lot of cds/dvds.

But now, when im going to re formate my computer there is a problem!
I put the XP recovery cd in and wait.....no cd appears on my computer.
So i downloaded firmware (1.05) but, still the same thing.

Can anyone help me?

[scoobyz]

Have you tried booting from the XP disc through the BIOS??

[jonteponte]

Im a bit retarded :doh:

I know how to enter BIOS but what do i do next?

[kg_evilboy]

What's the boot device order in the BIOS?
It should be configured to those values:

First: 1.44" Floppy (where applicable)
Second: ATAPI/IDE CD-ROM/DVD
Third: USB devices or other removable (where applicable)
Last: Hard Disk

If you have a Windows installation CD in the drive, reboot the machine and then press ENTER when the computer is asking you to do that for the install...

[jonteponte]

The computer never asks me for any installs, as i said there seem to be something "funny" with my DVD so it cant even detect the CD it seems...

I will check the boot device order...

[jonteponte]

1:The DVD device
2:My hard disk
3:some usb thingy, i think its my card readers

I have no floppy on my comp so its not in the list

[DevrimK]

Update the firmware
My LG dvd burner couldn't burn/read anything..till I updated the firmware
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=176673
It worked for me!

[jonteponte]

I have done that, i have the 1.05 firmware. No difference for me