topic Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1) in PCs & Accessories

PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

cmsd — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:07:11 GMT

hi community,

recently I'm looking for helping hands in regard to following problem:

GRT816S with PIONEER DVR-K12D
instead of the shipped with OEM Windows XP Home installed Windows XP Pro (full orig vers) and all Windows and regulary updates recommended by Sony through viao-link already done, means v1.10 dvd update for the above DVR-K12D. The update process was successful without any fault message.

Now, my DVD can't read anything on disks furthermore, no blank CD/DVD, no Sony Recovery Disk - only the orig Windows XP Pro is readable currently.

What and how shall I do to solve the problem?

Thanks.

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

seb21__ — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:36:37 GMT

 no blank CD/DVD, no Sony Recovery Disk

On a blank CD/DVD is nothing to read, and yes you can't read the recovery DVD because you have not the preinstalled Windows on your system. But you can boot from the Recovery DVD.

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

cmsd — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:47:31 GMT

Yep, of course on a blank CD/DVD is nothing to read ... sorry on that wording. Saying that my drive letter and the contents of is empty, means the DVD drive letter is E: but empty and nothing will be recognised. Usually and even put in a blank CD/DVD in to the DVDdrive should telling me XXX free of space, etc.

NO, I can't boot from the Recovery CD either. It does no matter setting in BIOS on boot. The machine starts as usual as no CD would be in the DVD drive.

So what?

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

seb21__ — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:54:02 GMT

There is a Firmware for your drive on VAIO-Link. Reinstall them.

http://www.vaio-link.com/downloads/select/select.asp?l=en&m=1398

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

cmsd — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:07:12 GMT

Already done so - no success!

My DVD drive reads just and still the orig WXPP CD only. When I put in any other CD/DVD the dirve makes undefined noise, I can hear that the laser is trying and trying but nothing is happens.

Also tried on the Pioneer Webpages to find suitable updates, no way. Surpise as it look.

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

seb21__ — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:17:36 GMT

mmh, sounds that the drive damaged. Or the lens is dirty. But why?

Have you called VAIO-Link?

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

cmsd — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:06:52 GMT

already done:
- cleaning
- reinstalled

Readable and working:
Verbatim CD with 702mb Free Space
WXPP CD

No-readable and no-working:
TDK DVD-R with 4.7gb
Sony Recovery CD

So the drive can't be damaged, it seems ... must be something wrong on the software for the drive, isn't?

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

kee-lo_ — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:27:54 GMT

Can it read DVD videos?

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

cmsd — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:32:18 GMT

@Kee-Lo

NO!

Can't read blank DVD in any form of, no movie DVD in any form of, means burned and orig bought in the shop - no matters!

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

kee-lo_ — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:35:20 GMT

Hmm

Sounds like an update has messed up your DVD drive.

Now I am wondering if you installed the ASPI layer from Adaptec would it work?

download.com has them.

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

cmsd — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:43:08 GMT

Is there any special "ASPI driver" necessary? I want to make sure I take the right one. Please can you advice, thanks!

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

kee-lo_ — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:45:56 GMT

Just press on the download now button, they work with all Windows.

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

cmsd — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:49:39 GMT

@Kee-Lo

Even I downloaded on your link given aspi_471a2.

Running the application and following message comes up:

ERROR: ASPI is not properly installed

Please advice, thanks.

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

kee-lo_ — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:53:24 GMT

Ah as I thought!
Can you download and run this and tell me what it says?

It's a checker to see why it's not properly installed.

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

cmsd — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:59:16 GMT

now tried under a second run it comes up

WINDOWS XP - Time Stamp Creation

ASPI32.SYS 4.71.2
WOWPOST.EXE 4.6 (1021)
WINASPI.DLL 4.6 (1021)
WNASPI32.DLL 4.71.2

Does this help you?

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

kee-lo_ — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:01:03 GMT

Is this the install?

Now restart the VAIO if it is, and tell me if your DVDs work....

If it does, then Sony owe me some dough

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

cmsd — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:17:13 GMT

I've done as you described - and I'm afraid nothing on DVD's work .... anything else I can try under your helping hands?

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

seb21__ — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:18:49 GMT

Strange, I found a ASPI driver from Adaptec in the http://www which is version 4.72. But on the Adaptec site you can download only version up to 4.71.

Adaptec site (version 4.71)
CHIP Online site (version 4.72)

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

jammold — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:19:24 GMT

God ASPI has a lot to answer for!

BTW: ASPI Drivers 4.71 are the most stable drivers under Windows XP, and it is very surprising to see how many applications use it!

Re: PIONEER DVR-K12D (aka PCGA-DDWGT1)

jammold — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:20:34 GMT

Stick with ASPI 4.71 from the Adaptec Website!