Drive not recognizing blu ray discs

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  1. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    Drive not recognizing blu ray discs


    Hi I have a Sony Vaio E-Series VPCEC1S1E with a Combi drive optiarc bc-5500-h it will play CD/DVD's but I put in a Blu Ray and it's say "Please insert disc into drive"

    the driver is up to date and I have played Blu Rays for the last year but doesn't even recognize there is a disc in the drive now the computer was preinstalled with Windows 7
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  2. Posts : 966
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
       #2

    I am having trouble finding your model. Is that the number on the bottom of the notebook or on the top (typically on the LCD bezel)?

    You say Windows 7 was pre-installed but you were able to play them for a year until it was pre-installed?
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  3. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    yes that is the model on the bottom right hand side of the screen. is a E-series 17.3inch i5

    sorry worded a little wrong. Windows 7 was pre-installed when I bought the laptop and Blu ray has worked for around a year until recently. I mentioned about it being pre-installed as have read a lot of people having problems like mine after they have update vista to 7
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  4. Posts : 592
    WIN7 Ultimate 64bit
       #4

    Windows 7 does not natively run Blu-ray

    You need a separate software program like "PowerDVD" which contains the stuff you need to run the blu-ray discs.

    Were you supplied with the blu-ray software for vista?? - you just have to find out if the company supplies an updated Win 7 version if you bought an upgrade off them.

    Otherwise the software costs $100 upwards

    Have you checked in 'computer management' for any yellow triangles against the hardware?
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  5. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I have Corel WinDVD BD which I use to play Blu Rays that's not the problem. Now when I put a Blu Ray in the drive and go to My Computer the BD drive doesn't show a disc in there if I double click on the drive it ejects and asked to put a disc in the drive
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  6. Posts : 592
    WIN7 Ultimate 64bit
       #6

    have you tried different discs/films?

    Sometimes with brand new movies you have to let Corel(etc) download the latest blu-ray authentication (drm ballsup) files so it can recognise/play the latest blu-ray disks
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  7. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    I've tried around 20 films old and new. it's not Corel as the computer isn't even recognizing a disc in the drive in "My Computer"
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  8. Posts : 592
    WIN7 Ultimate 64bit
       #8

    ed1980 said:
    I've tried around 20 films old and new. it's not Corel as the computer isn't even recognizing a disc in the drive in "My Computer"
    Do you know how to open puta to check wires are on tight - both ends of the player lead?
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  9. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    I don't really want to be opening my laptop, and it reads CD/DVD's fine so doubt it's the leads
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  10. Posts : 592
    WIN7 Ultimate 64bit
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    ed1980 said:
    I don't really want to be opening my laptop, and it reads CD/DVD's fine so doubt it's the leads
    Great needed the xtra info

    Have you checked your player is on the right region?
    eg UK/Europe=region 2 B

    Have you checked Corel for update? Otherwise unload-reinstall Corel

    Download this and see what comes up in results
    http://www.cyberlink.com/stat/bd-support/enu/index.jsp
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