Win7 and LG GH20LS10 DVD Drive Issues??

[rdenis]

I just built a new 64 bit rig and put in a GH20LS10 I had in another machine - updated the Firmware, etc.

The performance of this Drive is horrible under Win7 64 Bit - it takes forever to read and the 64 bit drivers from LG are a couple of years old - they don't specify support for Win7 only Vista. Not to mention this DVD drive is running hot hot hot. Never seen a DVD drive run hot before.

I am not sure if this is a driver issue - I thought Vista and Win7 drivers were typically compatible, but...

The next model up in the line is the GH22LS30 - it does have specific Win7 driver support. In fact the Win7 driver documentatio specifically identifies improving read issues.

So now what? Should I throw the drive in the garbage or try forcing the next set of drivers on it. Not sure if I would just be wasting my time though.

Any ideas?

[sanscorp]

i'd guess it's a waste of time.
Could be a DOA if you bought the drive new.

Otherwise I would spend 20 dollars on a new, compatible drive!

[dasteph]

have you tried updating the drivers with device manager and let it search for new or newer drivers on line, it might be wiser to simply replace the drive with a new one as it sounds by your explanation of it running hot that the drive is on its way out.

[rdenis]

Yeah I updated all the drivers and did everything I could think of - I'll stick it in an XP machine for now and buy a new one - maybe I'll drop it on the ground first LOL!