Files on a Blu-Ray DVD?

Hello,

I just installed a Blu-Ray CD-ROM Drive (Sony BDUX10S) and I am trying
to determine if it is working properly. I currently cannot test it by
merely playing a Blu-Ray DVD as the player software I have (PowerDVD
8) requires a better video card than I presently have installed.

On my first restart after installing the drive, Windows XP informed me
that the necessary drivers had been installed and I had to reboot.
After rebooting, I can see the drive letter for the new drive. If I
load a Blu-Ray DVD disc into the drive, the drive's front panel
"activity" LED eventually goes out, which I assume means the drive is
able to initially read the disc properly.

However, if I try to view the disc contents with Windows Explorer, I
get a "No disc in drive" message box. I am wondering if I should
expect to be able to view the disc contents in a form that Windows can
recognize. For instance with a "normal" DVD you can usually see a
"VIDEO_TS" folder on a DVD disc, containing .BUP and .VOB files.

Should I expect to see similar files on a Blu-Ray DVD, or does it
store its data in a form Windows won't recognize?

Thanks for any info.

"Mr. Land" <graftonfot@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:57d6aeb7-57e0-451a-941e-d38870d0dd58@s33g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
>
> I just installed a Blu-Ray CD-ROM Drive (Sony BDUX10S) and I am trying
> to determine if it is working properly. I currently cannot test it by
> merely playing a Blu-Ray DVD as the player software I have (PowerDVD
> 8) requires a better video card than I presently have installed.
>
> On my first restart after installing the drive, Windows XP informed me
> that the necessary drivers had been installed and I had to reboot.
> After rebooting, I can see the drive letter for the new drive. If I
> load a Blu-Ray DVD disc into the drive, the drive's front panel
> "activity" LED eventually goes out, which I assume means the drive is
> able to initially read the disc properly.
>
> However, if I try to view the disc contents with Windows Explorer, I
> get a "No disc in drive" message box. I am wondering if I should
> expect to be able to view the disc contents in a form that Windows can
> recognize. For instance with a "normal" DVD you can usually see a
> "VIDEO_TS" folder on a DVD disc, containing .BUP and .VOB files.
>
> Should I expect to see similar files on a Blu-Ray DVD, or does it
> store its data in a form Windows won't recognize?
>
> Thanks for any info.

You might try the current version of "AnyDVD HD"
http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html

Luck;
Ken

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:52:21 -0700 (PDT), "Mr. Land"
<graftonfot@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I just installed a Blu-Ray CD-ROM Drive (Sony BDUX10S) and I am trying
>to determine if it is working properly. I currently cannot test it by
>merely playing a Blu-Ray DVD as the player software I have (PowerDVD
>8) requires a better video card than I presently have installed.
>
>On my first restart after installing the drive, Windows XP informed me
>that the necessary drivers had been installed and I had to reboot.
>After rebooting, I can see the drive letter for the new drive. If I
>load a Blu-Ray DVD disc into the drive, the drive's front panel
>"activity" LED eventually goes out, which I assume means the drive is
>able to initially read the disc properly.
>
>However, if I try to view the disc contents with Windows Explorer, I
>get a "No disc in drive" message box. I am wondering if I should
>expect to be able to view the disc contents in a form that Windows can
>recognize. For instance with a "normal" DVD you can usually see a
>"VIDEO_TS" folder on a DVD disc, containing .BUP and .VOB files.
>
>Should I expect to see similar files on a Blu-Ray DVD, or does it
>store its data in a form Windows won't recognize?
>
>Thanks for any info.

I may be incorrect, but i was under the impression only Vista could
"read" Blu-Ray data discs. Pardon my confusion.

On Jun 25, 4:52 pm, "Mr. Land" <graftonfot@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I just installed a Blu-Ray CD-ROM Drive (Sony BDUX10S) and I am trying
> to determine if it is working properly. I currently cannot test it by
> merely playing a Blu-Ray DVD as the player software I have (PowerDVD
> 8) requires a better video card than I presently have installed.
>
> On my first restart after installing the drive, Windows XP informed me
> that the necessary drivers had been installed and I had to reboot.
> After rebooting, I can see the drive letter for the new drive. If I
> load a Blu-Ray DVD disc into the drive, the drive's front panel
> "activity" LED eventually goes out, which I assume means the drive is
> able to initially read the disc properly.
>
> However, if I try to view the disc contents with Windows Explorer, I
> get a "No disc in drive" message box. I am wondering if I should
> expect to be able to view the disc contents in a form that Windows can
> recognize. For instance with a "normal" DVD you can usually see a
> "VIDEO_TS" folder on a DVD disc, containing .BUP and .VOB files.
>
> Should I expect to see similar files on a Blu-Ray DVD, or does it
> store its data in a form Windows won't recognize?
>
> Thanks for any info.

E-mail on it's way, Mr Land.

On Jun 25, 5:02 pm, "Ken Maltby" <kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> "Mr. Land" <graftonfot@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:57d6aeb7-57e0-451a-941e-d38870d0dd58@s33g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I just installed a Blu-Ray CD-ROM Drive (Sony BDUX10S) and I am trying
> > to determine if it is working properly. I currently cannot test it by
> > merely playing a Blu-Ray DVD as the player software I have (PowerDVD
> > 8) requires a better video card than I presently have installed.
>
> > On my first restart after installing the drive, Windows XP informed me
> > that the necessary drivers had been installed and I had to reboot.
> > After rebooting, I can see the drive letter for the new drive. If I
> > load a Blu-Ray DVD disc into the drive, the drive's front panel
> > "activity" LED eventually goes out, which I assume means the drive is
> > able to initially read the disc properly.
>
> > However, if I try to view the disc contents with Windows Explorer, I
> > get a "No disc in drive" message box. I am wondering if I should
> > expect to be able to view the disc contents in a form that Windows can
> > recognize. For instance with a "normal" DVD you can usually see a
> > "VIDEO_TS" folder on a DVD disc, containing .BUP and .VOB files.
>
> > Should I expect to see similar files on a Blu-Ray DVD, or does it
> > store its data in a form Windows won't recognize?
>
> > Thanks for any info.
>
> You might try the current version of "AnyDVD HD"http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html
>
> Luck;
> Ken

Hi, Auntie Ken. :-) Thanks for the "Slysoft" tip, chum. I had that
concern myself. Found the freebee & passed it on to the OT. Cheers ole
buddy. :-)