New DVDR not reading! any advice?

Hi,
My Plextor px-760sa started becoming erratic etc and would not read then
finally would not even open the tray!
So I have just bought a new plextor px-880sa and loaded the plexutilities
disc but now it wont read anything else!! I get message to insert disc!
I am running windows vista ultimate at the moment but intend upgrade to 7.
Am I missing something here ,beside my mind
Any ideas greatly appreciated.
Stuart.

"Srt" <basalt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> My Plextor px-760sa started becoming erratic etc and would not read then
> finally would not even open the tray!
> So I have just bought a new plextor px-880sa and loaded the plexutilities
> disc but now it wont read anything else!! I get message to insert disc!
> I am running windows vista ultimate at the moment but intend upgrade to 7.
> Am I missing something here ,beside my mind
> Any ideas greatly appreciated.
> Stuart.
>

You should be able to isolate the problem by trying to boot from the Plextor
with vista or XP installation disk. Of course set the bios to start from
CD-ROM first. If the installation starts then you know it's a software
problem and not the Plextor drive itself.
--
Jan Alter
bearpuf@verizon.net

"Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Srt" <basalt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:7karujF31p12nU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Hi,
>> My Plextor px-760sa started becoming erratic etc and would not read then
>> finally would not even open the tray!
>> So I have just bought a new plextor px-880sa and loaded the plexutilities
>> disc but now it wont read anything else!! I get message to insert disc!
>> I am running windows vista ultimate at the moment but intend upgrade to
>> 7.
>> Am I missing something here ,beside my mind
>> Any ideas greatly appreciated.
>> Stuart.
>>
>
> You should be able to isolate the problem by trying to boot from the
> Plextor with vista or XP installation disk. Of course set the bios to
> start from CD-ROM first. If the installation starts then you know it's a
> software problem and not the Plextor drive itself.
> --
> Jan Alter
> bearpuf@verizon.net
>
Right thanks for that. I just now managed to get it working. Not sure but I
suspect it was to do with an old copy of Nero 8 which I uninstalled
reebooted as you suggested with vista disc and bingo
Thanks.
Stuart.