Windows 10: Are all laptop dvd/disk readers the same?

So I look on Amazon, and find a hard disk drive laptop DVD/disk drive enclosure, do these things actually work on all laptops?And therefore could I use one on mine?

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dvd reader

Hi Billy,



This issue is quite unclear and not complete to be understood by our readers.
It is too broad for us to distinguish the main reason why you are having challenges/concerns with your DVD. To have a better understanding of your concerns, we'd like to ask you some questions:

• Which version or build of Windows device are you using? To know, press
  Windows + R to open the Run window. Type winver
  and press Enter. A new window will open showing the version and build number of your Windows device.
• What is the exact make and model of your computer?
• What is the exact make and model of your DVD drive?
• What are the contents of this DVD?
• What were the recent changes made on your computer before you experienced this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
• Did you receive any error messages?

In addition, you can read our forum guidelines here:
Suggestions for asking a question on help forums to help you phrase and compose your concerns in complete detail to our community. In this way, the readers will get enough information that will lead them to provide you accurate solutions.



Your response will be much appreciated.

 

DVD player unable to play media files from computer.

Hello Chin,

We regret form the inconvenience. Let me assist you.

As an initial recommendation, I suggest you to work through the steps below to identify the cause of the problem.

The problem could lie with:

• The connector cables/connections - are they securely fastened? Are they in the right place? Are all the electrical sockets in good working order?
• The DVD disc itself - Check if a different DVD works
• The DVD Player's optical reader (the lens which 'reads' the data from DVDs)

As an initial recommendation, I suggest you to check if decreasing the speed of your burner while writing the disk help.

Hope the above information holds good.

Thank You.

 

Burned DVD's Work in SOME players

In that case, it is possible the problem is with the blu ray player not supporting DVD+R disks.

Suggest you check to make sure: it's possible you can overcome this problem by simply burning DVD-R instead of DVD+R. Check your blu ray compatibility list first.