AnthonyP Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 A few weeks ago, after downloading some .avi videos from internet, I started having problems with DVD video playback using WPV/WMA player, Dell Media centre on my 2-year old Dell Inspiron Laptop. I am able to transfer any video/audio file from the DVD disc on to the hard drive and then play it without a problem. I am able to burn an audio CD; I am able to burn a video on a CD-RW (using WMP) or DVD-RW disc. They will play well on my external DVD/CD player but when played back on the computer via a DVD-ROM drive both the video and audio are choppy. Making a disc copy from -RW onto -R is sometimes successful. I have tried reinstalling My DVD LE (version 6.1.6, uses CLImage VSD.ax, version 6.0.0.1625) software by Roxio, updating drivers, etc. but to no avail. It rather made it worse even in Media Direct which sort of was OK. All components seem to be working properly when checked using troubleshooting routines. When starting the DVD burn process I get a message that the DMA for one of the recording devices is not enabled. However, I am not able to turn it on by following the suggested steps. I suspect the problem is the DVD decoder? Thanks for any suggestion. AnthonyP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerman Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Download the free VLC Media Player and see how it works. It's small, fast and will play just about anything you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyP Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Download the free VLC Media Player and see how it works. It's small, fast and will play just about anything you have. Thanks. After installing the VLC Media Player...the same problemwith playback, nothing has changed. AnthonyP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerman Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Thanks. After installing the VLC Media Player...the same problemwith playback, nothing has changed. AnthonyP I thought it might be the decoder also but suggest you contact Dell and try to get the DMA problem sorted out as that's my guess where your problems lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 However, I am not able to turn it on by following the suggested steps. If you really did try uninstalling the devices and controller the devices are on in device manager, rebooting and having windows re-detect them and reinstall the drivers for them, and # 3 in my signature for your operating system? Shut down the PC turn the power off open the case and unplug both power and IDE cables from CD/DVD burners, boot the PC, once booted shutdown the PC, hook up the power and IDE cables and restart the PC. What does it do now and is DMA enabled? cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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