Please help! My CD-ROM won't read the new FM '09 game nor any new dvd i have!

what do i do?

im clueless with computers.

My old dvd's and FM '08 loads up fine, but not the new FM game.

And as far as im aware all my computer is up to date.

all my specs are very good and so is my graphics card. so that isn't a problem.

Please help.

Dvds do not work in CD-Rom Drives

however try browsing to your cd drive and double clicking setup maybe? my game didnt autorun whe inserted

Dvds do not work in CD-Rom Drives

Sorry, i meant to type DVD-RW

however try browsing to your cd drive and double clicking setup maybe? my game didnt autorun whe inserted

No mate, it won't even show up on the dvd-rw either.

however try browsing to your cd drive and double clicking setup maybe? my game didnt autorun whe inserted

No mate, it won't even show up on the dvd-rw either.

I go into "My Computer" and i clearly see that my dvd-rw isn't reading the game.

But still i right click and press open and i get this message,

"D:\ is not accessible

the request could not be performed because of an I/O device error

Please help me

Please!

some help here. SI?

Bump! :confused:

Do a system restore it should fix it.

Do a system restore it should fix it.

Whats a system restore gonna to, to fix it?

yes, then install fm09

Tried the restore, and it was a no go...

wtf else can i do

did this only start today?

Yes!

I put in my FM '09 game didn't read, so i put in my older games {including FM'08} and they read!

i put in a new dvd i bought and that didn't read either.

Im so confused and annoyed.

Have you got Vista or XP? You could check in Device Manager to see if there is an error with the drive.

find who made the drive and update the drivers, see if you can clean the lens in any safe way, try another DVD in the drive and see if it works. That should help pinpoint the problem at least.

Edit: I see you tried another DVD, that would suggest the drivers may be the problem.

are you on xp?

if on xp try downloading service pack 3 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=68C48DAD-BC34-40BE-8D85-6BB4F56F5110&displaylang=en

Have you got Vista or XP? You could check in Device Manager to see if there is an error with the drive.

I have windows XP, i checked my device manager for updates. they were none.

if on xp try downloading service pack 3 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=68C48DAD-BC34-40BE-8D85-6BB4F56F5110&displaylang=en

had this for weeks now. everything as far as im aware is fully up to date.

I don't think your drive is broke as it seems to of started after trying to install fm09, looking for a fix for you.

Yes!

I put in my FM '09 game didn't read, so i put in my older games {including FM'08} and they read!

i put in a new dvd i bought and that didn't read either.

Im so confused and annoyed.

This happened to me last night. Realised I'd burned out my DVD RW on my PC by burning too many DVD's on Nero. So I just activated it through Steam on my other laptop then installed Steam on PC, and it was there to play. You don't even need to have Steam on to play it. You could even do it on a mates computer.

I don't think your drive is broke as it seems to of started after trying to install fm09, looking for a fix for you.

thanks anyway for trying to help.

have you tried to roll back the driver?

I have windows XP, i checked my device manager for updates. they were none.

Device manager is crap, use the manufacturer's website to find updates.

I have plextor dvdr px-775a

it too advanced for me....

Device Manager is good for checking the state of things, but agree not for updates. Roll back driver might work, but better to get an update or uninstall the drive and let the computer reinstall it.

What computer model is it? Go to HP/Dell/etc. and find your model and see if they've got the driver for download on their site.

Device Manager is good for checking the state of things, but agree not for updates. Roll back driver might work, but better to get an update or uninstall the drive and let the computer reinstall it.

What computer model is it? Go to HP/Dell/etc. and find your model and see if they've got the driver for download on their site.

My computer was self buit "not by me"

it was my cousins, who now lives in the US

when it comes to computer im a noob :o

as far as i know it's a AMD 64 AnthlonX2

so could someone point me in the right direction to find the site

I have plextor dvdr px-775a

it too advanced for me....

I've found the plextor driver page but I can't find any mention of a PX-775A. There is a PX-755A, just checking there wasn't a typo? The drivers page is here by the way: http://www.plextor-europe.com/technicalservices/downloads/firmw_dvdrec.asp?choice=DVD-Recorders.

I've found the plextor driver page but I can't find any mention of a PX-775A. There is a PX-755A, just checking there wasn't a typo? The drivers page is here by the way: http://www.plextor-europe.com/technicalservices/downloads/firmw_dvdrec.asp?choice=DVD-Recorders.

755a it is, sorry about the typo.

i'll look into it now

thank you

i have a tsst corp ts-l632h ata device dvd drive but my game is not being read device manager says all drivers up to date any1 hav a clue wots going wrong

755a it is, sorry about the typo.

i'll look into it now

thank you

as far as i can tell everything is up to date.

Im baffled.

i have a tsst corp ts-l632h ata device dvd drive but my game is not being read device manager says all drivers up to date any1 hav a clue wots going wrong

tried another dvd?

as far as i can tell everything is up to date.

Im baffled.

Did you try downloading the driver? Even if it says it's up-to-date you could try overwriting just in case anything has gone wrong.

This is a slightly strange idea, but try holding down the eject button for 5 seconds and then trying again.

Otherwise I would wait for someone from SI to help you, as it goes beyond what I know about optical drives. A bit of research has suggested to me that Plextors have a tendency to wear out though.

Did you try downloading the driver? Even if it says it's up-to-date you could try overwriting just in case anything has gone wrong.

This is a slightly strange idea, but try holding down the eject button for 5 seconds and then trying again.

Otherwise I would wait for someone from SI to help you, as it goes beyond what I know about optical drives. A bit of research has suggested to me that Plextors have a tendency to wear out though.

sorry for being a pain but where do i download the driver?

sorry for being a pain but where do i download the driver?

http://www.plextor-europe.com/download/ftp1/755A108.exe <-direct link

sorry for being a pain but where do i download the driver?

But how come all of my cd-rw's work.

i can delete and copy on them, yet the FM '09 game won't read.

im gonna throw my computer out the feckin' window

But how come all of my cd-rw's work.

i can delete and copy on them, yet the FM '09 game won't read.

im gonna throw my computer out the feckin' window

I just downloaded and uploaded the upgrade programe, gotta log off.

i'll log back on again and let ya know.

But how come all of my cd-rw's work.

i can delete and copy on them, yet the FM '09 game won't read.

im gonna throw my computer out the feckin' window

Such are the mysteries of life.

(but mainly I think the encoding is different)

No mate, no difference at all.

I'll just have to wait till someone from SI bothers to read my thread.

But thanks a million for tryna help me out anyway.

appreciated man

balls, I'm sorry it didn't work. Hope your drive isn't failing.

A workaround (thanks to user: Football Manager 08):

"You can do it another way, install Steam:

http://store.steampowered.com/about/

Then register, when you've done that. Login, and click Activate a product on steam. When you've done that, get your serial number from your Fm2009 manual and enter it in there. And it'll download"

A workaround (thanks to user: Football Manager 08):

"You can do it another way, install Steam:

http://store.steampowered.com/about/

Then register, when you've done that. Login, and click Activate a product on steam. When you've done that, get your serial number from your Fm2009 manual and enter it in there. And it'll download"

Got it working now mate!

Ta

Got it working now mate!

Ta

mate im having exact same problems , i cant play dvds or games on pc but when i burn cds it works fine, my dvd driver is a dvdrw8801 but i cant find a solution, tried reboting, restoring etc device manger, the lot ... no joy PLEASE HELP

You got any possibility to try the DVD in another computer to make sure the disc isn't faulty?

mate im having exact same problems , i cant play dvds or games on pc but when i burn cds it works fine, my dvd driver is a dvdrw8801 but i cant find a solution, tried reboting, restoring etc device manger, the lot ... no joy PLEASE HELP

Mate, basically all i can say is do what i did.

1. Join up with STEAM

2. Enter your code

3. Download the game and then launch it!

then you don't even need the disc!

i don't anyway.

hope that helps.

try a firmware update on your drive