VGN-FS115Z optical drive problem

[chsa]

I´m having a problem with my VGN-FS115Z optical drive. It can read CD and DVD but canot write DVD. I use DVD-RW wish is recomended but it dont work. I have flashed a firmware to D56A.PFS1 but neider dont work. If anyone can help me i apriciate.
Thanks.

[tonybeard]

Try another good quality DVD-R or alternatively make your DVD RW bootable using a trial version of Acronis True imaging software on another computer.here . Don't use Norton Ghost as it is incompatable with the Sony Recovery process. Use can use Nero Roxio but Acronis is the best. Follow the instructions to make a bootable disk on another computer then it should be seen on your errant Vaio. Try a system restore to when it was working is another option.

[Blencogo]

Hi chsa,

Unfortunately, you probably have a Sony DW-D56A drive in your Vaio.

This is probably the worst drive of all time so I am not very hopeful.

Have you installed Firmware update for Sony DW-D56A PFS3-2 from here: -

http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/downloads/updates/updates.asp?site=voe_en_GB_cons&c=0&s=VGN-FS&m=1811

If you want to get depressed, read this thread about the DW-D56A: -

http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/GB/en/forum/viewthread?thread=31787

There was a fix that worked in this thread: -

http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/GB/en/forum/viewthread?thread=36622

Good Luck

[chsa]

thanks Blencogo! But I have tryed all this already and still have a broblem.
I flashed it from D56A.PFS1 to PFS2 and to PFS3 and back to PFS1 nothink worked.
I tryed to read a DVD a have recorded before it work, I tryed to record a CD it worked fine, but when I try to record a DVD or read a blank DVD-RW it dont work.
I´m realy thinking to replace optical drive but I dont know yet wish one to replace to.

But apreciate You tring to help.
thanks a lot.