Cd problem My LITE - ON Combo SOHC-5236v read dvd but can not read cd

SOURCE: My Lite-On combo sohc-5236v does not read CD but it reads DVD.

The reason for this is most likely Copyright protection. If this is the case, it will read DVDs as it is only a DVD-ROM, but what happens in the case of CDs, is that they recognise the drive as a Burner, and the Copyright that is embedded into the CD wont let the drive read it. This also happens with DVDs in some DVD burners.

The way to test this, is by getting a CD-RW disc that has music or files on it, put it in the drive, and see if it reads it. If it doesn't, then you may have a fault with the drive, but if it does read the CD-RW, then the only way round it that I know of, is to buy a CD-ROM drive and use both drives.

SOURCE: Lite-on Combo SOHC-5236v

You may be using the wrong type of DVD format. Some DVD-ROMs and players will only read certain discs. i.e. DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM. If you are trying to read a DVD-R disc that was bought blank, and then had things burned to it, it may be that the disc wasn't finalised after burning. You could always try updating the Firmware version by downloading it from the website.

SOURCE: Can the lite-on combo sohc-5236v burn DVD-Rs?

hi...ya sure u can burn the dvd's.
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SOURCE: My LITE - ON Combo SOHC-5236v read cd but can not read dvd

Try to reset the cable of your optical drive