Afternoon all.
Tis' my first post here. Have nearly owned this laptop 2 years and though it was about time I joined as I really need some advice.
I stumped up £1,500 for this machine I am not impressed. 
If I attempt to play any sort of DVD the drive and PC just dont want to know. It wont load on a blank DVD anymore than play a pre-recorded film on a For those in the UK, I brought a gadget from staples over Xmas that will convert VHS tapes to DVD.
When I load in a blank DVD disc, it spins for a while and then does nothing. No error message or anything.
I have a VGN-A317M
I have heard from a web designer I know that Sony machines only " like " sony disc's etc?
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Hi nealster1972 and welcome to Club Vaio.
Check the type of drive in your A317M. It is probably the Sony DW-D56A.
This is a 'problem' drive - have a look at THIS LONG THREAD
The only success some have had in getting the drive to work again is by downloading the PFS-2 firmware from THIS WEBSITE - scroll down to Slimline DVD+/-RW drives.
Hope it works for you!!!!
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