RE: DVD device cache persisting, not clearing

Hi Hairy Dog Digital,

Can you please tell me whether you have found a solution to this problem?

Thank you in advance


"Hairy Dog Digital" wrote:

> I'm having an issue with DVD-R drives installed on a Windows XP Pro SP2.
>
> When a DVD is loaded into the drive (DVD-ROM or DVD Video), then ejected and
> a different disk (of any format: DVD-ROM, DVD Video, CD-RW, CD-ROM, Audio CD,
> etc.) inserted into the drive, the drive still shows the prior DVDs contents.
> In some cases it even has cached some of the files/content.
>
> It is as if the Windows is caching the contents (or a portion of the
> contents), then not clearing the cache when the disk is ejected. The only way
> the problem resolves, is by ejecting the disk, closing the door, then
> mounting an optical disk in the OTHER DVD-R drive.
>
> I cannot say *specifically* when the problem started occuring. The problem
> began either with the Service Pack 2 install, or with a subsequent critical
> update/hotfix.
>
> Both drives are Panasonic A08 drives and are configured as a master and
> slave drive on a secondary IDE, running in UDMA mode.
>
> Suggestions on how to resolve the problem?