AN-M2HD Windows 7 SATA DVD Problem

[JonnyAlpha]

Hi;

I am having an annoying problem with my Dual Boot PC.

My NEC AD-7124S SATA DVD DL RW works fine in Windows Xp but will not play DVDs in Windows 7 or install games from DVDs.

I have an Abit AN-M2HD with a Geforce 9800GT Gfx Card and my display is a Toshiba 32 Inch Regza connected via a DVI to VGA lead.

I have a dual boot XP Win 7 system and the DVD Drive works fine in XP but in Win 7 Windows Media Centre and VLC Media Centre will not play DVDs at all. Windows Media Player starts to play the DVD but after about 10 seconds the picture freezes, the HDD light goes solid and stays solid if you closed the program. In task manager WMP process is still running.

I have upgraded to the latest BIOS (v20), installed the latest Geforce and nForce drivers and Shark007 Codecs. The firmware of the DVD drive is v1.03 (The latest). When I installed the nForce drivers although the nVidia web site states that it includes SATA drivers I can only see graphics drivers being installed but these are for the onboard Gfx aren't they. When looking at the DVD driver in control panel it is dated 2006?

I desperately need to sort this problem out, Iv'e already replaced the DVD drive thinking it was at fault, I do not want to buy a new motherboard!!!

[JonnyAlpha]

Well Well Well, I posted a question with nVidia USA support and after trying to get me to uninstall and reinstall Graphics Drivers I reminded them that I had an nVidia 630a Chipset, which I had already told them (It was in the subject line of the question).

They responded with the following answer stating that the 630a Chipset was not supported by Windows 7!!!
After replying to them thanking them for wasting my time I noticed that older nVidia Chipset are included in there list of those that are supported the E.G. the 550.
Legally should it not be down to nVidia to fix the problem?

NVIDIA USA RESPONSE

Hello Bill,

Thank you for updating.

I would like to inform you that GeForce 6150 GPU is compatible with Windows 7 operating system.

Also, GeForce 9800 GT is supported with Windows 7

But please note that nForce 630a motherboard chipset is not supported with Windows 7. Below are the list of Intel and AMD chipsets supported with Windows 7

nForce 790i Ultra SLI
nForce 790i SLI
nForce 780i SLI
nForce 760i SLI
nForce 750i SLI
nForce 740i SLI
nForce 730i/GeForce 9400/
GeForce 9300
nForce 720i
nForce 680i SLI
nForce 680i LT SLI
nForce 650i SLI
nForce 650i Ultra
nForce 630i/GeForce 7150
nForce 630i/GeForce 7100
nForce 610i/GeForce 7050

nForce 980a SLI
nForce 780a SLI
nForce 750a SLI
nForce 740a SLI
nForce 730a / GeForce 8300 /
GeForce 8200
nForce 720a / GeForce 8100
nForce 710a
NVIDIA nForce 680a SLI
NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI
NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra
nForce 550


Please feel free to contact us, if you have any further questions.

Regards,
Shailendra
NVIDIA Customer Care