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Computer help needed please
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:08 am
by Storm
My DVD writer wont recognise any blank discs for some reason, it says they have zero data on them and zero space.
I have uninstalled the DVD drive and reinstalled it to no effect. I now they're not expensive but I would like to get it working again. Google has yeilded no answers so any advice would be welcomed.
Bill
Re: Computer help needed please
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:15 am
by Supplanter
Can you try the drive in another PC/PC with another drive?
Re: Computer help needed please
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:51 am
by Bennoz
Try update the firmware on the drive itself. What brand / type is it?
Will it recognise any other brands of blank media?
Re: Computer help needed please
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:37 pm
by bduffman
try putting the dvd in up the other way lol just joking
Re: Computer help needed please
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:19 pm
by Domo
Maybe your DVD drive may be dying. Have you had any problems burning things lately? Errors when burning DVDs. Any other problems lke disc reading times have been slow? etc?
Try putting in blank dvd's with data on them and see if they read.
Re: Computer help needed please
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:16 pm
by tarkus
Domo wrote:Try putting in blank dvd's with data on them and see if they read.
WTF! its either
BLANK or its got
DATA ON IT. make up ya mind!
doh!
Re: Computer help needed please
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:31 pm
by Bennoz
Re: Computer help needed please
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:55 am
by SchumieFan
tarkus wrote:Domo wrote:Try putting in blank dvd's with data on them and see if they read.
WTF! its either
BLANK or its got
DATA ON IT. make up ya mind!
doh!
Re: Computer help needed please
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:36 pm
by Domo
tarkus wrote:Domo wrote:Try putting in blank dvd's with data on them and see if they read.
WTF! its either
BLANK or its got
DATA ON IT. make up ya mind!
doh!
Hahaha oops
What I meant was a burnt dvd with data on it
Re: Computer help needed please
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:16 pm
by sublime19
bduffman wrote:try putting the dvd in up the other way lol just joking
I actually found this funny in a super lame way, lol.
Re: Computer help needed please
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 10:00 pm
by koolio1234
sublime19 wrote:bduffman wrote:try putting the dvd in up the other way lol just joking
I actually found this funny in a super lame way, lol.
Trip to the emergency room
Computer help needed please
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 6:48 am
by Storm
Weird but it works with EasyBurn but not Windows for some reason?
Oh well, only need one burning programme.
