AndyW
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| posted on 14/12/09 at 04:50 PM |
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cd/dvd drive poorly
Another question to the font of all knowledge. My cd drive on my pc plays audio cd's, dvd and runs software. Problem is when i put a blank
DVD/CD into in to burn some stuff onto it, it keeps saying please insert blank cd. Even when I eject and close again keeps saying the same. How can I
get this to work? I have unistalled the drive and re-installed bu still not working. Real pain as I need to burn some files to disc. Any help
greatfully received as usual....
ta.
Andy
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CraigJ
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| posted on 14/12/09 at 05:14 PM |
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Is it a new drive or an old one? i had same issue with mine. Just bought a new drive for 20 quid.
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AndyW
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| posted on 14/12/09 at 05:17 PM |
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its an old one thats been in the computer since i bought it, worked in the past.....
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daviep
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| posted on 14/12/09 at 05:21 PM |
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Have you tried a different brand of disk? Some drives can be a picky about playing particular brands.
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AndyW
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| posted on 14/12/09 at 05:24 PM |
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only tried one brand of disc as thats all i have. Sony DVD-RW 4.7gb 120min
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locogeoff
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| posted on 14/12/09 at 05:50 PM |
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Can the drive definately handle rewriteable DVDs if it's fairly old it may not.
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AndyW
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| posted on 14/12/09 at 07:22 PM |
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it can do rw cd's but now you mention it not sure on dvd's although the pc came with cd/dvd burning software so would have thought it
could. any way to check for sure????
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ChrisW
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| posted on 14/12/09 at 07:26 PM |
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I'd say it can either not write DVDs, or the write laser has packed up. They tend to do that after a few years.
At the price they cost new (~£20) it's not worth the bother. Just buy a new (and probably much faster) one.
NOTE: make sure you check whether it's SATA (small connector) or PATA (wide ribbon cable) before you buy!
Chris
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AndyW
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| posted on 14/12/09 at 08:13 PM |
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thanks for all the reply's....
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