It doesn't read it!! WTF!?
I hate this burner...
Actually the discs are readable in my other newer PC, but not this one.
Do you think it's these piece of **** OfficeMax DVD-Rs?
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It doesn't read it!! WTF!?
I hate this burner...
Actually the discs are readable in my other newer PC, but not this one.
Do you think it's these piece of **** OfficeMax DVD-Rs?
I thought you had a sketchy night of wild sex with a geek chick that burned you or something.
No that would be wannabe... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
Ouch...Quote:
Originally Posted by admedia
Probably jank blanks. Unless the burner or readers are ooooooold.
I found some Memorex Laying around... trying one now.
Nope same thing... no read in this drive... but it reads it in the other computer.
This drive reads a movie DVD fine I put in.... it reads CDs all the time...
frustration. :(
sounds like a hardware issue dude. strange it can burn but can't read it.
can you locate any updateable firmware for that thing? I've updated my TDK burners both with new firmware and stopped the probs with Sony DVD+R's
haha. "Yep. Its verified!"Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
ive had similar problems. that is, with burned discs only playing on certain drives. i guess i never looked further into a solution and just got into the habit of using the other cd-rom drive for those disks.
Would "this one" be a 98 machine? I know I had a similar problem with a CD-RW burner on a 98 machine. You can't leave the session open on the disc, or at least that solved my problem (closing the session.)
Nah, it's XPpr0n SP2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Genesis F5
Trying to burn to DVD-R...
like i said, i can read the burnt cd in a newer machine...
just updated Nero.
I don't think I can update the firmware gerbick, or don't know how... Toshiba just seems to think everything is automated in XP. I uninstalled / reinstalled the driver via XP as well.
Sounds like the lazer is burned out. Or you other discs are burned at an angle this one can't match.
same problem on a friends PC.
Found some freeware that skips bad sectors and managed to get the cd working. Can't remember my search criteria, but it was something like "read damaged cd"
Good luck!
get CD-Check
Works fur me, or is it, fur works me.
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Originally Posted by admedia
awww aww come on now...not THAT kinky.
G-Rated Forum ???Quote:
I thought you had a sketchy night of wild sex with a geek chick that burned you or something.
of course it's g-rated. we all wear g-strings!!!!
But it's okay to talk about 'screwing hens'? Arsehole...Quote:
Originally Posted by koolbabs2000
Arsehole... your arse does not have a Hole ha robb? LOL.
I am thinking it's a problem with Nero
Just to reiterate the symptoms
- I burn to DVD-R and this particular computer that does the burning shows a 0 bytes used / 0 bytes available unlabeled disc.
- The burned DVD-R is perfectly readable in my other pc.
- I can burn and read CD-R fine using windows XP.
- I tried 2 kinds of discs with the same results Office Max and Memorex DVD-R.
- I put in a previously burned DVD-R (not sure what I used to burn it) and it reads it.
I think I am going to try a clean uninstall reinstall of Nero and maybe try and reach their support later.
you say you burn and read CD-R fine with XP. can you burn and read CD-R with Nero? is it only DVD-R or only with Nero? Im confused.
Haven't tried burning to CD-R with Nero yet... I will try that now.Quote:
Originally Posted by indivision
*edit Nero burned CD-R reads fine.
It doesn't sound like Nero. It sounds like either a driver issue or a hardware issue. Since you have another PC with a DVD drive in it...try swapping the drives. At least that will confirm if it's either a hardware/driver or a software issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by admedia
*EDIT* This site ( www.afterdawn.com ) is great for all things "burning" related.
This is a slimline drive in a notebook, the other computer is a tower / drive bay.Quote:
Originally Posted by hanratty21
Yea after a full clean uninstall / reinstall of Nero I am convinced of this as well.. also from
http://www.toshiba-europe.com/storag...&frame=content
That's the direction I am persuing... I am waiting a callback from my notebook manufacturer right now to make sure I get the latest and correct chipset drivers.Quote:
Q. My CD-R/RW disc is showing as empty but I know there is data on it.
A. There might be different reasons for this issue:
1. If the disc is written using UDF/packet writing then it is necessary to install an UDF driver (such as 'VOB Instant Write') on the system you use for reading the disc. If an UDF driver is already installed please make sure that it is not disabled.
2. This issue also can occure if you have the wrong or an old chipset driver installed on your system. Please try to install the latest version of the chipset drives, that you can download from the mainboard manufacturer's website or from the chipset manufacturer.
3. Another reason might be that the last session written on the disc was not correctly finished and therefore the TOC (table of contents) has not been updated - or the session was not closed. Please start you burning software and try to close the session or import the session and reburn it to a different disc.
Yea, Google took me there a couple times on my searches... good site.Quote:
Originally Posted by hanratty21
Oh and I did find the firmware updates... no dice.
hmmm, usually firmware updates and closing the session usually resolves this type of situation.
Strange one indeed dude. any errors in the Event Viewer pertaining your reader/writer?
You know what's bothering me? When nero is done, it pops open Explorer showing my newly burned DVD and it looks ok... the session is still open! I haven't found a way to disable that yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
I'll check, but the burning and verification process runs error free.Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
You sure your'e burning the files and not testing?
On the Burn tab within the burn wizard, you should be able to set up "Finalize" with a click. also, trim down the maximum speed of your burn, and burn it at 4x and finalize the disk, uncheck Simulate, just make sure Write is checked and try again.
Via the Event Viewer, see if you have any ATAPI or something similar errors.
Seeing the list might mean simulation... sounds strange, but hey, worth a try.
Yea, like I said the burned DVD's load fine in my other computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
ok... BINGO!Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
What the hell are all of these!?
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Originally Posted by event properties
a lot of times, I'd already told you to double check the cables and switch out the IDE channels; but this is a laptop, no? so those won't help.
burning down at 2x/4x might limit the amount of data on the bus; however even that might not be a solution.
But it could be a simple thing like a dirty lens to a faulty one to a bad connection to of course, the media.
Just curious, but does it burn and read a +R?
yea, it is a laptop.Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
I am burning at 2x.... but remember... it seems to burn ok, it's reading the burned cd that's the problem...Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
2 different kinds of media, they read fine in the other computer... that's the thing to remember, I believe it's burning them fine... once they are burned it doesn't read them on this computer... other computer reads them fine..Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
I guess it could be a dirty lense or something though...
hmmm
as far as +R no, this drive is -R only.
have you tried hunting down a burned DVD that was burned on some other burner? then you could at least deduce that its all burned DVD's that dont play. and i would think you would be justified in using any warranties if they are in effect.
Yea, I have put a dvd in that was burned with this burner at one point or another... it loads fine... :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by indivision
thats definitely wierd. that leads me to believe the issue may be able to be resolved via some software and the way its writing the discs.Quote:
Originally Posted by admedia