Re: DVD-RW won't detect a writable DVD-RW



Brandon wrote:
> For some reason, my DVD-RW drive(s) (I've bought more since this
> started to happen) will no longer detect writable DVDs or CDs. I
> installed a new DVD-RW burner earlier, about 30 minutes ago actually,
> and when I inserted a blank DVD-RW, the drive blinked several times
> and then just stayed lit. I'm fairly certain that this is a Windows
> problem instead of a drive problem. Can anyone help me with this?

If you go into your system BIOS (before Windows ever loads) and then eject
the empty drive bay, insert a DVD and watch the light - what happens?

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