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

I just checked the jumper settings for the drive, and they were identical to
the one I had compared it to, so the jumpers are set correctly.

"Jaymon" <Jaymon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ok, you really need to get the jumper issue right first. On the quick
> installation guide for a retail boxed drive it should tell you or you
> should
> see a picture or diagram, sometimes it is on the top of the unit itself.
> If
> you look closely at were the jumper pins are and just above on the green
> circuit board, some have small letters as in m,s,cs .
> Also, the data cable as you look at it has three connectors the one at the
> end is for the top or master and the middle one is for the slave the last
> one
> (blue usually) goes to the mother board.
> It's a good idea to set any new device the same as the others, if your
> system was bought OEM, then CS is used for HD and CD devices from the
> factory. If you are adding the DVD burner under the original device that
> was
> set for CS then the burner should be set to CS as well. The 2nd IDE
> channel
> will handle 2 devices, as well the 1st IDE channel's devices are the hard
> drives also set to CS from the factory. Now if they, the HD's are set
> master
> and slave on the 1st channel, then so should the devices on the 2nd
> channel
> be set the same way.
>
> Check the web site of the drive in question for a diagram or install guide
> and while there you may need to chat online to get a firmware update if
> available, just explain your dilemma with XP since SP2 update. Also ask
> about
> the media you are trying to burn to, it needs to be compatible too.
>
> j;-)
>
> "Brandon" wrote:
>
>> I am currently using Sonic Record! version 7.3. I cannot format the
>> disc, and when I open the program with a blank disc in the drive, it just
>> says to insert a disc. When I open the program with an un-recordable
>> disc
>> it can detect it no problem. As for how the drive jumpers are set, I
>> have
>> the DVD-ROM set for Master, but I'm not too certain on the DVD-RW because
>> it
>> does not have any markings on it. I believe I set it for Cable Select
>> based
>> on how I compared it to that of the previous DVD-RW.
>>
>> "Jaymon" <Jaymon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:20FD7E9A-C8D7-4797-8270-5BCF2D04309B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > The blinking is normal the steady light means it's ready.. What burning
>> > app
>> > are you using? Can you format the disk?
>> >
>> > Also, you said you switched the drives, are they both on the same
>> > secondary
>> > IDE channel and set to computer select? There are jumpers on the drive
>> > M,S,CS
>> > and it depends how the jumpers are set. If both are set to CS computer
>> > select, then you can switch them without changing the jumpers, However,
>> > if
>> > the 1st drive is set to M for master and the 2nd drive is set for S
>> > slave
>> > then you will have created more of a problem.
>> >
>> > Windows XP will not burn or format new media for you, you will need to
>> > use
>> > the software that came with the DVD-RW drive to format for either drag
>> > and
>> > drop burning like a floppy or erase the disk to burn and or copy video
>> > clips,
>> > DVDs. Use the software's Wizard to help you decide the proper burning
>> > technique.
>> >
>> > j
>> >
>> > "Brandon" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Sorry about that. I went into BIOS and inserted a blank DVD and it
>> >> did
>> >> the
>> >> same thing as win Windows: blinked roughly 25 times and then stopped
>> >> blinking. I also opened up the tower and changed the positions of the
>> >> DVD-ROM and DVD-RW drives just to see if anything different would
>> >> happen,
>> >> but no. I seriously doubt that it is a hardware problem, because
>> >> again,
>> >> this is a brand-new drive.
>> >>
>> >> Shenan Stanley 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?
>> >> >
>> >> > Shenan Stanley wrote:
>> >> >> 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?
>> >> >
>> >> > Brandon wrote:
>> >> >> I know that it laready detect regular DVDs and CDs in Windows. I
>> >> >> forogot to mention that.
>> >> >
>> >> > Okay - but that does not answer the question asked..
>> >> >
>> >> > How does it react when Windows is out of the picture. You were
>> >> > quick
>> >> > to
>> >> > blame Windows - this is why I gave you the test to see how the
>> >> > drives
>> >> > react when Windows is NOT in the picture.
>> >> >
>> >> > Or, are you saying it no longer pops up in Windows and ask uyou what
>> >> > to
>> >> > do
>> >> > with the blank CD/DVDs and this is your problem? Can you still
>> >> > write
>> >> > to
>> >> > the blank CD/DVDs using whatever method you had grown accustomed to
>> >> > using
>> >> > *if* you go through the application(s) manually (without
>> >> > notification
>> >> > from
>> >> > Windows that you have inserted a blank CD/DVD)?
>> >> >
>> >> > Have you checked the properties of the drive (the recording tab
>> >> > specifically, and the autoplay tab) to make sure they are configured
>> >> > properly?
>> >> > Do you have more than one CD/DVD writer currently in your system (at
>> >> > the
>> >> > same time) and do they both react like this?
>> >> > What application(s) do you use to burn CD/DVDs?
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Shenan Stanley
>> >> > MS-MVP
>> >> > --
>> >> > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> >> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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