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Tptmanno1
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CD burner problem

OK I have a Compaq and it came with a Philips cdd4801 cd-r/rw CD burner. Now, when I try to brn a CD it doesn't work and it doesn't matter which program i use, I get basicly the same thing.
My burner doesn't recognize that I put a blank CD in, when I try to burn somethign it says "please insert blank CD" even if I have a blank CD in there, But the funy thing is it reads other CD's that have data on them.
What do I do?
Thanks

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Dec 30th, 2004 05:35 PM

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Peach
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Ummm......check the drivers to make sure they're installed properly?

My computer does that occasionally, too....

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yerssot
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yeah, check drivers and make sure of course that you have a blank cd.

have you tried just dragging files to your writer?

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Tptmanno1
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yup tried dragging files and drivers don't help

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Dec 30th, 2004 07:02 PM

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Re: CD burner problem

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Originally posted by Tptmanno1
OK I have a Compaq and it came with a Philips cdd4801 cd-r/rw CD burner. Now, when I try to brn a CD it doesn't work and it doesn't matter which program i use, I get basicly the same thing.
My burner doesn't recognize that I put a blank CD in, when I try to burn somethign it says "please insert blank CD" even if I have a blank CD in there, But the funy thing is it reads other CD's that have data on them.
What do I do?
Thanks

You might want to try and update your ASPI driver list. This helps recognize your burner and it's capabilities, and some burning software have a tendency to lose that information. You can get a new version of this at:

http://www.adaptec.com

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yup tried dragging files and drivers don't help

The drag and drop feature is called the Mount Rainer standard (CD-MRW) and I recommend you not to use this feature, unless you plan to port your CD to computers that have a CD-RW burner (this standard is not recognized by normal CD-ROMs). Adaptec has DirectCD and Nero has InCD, but I was never crazy about it.

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Peach
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I always use the drag-and-drop feature, that's how I burn everything blink

How old's your comp and burner? And how long ago did this start happening?

Maybe try a different brand of CDs?

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Dec 30th, 2004 10:17 PM

yerssot
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yeah, you have a difference in CD-RW and CD+ or something

Dec 30th, 2004 10:20 PM

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Don't think that applies to CDs, only DVD+ and DVD- last I saw. But there is the difference between CD-R and CD-RW. Not sure if that has anything to do with your problem.

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