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

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

My computer does that occasionally, too....

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

have you tried just dragging files to your writer?

yup tried dragging files and drivers don't help

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

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.

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

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

Maybe try a different brand of CDs?

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

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.

why CD burner drive has disabled itself and I can't enable it 😕 what can i do?