hi all not sure where to post this .the problem i have is when i put a blank
dvd into my dvd drive to burn to my computer freezes ,i cant use the mouse or
eject the drive.i dont get any error messages or anything. i can play music
and burn music using cd and i can watch films using the same drive .but for
some reason when i insert a blank disk the light on the drive flashes and
everything els stops .i have windows xp and my drive is a emprex duel layer
16x. i have tried using different disk brands which have all worked before
but dont now. thanks in advance for any help.
gary

I suspect the drive is flaky. You could try a Dvd cleaner and try the
drive on another computer if possible.
"renz73" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> hi all not sure where to post this .the problem i have is when i put a
> blank
> dvd into my dvd drive to burn to my computer freezes ,i cant use the mouse
> or
> eject the drive.i dont get any error messages or anything. i can play
> music
> and burn music using cd and i can watch films using the same drive .but
> for
> some reason when i insert a blank disk the light on the drive flashes and
> everything els stops .i have windows xp and my drive is a emprex duel
> layer
> 16x. i have tried using different disk brands which have all worked before
> but dont now. thanks in advance for any help.
> gary