ZootRot wrote:
> ThinkPad T43, WinXp
>
> My CD-ROM drive is working when I explore an existing data disk or
> play a CD/DVD.
> When put in a new disk (CD-RW) I can neither format it (no option
> on right-click menu in Windows Explorer), nor can I write to it (by
> pasting a file, or saving a file). I can also not reformat an
> existing CDRW disk.
> Any suggestions?
Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Ensure you have a CD-RW capable drive?
ZootRot wrote:
> Yes, obviously. it has worked before.
Obviously?
You never said in your original post anything about it working previously in
this manner, it being labeled as a CD-RW capable drive, etc. Obvious to you
is not obvious to those not sitting behind you - and even then, not
necessarily. ;-)
- Any third party CD/DVD writing software installed?
- If so - which software and what version of said software?
- Have you checked the drives Windows XP settings?
In "My Computer", right-click on the CD drive, then click "Properties".
There should be:
• a “Recording” tab with a check box to “Enable Recording on this drive”.
• a pane to change the folder used as work space during the actual writing
(which needs to have as much space available as the capacity of the CD you
wish to write.)
• a box to let you specify the speed of the drive.
Is the proper selection made (Enable Recording on this drive checked)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279157
and
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ptember16.mspx
May also want to check for hardware driver updates from Lenovo for your
system - particularly the CD/DVD drive (firmware maybe?) and motherboard
chipset.
Come back and let everyone know.
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Shenan Stanley
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