"No Device Found' when attempting to burn a CD

[Guest]

(Windows XP Home SP2, LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1673S)
When attempting to burn a CD, I am receiveing the error "No Device Found".
I have tried several software programs (Adobe Audition, Cakewalk Pyro, Roxio
Easy CD & DVD Creator) and keep getting the same result. The Device Manager
says that "the device is working properly", however none of my CD/DVD burning
programs are recognizing the drive. I am able to read, play and rip from the
drive... but, I cannot record (burn). I tried uninstalling/re-installing
software. I also uninstalled/re-installed the drivers for the CD/DVD device.
No recent changes had previously been made to the system. Please advise.
Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Oh yeah... I also tried the following fixes but they did not work:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314060
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/missing_CD-DVD_drives.html

 

[Guest]

It appears that nobody responds to these posts... bummer. I thought that I
might actually receive some "Help & Support" here, as the name implies.
Nevertheless I will add to my previous posts in the hopes that it might help
someone else.

In researching various newsgroups & users forums I have discovered that some
people have had success with "ForceASPI" (Google it for more info), however
it did not work for me.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... my search for a solution
continues.

 

[Guest]

Still no replies. Hello?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Still no replies. Hello?

Well - there's not much information here.
So I googled for the subject line..


Jeremy wrote (on Mon, May 22, 2006 at 6:50pm):

(Windows XP Home SP2, LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1673S)
When attempting to burn a CD, I am receiveing the error "No Device Found".

I have tried several software programs (Adobe Audition, Cakewalk Pyro,
Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator) and keep getting the same result. The
Device Manager says that "the device is working properly", however none of
my CD/DVD burning programs are recognizing the drive. I am able to read,
play and rip from the drive... but, I cannot record (burn). I tried
uninstalling/re-installing software. I also uninstalled/re-installed the
drivers for the CD/DVD device.

No recent changes had previously been made to the system. Please advise.
Thanks.

Jeremy wrote (on Mon, May 22, 2006 at 7:45pm):

Oh yeah... I also tried the following fixes but they did not work:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314060
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/missing_CD-DVD_drives.html

Jeremy wrote (on Thurs, May 25, 2006 at 2:17pm):

It appears that nobody responds to these posts... bummer. I thought that
I might actually receive some "Help & Support" here, as the name implies.
Nevertheless I will add to my previous posts in the hopes that it might
help someone else.

In researching various newsgroups & users forums I have discovered that
some people have had success with "ForceASPI" (Google it for more info),
however it did not work for me.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... my search for a solution
continues.

Welcome to a public volunteer newsgroup.

There is no one that "works here" - just volunteers that answer questions
because they can/want to/etc.

Been here...

http://us.liteonit.com/us/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=153

....and selected your device and downloaded/updated the firmware?

Instructions (From LiteOn) on how to upgrade the firmware..
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Before you start...
You need the following items to proceed the firmware upgrade procedure.

* Data compression utility (for example, WinZIP or WinRAR)

Firmware Upgrade Program Run Under Windows

1. Make sure your drive's model name by inspecting the safety label on
top of your drive.
2. Download the ZIP file with correct model name.
3. Please unzip the downloaded ZIP file.
4. Please close all applications under Windows.
5. Please make sure to keep power supplier without any interruption
during upgrade.
6. Execute the firmware upgrade execution file.
7. Select the drive you want to upgrade (if you have more than one
LITE-ON drives).
8. Upgrading (No power interruption).
9. Reboot your PC to see if the firmware has been changed.
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The firmware is fairly new and may help.. (03/22/2006)

It is also possible the laser in the thing has just gone bust.
CD/DVD drives are not made to outlast you.

 

[Guest]

Hi Shenan, Thanks for your input. I followed your recommendations, however
it did not provide a solution.

FYI, I completely removed the "Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator" software, then
un/re-installed everything else... and now, "Cakewalk Pyro" recognizes the
burning devices. Hey at least, I can burn CD's again! DVD burning is
another issue though. Let me know if you have any other recommendations.
And thank you again for your suggestion.