Can't see Files on CD

[Guest]

Hi,

I use XP Pro to copy files to the CD Burner. There are two burners on my
Dell system. One is a combo NEC CD RW and DVD RW. The other is an LG CD RW.
Both are high speed.

The LG always works with blank CDs or commercially loaded CDs. No problem
with using this burner at all. It always works. This was installed
aftermarket.

But the Dell installed NEC Combo burner is a different story...it just
drives me nuts. Here's why. If I put a commercially recorded CD into it, XP
Pro Explorer will always show me the files on the CD. In other words, the
burner is working fine. But if I put in a CD with files I have previously
recorded on it, or perhaps a blank CD, SOMETIMES I see the files in
explorer...SOMETIMES I see nothing with explorer telling me there is no disk
in the drive. Eventually if I keep unloading and reloading the CD tray, the
files will show up. The record is twenty one loads and reloads before I could
see the files!!

Why does this burner always work with a commercially produced CD and only
sometimes with a blank/self recorded CD?

Thanks for any assistance.

Adam

 

[Sandman]

Use this as a sorta checklist; Do you have other burning software besides
what is in XP?.. IF you do, for example, have Nero that you use for one of
these drives, UNCHECK the recording option on it, then check recording tab
on the other drive, it should have recording enabled for the CD recording
software (Roxio) in XP..
I use Nero for one drive and XP burning software on the other.. Follow me?

Then check your IDE cable on the drive that is not showing files on the
disc at these random times.. Make sure it is inserted properly at the back
of the drive chassis; And, of course, one Drive should be slave, the other
master if you have them both on 1 cable....Sometimes a not snug fit cable
will cause a problem like this..For what it is worth; I too use LG drives
exclusively and have never had a media compatibility problem, although you
could have a bad disc here and there; LGs usually burn anything....Don't
know if any of this helps, but these points are worth checking, unless you
have already done so..
Good luck.

 

[Randy]

Use this as a sorta checklist; Do you have other burning software
besides what is in XP?.. IF you do, for example, have Nero that you
use for one of these drives, UNCHECK the recording option on it, then
check recording tab on the other drive, it should have recording
enabled for the CD recording software (Roxio) in XP..
I use Nero for one drive and XP burning software on the other..
Follow me?

Then check your IDE cable on the drive that is not showing files
on the disc at these random times.. Make sure it is inserted properly
at the back of the drive chassis; And, of course, one Drive should be
slave, the other master if you have them both on 1 cable....Sometimes
a not snug fit cable will cause a problem like this..For what it is
worth; I too use LG drives exclusively and have never had a media
compatibility problem, although you could have a bad disc here and
there; LGs usually burn anything....Don't know if any of this helps,
but these points are worth checking, unless you have already done so..
Good luck.

I had this exact same problem. Only with an Optorite drive. Eventually it
didn't see anything. I had to buy a new drive. This may or may not be your
case........Good luck.

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Check here http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320174