Perhaps the CD drive is going bad .............................
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TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
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| i'll add this: when a blank cd is in, and i right-click on properties, it
| shows "Free space 0 bytes used space 0 bytes, type: cd drive file system: RAW
| ... i think it used to say BENQ5232 or something speicific, not just generic
| 'CD drive'...
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| "nerdocalypse" wrote:
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| > help, anyone.
| > now i've tried with two different sets of different brand cdrs.. .still the
| > same issue. i'm at wits end here, i hope someone knows what i'm supposed to do
| >
| > "nerdocalypse" wrote:
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| > > thank you for the reply. i flashed the drivers as instructed, and after
| > > re-installing the hardware and going through the process of setting it as a
| > > type 2 drive in the regedit, i'm still at the same point where i was. i can
| > > get as far as having the media i'm trying to burn appear in the d:/ as
| > > temporary, ready-to-burn files; as well, i can click "burn these files to
| > > disk"; from there, however, when i click on 'next', it says, 'please insert a
| > > blank disc', just as before. i have the blank disc properly in the drive. all
| > > other cds work correctly, only blanks are not even being spun in the tray. it
| > > used to be the case that when a blank was inserted, a new D:/ window would
| > > appear, and it would say '100%' empty, 700mb remaining. i'd really like to
| > > see that message again. is there nothing else to try? feels like i've done it
| > > all..
| > >
| > > "John Wunderlich" wrote:
| > >
| > > > >
| > > > > "John Wunderlich" wrote:
| > > > >
| > > > >> =?Utf-8?B?bmVyZG9jYWx5cHNl?=
| > > > >> | > > > >>
| > > > >>> my cd drive still reads stuff-- music cds, data, whatever-- but
| > > > >>> when i put a blank disc in, if i click on d:, it says D: is
| > > > >>> inaccessible. illegal function. this message appears when a
| > > > >>> blank cd is in the drive; when nothing is in the drive, it says
| > > > >>> to insert a disc.
| > > > >>>
| > > > >>> related, it used to be the case that the 'video tasks' menu at
| > > > >>> the left side of explorer when a folder with a video file is
| > > > >>> open would have the option 'burn to disk'. now that option has
| > > > >>> disappeared!
| > > > >>>
| > > > >>>
| > > > >>
| > > > >> For whatever reason, you don't mention the manufacturer of your
| > > > >> computer nor of the DVD Drive...
| > > > >>
| > > > >> I do know that HP released a firmware update for a UJ-832 DVD
| > > > >> Drive on Jan 11, 2007 to fix the problem: "Fixes issue where the
| > > > >> DVD/RW Drive does not recognize certain blank high-speed media."
| > > > >>
| > > > >> If you have a HP computer, visit the HP site and click on
| > > > >> "Software and Driver Downloads". If you don't have a HP, then
| > > > >> find the manufacturer/model of your CD/DVD drive and visit the
| > > > >> manufacturer's website for firmware upgrades to your drive.
| > > > >>
| > > > >>
| > > > >> HTH,
| > > > >> John
| > > > =?Utf-8?B?bmVyZG9jYWx5cHNl?=
| > > > | > > >
| > > > > any ideas? (see my above post, now it just wont recognize blank
| > > > > cds). its not HP, its a BenQ cdrw (not dvd). their website didnt
| > > > > offer much help.
| > > >
| > > > Apparently you did not look at the right spot on the website.
| > > > The following is a link to driver/firmware downloads to several of
| > > > their storage media devices. Find your drive and update the driver:
| > > >
| > > > <
http://www.benq.us/support/downloads/index.cfm?productline=30>
| > > >
| > > > HTH,
| > > > John
| > > >
