external dvd drive problem

G

Guest

Last night i bought an LG SGA-5120D external dvd burner, because my laptop
does not have a dvd burner.

I connected the drive to my laptop through a USB cable but then a warning
message popped that read "HI-SPEED USB Device Plugged into non-HI-SPEED USB
Hub" so i used an IEEE 1394 cable instead. The dvd burner was connected and
installed but the problem is i couldn't burn dvds on the drive. when i go to
"My Computer" the name of the drive shows as "DVD-RAM Drive (E:)" and when i
insert a blank DVD-R or DVD+RW the name changes to "CD Drive (E:)" and when i
click it i get this message "Winows cannot read from this disk. The disk
might be corrupted, or it could be using a format that is not compatible with
windows" but the drive can still read music CDs.
and when i try burning movie files or any other files by going to the folder
and highlighting the file and selecting "Move this file" and choosing the new
drive i get the same message "windows cannot read from this disk. the disk
might be corrupted or it could be using a format that is not compatible with
windows".
the weird thing is the drive can read music CDs and movie DVDs but when i
insert a blank DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW and click on the drive i get the error
message. and the drive is supposed to read and burn all types of media.

i don't know what to do, i re-installed the drive and ran the troubleshooter
and updated the anti-virus and ran it several times, and in the device
manager it tells me the drive is working fine.

sorry it took long but i want to know if there is a way to fix this. and i
want to know if the problem is from my computer or the drive. Please help.
 
R

Richie

Okay here's the deal, if you are attempting to burn a
purchased or rented DVD, it cannot be done. The software
needed must contain an element called a "ripper", which
rips the information onto your hard drive, then the
second part is the data is burned. You can however burn
home movies from digital camcorders into a DVD format.

If you are using Nero or Roxio you need to configure the
program whereas it will need to see the burner drive.

The good news is your new DVD burner sees disks. It's all
a matter of learning how to use the software.
 
A

Alex Nichol

desert said:
I connected the drive to my laptop through a USB cable but then a warning
message popped that read "HI-SPEED USB Device Plugged into non-HI-SPEED USB
Hub" so i used an IEEE 1394 cable instead. The dvd burner was connected and
installed but the problem is i couldn't burn dvds on the drive. when i go to
"My Computer" the name of the drive shows as "DVD-RAM Drive (E:)" and when i
insert a blank DVD-R or DVD+RW the name changes to "CD Drive (E:)" and when i
click it i get this message "Winows cannot read from this disk. The disk
might be corrupted, or it could be using a format that

The inbuilt burning of XP does not deal in burning DVD. You will need
one of the third party programs like Nero (www.nero.com) or
RecordNowMax (www.sonic.com)
 

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