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Nasaruddin

Apologize if this is the wrong newsgroup. I have a DVD writer that refuses
to read all/any disks. The system identifies the existence of the writer but
when I insert a disk into it, the whole thing either just crashed or the
writer doesn't pick up anything. Appreciate any advise from the experts
here. Also have another CD writer installed but works fine.

TIA
Nasar
 
Apologize if this is the wrong newsgroup. I have a DVD writer that refuses
to read all/any disks. The system identifies the existence of the writer but
when I insert a disk into it, the whole thing either just crashed or the
writer doesn't pick up anything. Appreciate any advise from the experts
here. Also have another CD writer installed but works fine.
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Dirty laser/defective drive.
 
Nasaruddin said:
Apologize if this is the wrong newsgroup. I have a DVD writer that refuses
to read all/any disks. The system identifies the existence of the writer
but when I insert a disk into it, the whole thing either just crashed or
the writer doesn't pick up anything. Appreciate any advise from the
experts here. Also have another CD writer installed but works fine.

TIA
Nasar
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You must be using some sort of software for your DVD-RW drive.Roxio ?.
Nero ?.. It`s possible that a repair\re-install might help. best wishes..J
 
How old is the drive and are you using it frequently? Has it ever burned a
disk?
When you say 'crash' are we talking 'anytime' you put a disk in or only when
your burning?
 
First, try a different brand of re-writable disc. Check what type(DVD
+R,DVD-R,DVD/+- RW etc). drive it is. Then check to make sure your drive is
installed correctly. And,look for a firmware update.
 
JAD said:
How old is the drive and are you using it frequently? Has it ever burned a
disk?
When you say 'crash' are we talking 'anytime' you put a disk in or only
when
your burning?
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Firstly thanks a million to all for all the advises.

I have had the drive for about a year now. Worked fine last month. Recently
every time I loaded in a disk into the DVD drive, it wasn't able to read or
the whole system just hang. I have another CD writer and it is working fine.
I usually use Nero to burn my DVDs but this time it could not detect the
presence of DVD disk. Strangely (at least to me), Windows however recognizes
the DVD writer. Maybe I will try to clean as suggested, and see what
happens. Any tips I could use on how best to clean a DVD drive.

Thanks again
Nasar
 
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