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dvd writer

Feb 11, 2004 9:36AM PST

My DVD writer will not burn cd it keep telling me to insert blank disk. But I have a blank disk inside of my writer. It will read music a data cd and read DVD disk but no cd to make music cd do I have a conflict somewhere. I had some disk left over from my other cd burner that went on the haywire and I went to the liteon web site and it told me windows xp will use adapter no divers available any help will be gladly appreciate

Windows xp home
256m
120gb
80gb
Hp pavilion 7850
dvd writer lite-on ldw 411s

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Re:dvd writer
Feb 11, 2004 9:46AM PST

"and it told me windows xp will use adapter no divers available "

I had to install the recording software that came with my DVD drives. While the DVD/CD functions, recording might not without recording software.

Be aware that "drivers" are not available, since the recording function is not a driver issue, but SOFTWARE.

Bob

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Re:Re:dvd writer
Feb 11, 2004 6:40PM PST

wow thanks,,,,,,,,,, that was it now it working fine

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"insert blank disk"
Nov 15, 2005 7:33AM PST

Hi Bob,
I have a Memup dual,plug and play,2 years old. Since 6 months, he wouldn't write on dvd-r, but had no problems with dvd-rw. I asked Sagem the nature of the problem and they answered me the thing was "unrepairable broken". Since a week now, he won't write on dvd-rw either (or +). The only thing he writes now or cd's -r or -rw (I can put a video on it but it's limited to 700 mb of course). When I insert a dvd- or + (rw), he says the same thing : insert a blank disk. Is there still hope for me?
Amd athlon 1300 ghz, 20 giga hard disk, xp professional (use the xp-program to burn because the software Nero express had a bug in it or something like that: my pc always crashed when i tried to use it)
Thanks for the help

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Keep in mind...
Nov 15, 2005 7:53AM PST

That my post has a typographic error in it. If you want to record, you need recording software for DVDs. Your post didn't tell what you used.

I use CDBURNERXP a lot and it works with DVDRW of both types.

-> Unrepairable is quite true given that dual layer 16X drives are under 40 bucks from newegg.com. You can't get a tech cheap enough to fix this one.

Bob

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insert blank disk
Nov 15, 2005 4:02PM PST

The memup intern dvd writer (ide 100Cool has cost me 149 euro in december 2003. I don't call that very cheap. But I will keep your suggestion in mind, and will try to install again special-recording software for dvd. Although it worked fine after I trew Nero out. The thing that really bugs me tough : when I insert a blank dvd, you are invited to choose an application : burn with media player, do nothing etc. He sees a blank dvd ! But when I try to burn, after choosing the divx-movie I want -} he asks me to insert a blank disk....and when I press annulation and go to the explorer, the E: has changed in cd-rom.
(maybe it's normal) And when I choose : burn with media player, you can only choose music..but he refuse to burn it : insert blank disk.
However I don't have a problem burning a divx-movie on a cd-r or rw. I will first try your suggestion, and let you know how it went.
Thanks.
Lisette

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Nero
Nov 15, 2005 7:57AM PST

Nero and Ashampoo make great DVD burning software.