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LG GSA 4040B Write Fail

Feb 14, 2004 11:29PM PST

Have ensured that Direct X 8.1 or higher is installed. Drive is master with end ide plugged in. Have attempted to update firmware no success. OS is XP PRO. Mobo.Asus P4SGL-VM. Celeron 2G CPU. 512MB 2100 DDR. 40G WD HDD. The LG 4040B will read everything, will write to CDR/RW will not write to any DVD format. This is a Multiformat device.

Any Practical solutions would be appreciated.

Thankyou

Mathew

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Re:LG GSA 4040B Write Fail
Feb 14, 2004 11:36PM PST

"Any Practical solutions would be appreciated."

1. Such are very new devices. Make it a warranty issue. Let it be their problem.

2. Your post is "light." No mention of what software used to try a write to DVD recordable media.

Bob

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Re:Re:LG GSA 4040B Write Fail
Feb 14, 2004 11:57PM PST

This unit has been returned and tested apparently no problem. have tried using windows xp default app,(roxio drivers), Nero 6, DVD X Copy and Clone DVD.Have attempted to write data files and copy DVDs without success.

Thankyou
Frustrated!

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Re:Re:Re:LG GSA 4040B Write Fail
Feb 15, 2004 12:03AM PST

"have tried using windows xp default app,(roxio drivers), Nero 6, DVD X Copy and Clone DVD."

Each of those softwares need to support that drive.

The XP default app is easy to tell you that it doesn't do DVD recording. As to the rest, you need to check their supported devices list.

What can inflame an end user is that the Nero that came with my CDRW will not work with my DVD recorder and in fact the Nero that came with my DVD recorder will not work with the CDRW plus it will not install over the top of the existing Nero and trouble ensues. I found a way, but since Ulead software does what I want, for today I just use Nero for the CDRW drive and Ulead for the DVD recorder.

So far, it's entirely possible you just don't have software than supports your drive.

Bob

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Re:Re:Re:Re:LG GSA 4040B Write Fail
Feb 15, 2004 12:29AM PST

Thankyou Bob, I need a kick as I have been looking at this from the wrong angle. Although I have experienced the support problem in the past I did not put 2& 2 together even as I was seeing it!

Now the hunt is on. I will also contact the dealer and find out what software they used to test the burner with.

again thankyou.

Mathew