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DVD Writer Drive fecked?!

  • 30-01-2006 10:25am
    #1
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,201 ✭✭✭✭


    Hello all,

    Tried burning a DVD using Nero last night and without my knowledge, it was slightly over the capacity of a normal disc when i clicked 'Burn' - it didn't start to burn, it just hung there reading the disc until i aborted it.

    But now, i get a message in Nero when i try to burn a disc saying it's 'Waiting for the drive to become ready..' and just stays like that.

    The drive will read discs fine however. The drive is a "HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4080N" in a HP Pavilion EA5368 if this matters at all.

    Should i try flashing the firmware / any other advice?


Comments

  • #2
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,201 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Anyone...?!

    Any suggestions are welcome!


  • #3
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Tried some different blank media? You may have some duff ones.


  • #4
    Smurfpiss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 765 ✭✭✭Smurfpiss


    Or even just try some different software..
    No harm re-installing your drivers I really doubt its fecked.


  • #5
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,201 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Stephen wrote:
    Tried some different blank media? You may have some duff ones.
    Been using the same BulkPaq White DVD+R's ever since i got the drive... and they've been working fine til now.
    Smurfpiss wrote:
    Or even just try some different software..
    No harm re-installing your drivers I really doubt its fecked.
    Tried it with different software to no avail - CDXP BurnerPro (or something like that) reported i should 'insert some writeable media'.

    And finding it quite difficult to find the drivers for it but will try a bit more!!


  • #6
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    You generally don't need to install drivers for IDE drives in windows.


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