Re: Help - My DVD Burner suddenly thinks it a CD only

  • Thread starter Thread starter Doug W.
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Doug W.

Further to this "problem": IF one examines the drive by
double-clicking "my computer" and then switches the disks from
CD to DVD, the DVD disk will not initialize until AFTER Windows
Explorer is closed. A subsequent re-opening of Windows Explorer
then shows the DVD as having been initialized and listed.
Perhaps this scenario was in play with Perry's experience...or
maybe not.

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"Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote in message news:...
> These drives can be tricky at times. I find that switching
> tasks back and forth from CDs to DVDs and/or DVDs to CDs can
> result in strange behaviour at times, depending on the burning
> software used. Maybe he has a bad drive for all I know. If so,
> a trip to the local service shop is in order.
>
> However, checking my empty drive will show it labelled as a
> DVD drive but when any disk is inserted it reads that it is a
> CD drive...but the DVD functionality has not changed.
> -
>
> "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tom@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in
> message news:ODEA$bzxIHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Everything *doesn't* work just fine for the OP. Like he
>> said, it won't
>> recognize a DVD.
>>
>> "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote in message
>> news:eY2pFNzxIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> : It is just the nature of the beast. My DVD/CD drive is the
>> same
>> : way. No problem...everything works just fine...after all
>> they
>> : are dual-purpose devices. Rest easy...relax.
>> : -
>> :
>> : "Perry B" <PerryB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> : news:D2A02AEE-334D-4BD8-8411-A97888B23556@microsoft.com...
>> : > Although I have burned many DVDs in the past, several
>> days ago
>> : > I developed a
>> : > problem. When I look at my drive with Windows Explorer,
>> it
>> : > shows up as a
>> : > DVD-RW drive. But when I put in a disk, it becomes a CD
>> drive,
>> : > and gives a
>> : > message that there is no disk in the drive. If I put in a
>> CD,
>> : > it reads and
>> : > opens correctly. The hardware configuration option under
>> : > System shows the
>> : > drive correctly, and says it is working OK. I did a
>> system
>> : > restore without
>> : > any change.
>> : > Any Ideas?
>> : >
>> : > Thanks in Advance
>> : > Perry B
>> :
>>
>>
>
 
As with liteonit dvd/cd/cdrom,most of these devices have a firmware
update for them.Go to the mfg web site & install it.

"Doug W." wrote:

> Further to this "problem": IF one examines the drive by
> double-clicking "my computer" and then switches the disks from
> CD to DVD, the DVD disk will not initialize until AFTER Windows
> Explorer is closed. A subsequent re-opening of Windows Explorer
> then shows the DVD as having been initialized and listed.
> Perhaps this scenario was in play with Perry's experience...or
> maybe not.
>
> -
>
> "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote in message news:...
> > These drives can be tricky at times. I find that switching
> > tasks back and forth from CDs to DVDs and/or DVDs to CDs can
> > result in strange behaviour at times, depending on the burning
> > software used. Maybe he has a bad drive for all I know. If so,
> > a trip to the local service shop is in order.
> >
> > However, checking my empty drive will show it labelled as a
> > DVD drive but when any disk is inserted it reads that it is a
> > CD drive...but the DVD functionality has not changed.
> > -
> >
> > "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tom@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in
> > message news:ODEA$bzxIHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Everything *doesn't* work just fine for the OP. Like he
> >> said, it won't
> >> recognize a DVD.
> >>
> >> "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote in message
> >> news:eY2pFNzxIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> : It is just the nature of the beast. My DVD/CD drive is the
> >> same
> >> : way. No problem...everything works just fine...after all
> >> they
> >> : are dual-purpose devices. Rest easy...relax.
> >> : -
> >> :
> >> : "Perry B" <PerryB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> : news:D2A02AEE-334D-4BD8-8411-A97888B23556@microsoft.com...
> >> : > Although I have burned many DVDs in the past, several
> >> days ago
> >> : > I developed a
> >> : > problem. When I look at my drive with Windows Explorer,
> >> it
> >> : > shows up as a
> >> : > DVD-RW drive. But when I put in a disk, it becomes a CD
> >> drive,
> >> : > and gives a
> >> : > message that there is no disk in the drive. If I put in a
> >> CD,
> >> : > it reads and
> >> : > opens correctly. The hardware configuration option under
> >> : > System shows the
> >> : > drive correctly, and says it is working OK. I did a
> >> system
> >> : > restore without
> >> : > any change.
> >> : > Any Ideas?
> >> : >
> >> : > Thanks in Advance
> >> : > Perry B
> >> :
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
 
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