DVD burner problem
| CD and DVD Writers Discuss, DVD burner problem at Computer Hardware forum; Hello, I have just joined and am facing this problem, needs help badly. I have a DVD writer and in device manager it shows " Sony DVD RW AW-G170A". In My Computer explorer window it shows as a DVD-RAM drive. But it cannot detect any CD, DVD of any kind |
Posted: 03-01-2008 - #1
| Hello, I have just joined and am facing this problem, needs help badly. I have a DVD writer and in device manager it shows " Sony DVD RW AW-G170A". In My Computer explorer window it shows as a DVD-RAM drive. But it cannot detect any CD, DVD of any kind and I cannot write with it with Nero 7. I am giving the details below. Note that it shows the drive as CD-ROM drive here in Nero infotool (shown in bold, red color). I am also attaching the details from Nero infotool at the end of the post. Can anybody help? I need details help as I am a newbie in computer with some user level experience. Urgent help is needed. Thanks in advance. Drive Information ------------------ Drive : SONY DVD RW AW-G170A Type : DVD-RAM Recorder Firmware Version : 1.62 Buffer Size : 2 MB Date : ? Serial Number : 746D209L212 Vendor Specific : Dec19,2006 Drive Letter : G:\ Location : 0:1 Mechanism : Tray Read Speed : 48 , 40 , 32 , 24 , 20 , 16 , 10 , 8 , 4 X Write Speed : 48 , 40 , 32 , 24 , 16 , 8 X Read CD Text : Yes Return C2 Pointers : Yes Read CD-R : Yes Read CD-RW : Yes Read DVD-ROM : Yes Read DVD-RAM : Yes Read DVD-R : Yes Read DVD-RW : Yes Read DVD-R DL : Yes Read DVD+R : Yes Read DVD+RW : Yes Read DVD+R DL : Yes Read BD-ROM : No Read BD-R : No Read BD-RE : No Read HD DVD-ROM : No Read HD DVD-R : No Read HD DVD-RW : No Read HD-BURN : No Read Digital Audio : Yes Read CD+G : Yes Read VideoCD : Yes Write CD-R : Yes Write CD-RW : Yes Write DVD-R : Yes Write DVD-RW : Yes Write DVD-R DL : Yes Write DVD+R : Yes Write DVD+RW : Yes Write DVD+R DL : Yes Write DVD-RAM : Yes Write BD-R : No Write BD-RE : No Write HD DVD-R : No Write HD DVD-RW : No Write HD-BURN-R : No Write HD-BURN-RW : No Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes Mount Rainier : No SolidBurn : No Labelflash : No Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 96 Region Protection Control : RPC II Region : 5 Changes User : 4 Changes Vendor : 4 Software Information -------------------- Operating System : Windows XP Professional (5.01.2600 Service Pack 2) Hardware Information -------------------- : Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2400 MHz Bus Speed : 133 MHz Motherboard : P4M266A-8235 s : Award F7 Memory : 256 MB (60ns) : Interface Information --------------------- Adapter 1 --------- Description : Primary IDE Channel Driver Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys Company : Microsoft Corporation Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver Attached Devices Description : Slave: SONY DVD RW AW-G170A Type : CD-Rom Drive DMA : On Autorun : On Adapter 2 --------- Description : Secondary IDE Channel Driver Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys Company : Microsoft Corporation Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver Attached Devices Description : Master: TSSTcorp DVD-ROM SH-D162C Type : CD-Rom Drive DMA : On Autorun : On Description : Slave: Maxtor 6E040L0 Type : Disk Drive DMA : On |
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Posted: 03-01-2008 - #2
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Type : DVD-RAM Recorder". The problems you face are not related to that identification. Is Alcohol or Daemon Tools installed?? You have Roxio products installed, which one(s)? Code: Driver : Imapi Description : IMAPI Kernel Driver Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Company : Microsoft Corporation PS. I would remove the drive serial, no need to post it here.
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Posted: 04-01-2008 - #4
| OK, thanks... 1. No Alcohol or Daemon tools are installed. 2. No Roxio products are installed ( at least I don't see any in "add/remove programs" or anywhere. I don't know what has gone wrong. If it can detect the DVD-ram drive then why can't it write DVD? Should it be recognised as anything else? I tried to use Nero-7. But after I press the "Burn" button, the tray ejects (there is already one blank DVD) and asks for a blank DVD. I inserted another but tha same thing happens. Do u need any other info to find out? Please help!!!!!!!!! |
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