ASUS 24B3ST can't erase CD-RW

TJ_Lazer 2012-02-20 08:51:58 UTC #1

Intel i3 CPU
AsRock Z68 Pro-M motherboard
8GB RAM
Windows 7 64

I just got an ASUS 24B3ST, as I understand it's actually a rebranded LITE-ON mediatek chipset. I needed a SATA drive for my new motherboard. I use CD-RWs a lot - to listen to music in the car, then erase and write something different on them. I have 5 Memorex CD-RWs that I've used several times on my old IDE Lite-On (which I now regret selling). I tried using ImgBurn, Nero CD Speed, and Foobar2000 to erase 3 CD-RWs; they did not erase. One was blank; I used Foobar2000 and Windows Media player to write to it, and it didn't write - Windows still saw it as blank. These CD-RWs worked fine just weeks ago before I bricked my old motherboard, and on my work laptop, etc.

What's going on here? Do I need a new drive? A different drive? Is it worth crossflashing with LITE-ON firmware? If so, how do I do that?

Any advice would be appreciated.

chef 2012-02-20 14:25:58 UTC #2

Use Imgburn and try a FULL FORMAT.

If it doesnt work your memowrecks are lost and firsbee food.

TJ_Lazer 2012-02-20 15:24:02 UTC #3

So is the problem the discs, not the drive? I really don’t care about the discs (memowrecks, like you said), but they have worked before so it seems to me like a drive issue.

FULL FORMAT - do you mean Erase–>full? I did that. Apparently did nothing!

chef 2012-02-21 00:45:51 UTC #4

RWs wont last forever, and some drives cannot handle them properly.
Not to forget the RW disc quality…

It could be a drive problem, but most times its a disc problem in the first case.

TJ_Lazer 2012-02-21 07:36:33 UTC #5

I see. Well, last night I dug out some old DVD+RW; erased fine in IMGBurn, burned an ISO. One had unrecoverable errors; I’m guessing the disc had some damage.
I guess I’ll chalk it up to crappy Memorex discs, or this drive just doesn’t like them.
I guess I’ll track down some Verbatim CD-RWs.

chef 2012-02-21 09:42:54 UTC #6

Yeah, those or Ricoh.