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March 21st, 2006 19:00

DVD write problem

My Inspiron 1150 with the following DVD device
CD ROM/DVD ROM 4x CD/DVD burner (DVD+RW/+R) including Sonic RecordNow and MyDVD LE
4XDVDRW
[341-0144]
[430-1050]
was bought quite some time ago. CD/VCD copy was fine but I never tried DVD copy until last weekend, I got some DVD-R discs and tried to make a copy. When it prompted for an empty disc and I did so. But it kept asking for an empty disc seemed it didn't like the DVD-R disc. I was told at Fry's that DVD-R has the best compatibility. Is this a DVD burner's problem or I simply used the wrong disc ?

Regards,
-binlu
  • bacillus

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    Posted March 21st, 2006 20:00

    I suspect you have a DVD/cdrw combo drive which does not write to DVDs.

    The proof of the pudding is in the eating so could you please look in your device manager and under DVD/CD-ROM post back with the make and model of your optical drive.
  • datapod

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    Posted March 21st, 2006 21:00



    bl35956 wrote:
    My Inspiron 1150 with the following DVD device
    CD ROM/DVD ROM 4x CD/DVD burner (DVD+RW/+R) 

    I was told at Fry's that DVD-R has the best compatibility. Is this a DVD burner's problem or I simply used the wrong disc ?

    Regards,
    -binlu


    Assuming the specs you related are correct yours is a +R/RW drive and will only write to +R/RW media.
  • Simmerheli

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    Posted March 22nd, 2006 00:00

    Still b135956
     
    Post back the results shown in device manager.
     
    -Mike
     
  • bl35956

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    Posted March 22nd, 2006 04:00

    Under DVD/CD-ROM drives, it has:

    _NEC DVD+RW ND-6100A

    Note the following is cut/pasted from my order detail. And I meant to order a DVD burner,
    not a DVD/CDRW combo.

    CD ROM/DVD ROM 4x CD/DVD burner (DVD+RW/+R) including Sonic RecordNow and MyDVD LE
    4XDVDRW
    [341-0144]
    [430-1050]
  • RoadiJeff

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    Posted March 22nd, 2006 05:00

    You put in a -R disc and your drive is a +R writer.