dvd burning problems

[scotte666]

im still having problems burning dvd's.have tried dvd shrink, then record now,clone dvd,easy dvd clone.....same problem with them all when it says insert blank disc after a few secs it comes up with the same message even tho i have put a blank disc in?????they r def blank as they r brand new and have tried several different discs...

also when i go into my computer and check the disc there are no folders but it says it has no free space on it???(these r brand new discs)

can any1 help???i tried downloading nero but it was taking hours and crashed at 72% so i didnt bother doing it again.....

 

[Racy Jace]

Install "any DVD" which runs in the back ground

Then Use "1click" dvd to back up all dvds including red sony ones.


Its illeagle to copy films and is fround upon so do so at your own risk.

 

[The Hoff]

Hm, my first questions would be:

Are you sure you have a DVD writer (stupid question, but people at work regularly think CDRW can write DVD's)?

Are you sure that they are the correct DVD discs for your writer? I suggest Imatation/Verbatim DVD-R 4.7gb.

Make sure you're putting the disc in correctly, and not upside down (this isn't an assault on your intelligence, but my jobs ensures im a sceptic).

Check to see if you can burn CD's, if you cant burn a CD either, then:
-Your drive might be facked.
-Your drive maybe installed incorrectly.
-You may need to reinstall the driver through device manager.
-Your OS may need an IMAPI driver installing.

Will the drive read a retail CD and a retail DVD, and also previously burnt media?

Lemme know, but sounds like either a device error, or some sort of media issue (perhaps try another brand). If you get lucky try burning some media on 4x speed.

 

[scotte666]

hmmm my dvd drive says dvd+rewriteable and the discs i have are dvd-r

 

[scotte666]

qsi dvdrw sdw-041

just got that off system hardware..its a packard bell easynote c3300 so not sure what sort of driveit is...it does copy cds as ive done it b4 and is def a dvd rw

 

[The Hoff]

Ok theres a start.

Try burning a CD mate and see if it works at the moment. That will prove the drive is functioning and that it's installed correctly.

Then try reading a DVD and see if that works ok.

Lemme know.

 

[scotte666]

http://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?i=platform_K1&g=1400

 

[scotte666]

thats my laptop.it plays dvds and cds.il try copy a cd and let u know

 

[scotte666]

just realised i dont have any blank cds......arghhh so hard to just copy something

 

[Evil Ally]

hmmm my dvd drive says dvd+rewriteable and the discs i have are dvd-r

If you have a +r drive then you won't be able to write to -r media. You need some +r discs!

 

[scotte666]

will it be likely my drive will read both + and - dvds??? il pop out get a + 2moro and try it

 

[The Hoff]

Right done some research on this, here's your answers:

The QSI SDW-041 is a DVD+/DVD+RW burner, therefore it will not write DVD-R media.

I suggest first of all you try burning some DVD+R discs, and if you still have that issue then download the following file:

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp27001-27500/sp27495.exe

That will flash your device with the latest firmware, and it should then resolve any issues with the device. It seems that device is plagued by issues, as theres plenty of people with the same issue as you.

Hope that helps, keep us informed.

 

[scotte666]

cheers for that mate,,i take it most new decent dvd players can play both + and - discs???

 

[The Hoff]

Yes mate its unusual to get just a DVD+R these days, usually multi format as DVD-R is more commonplace.

 

[scotte666]

i finaslly got the drive to read a dvd+rw disc, and i used 1 click dvd copy 5 to do an exact copy of the disc....it said it was succesfull, but when i try to play back the copy it was blank/???have tried that link u sid and it seems i have that lastest firmware already.anything else i can try other than throwing it across the room cos its pissing me off??

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Now you've established you've got a dvd+ writer , try clonedvd again mate , and see how you go .

The discs you copied are blank you say ? Did you try to play them in a dvd player , not your pc ??

The only programs i ever need to use are clonedvd2 if its larger than 4.7gb or nero to do a straight copy if its less than 4.7gb. Also get anydvd like racey jace said .

 

[scotte666]

yea brand new discs i bought today says the burning was succesful and they dont play in either dvd player or pc....il try dvd clone and let u know i was going to get nero but its a massive file to download and my 1mb connection is crap

 

[MRBILLYUK]

I don't bother with all the big fancy names of discs . But i always make sure the discs have the ritek g05 dye ( dark purple ) i've burnt 000's of discs and never had a problem with them.

If you look for nero , i wouldn't bother getting one thats a large file , the one i have is only 20mb . Look for version 6.0.0.15 , its an older version but its served me well