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- dvd-rw wont show up even in bios
- I have a Fujitsu Siemens V2020 laptop and my dvd-rw wont show up, Even in the bios!!!!When I put in a cd into the drive, i can hear it spinning but nothing shows up.I cant even boot up from the CD. Any suggestions?
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, bivash.devjee@..., DVD-RW, BIOS
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- dvd-rw troubles
- When I insert a disc in my DVD-RW, instead of autoplay kicking in, the drive asks me to format the disc. This happens with all discs loaded. If the disc is a pre-written disc and I answer yes the format errors and I am able to search the disc. I...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, G8crasher, disc, DVD-RW
- Discussion threads 2007-11-11
- dvd-rw is not working properly
- Hi i have Dell dimension 1100. I replaced my CD-drive with my sister's DVD-drive. But is there a program where I have to install for the DVD drive to work? my computer doesn't detect the DVD-drive and ever since I put in the new drive my computer is VERY SLOW.You've...
- Tags: pennyvang@..., DVD-RW, DVD-drive, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
- dvd-rw
- My DVD burner is no longer burn DVD, It burn music CD, but not DVD, it keep ejecting the disc after burning 4%,,,Please help!What software...are you using? Have you tried a different package?
- Tags: Consumer electronics, pbui53p@..., DVD, DVD-RW
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- TDK 440N DVD RW does not recognise CD disks
- I am hoping someone has an answer to my dilemma.I have a TDK 440N DVD R/RW drive that has stopped recognizing CD disks. I have tried using a bootable disk and it will not boot to the disk. I have upgraded the firmware. I have re-installed the drivers. I have...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, alan@..., disk, CD disk, TDK, CD, DVD-RW
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- DVD RW
- I recently added a DVD RW drive to my PC, all worked well until I had to format the HD and reload Windows XP and SP2. Now Windows sees my DVD RW as a DVD RAM drive. The same DVD RW works fine on a Linux HD.Any help would...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows, tonyemm, DVD-RW
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- Hardware info wrong in XP
- Okay I can't figure out if this is XP or nero. But anyway... I'm having a problem with XP showing my DVD-RW drive as a DVD-RW drive. Under 'My Computer' it used to always say CD-ROM but after uninstalling it in 'Device Manager' and restarting my computer it now says...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, hardware, djdbri2@..., Nero, DVD-RW, DVD, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Computer upgrade, can't install xp faulty hdd? mobo? psu? cd/dvd?
- Hi, I was running a===================================================Dell Dimension 2400P4 2.4 Ghz1 40Gb hard drive for OS1 160gb hard drive for storage2GB RamGeforce FX 55001 Sony DVD-RW/CD-RW dual layer etc. etc. (was an upgrade)1 CD-RW drive (came with computer)====================================================I've been trying to upgrade this computer over the years (hence the FX5500, 160gb hard...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Consumer electronics, DVD, djdbri2@..., hard drive, computer, power supply, Microsoft Windows XP, CD-RW Drive, DVD-RW, CD-RW
- Discussion threads 2007-08-09
- formatting a blank dvd-rw disk
- I have Nero6 and thought that I would be able to format any rw disk or dvd-rw disk I have. But it seems not to be so. I want to move several large files onto a dvd-rw disk and was going to use ACDsee to do so. this way I...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, john5021@..., dvd-rw disk, disk, DVD-RW
- Discussion threads 2007-07-10
- dvd-rw and DVD ROM Failure
- Recently my DVD-RW and DVD-ROM dirves disappeared from my computer. They were both working fine one day and the next day the computer could no linger see the drives.Device Manager indicates Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)Click Troubleshoot...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, mmartino@..., DVD-RW, DVD-ROM
- Discussion threads 2007-06-10
- DVD RW sporadically reads SAME disc!
- I'm puzzled. I create DVDs from videos (Digital Video Cassettes). I have finalized the DVD. It plays with NO PROBLEM on the DVD recorder I used (of course). The problem is that my PC with a Pioneer DVR-106D drive will only SOMETIMES read these discs. Right now it is treating...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Rachael713, DVD-RW, disc
- Discussion threads 2007-06-06
- Installing, Configuring 1 SATA HD and 2 dvd-rw drives
- I'm working on only my third PC build and have run into a snag. On an Asus Motherboard I am trying to install a SATA HD and two DVD-RW drives. I'm trying to install the DVD-RW drives on a single IDE ribbon cable. When booting the PC the...
- Tags: BIOS, DVD, Consumer electronics, jameson131@..., SATA HD, DVD-RW, Serial ATA
- Discussion threads 2007-03-29
- BIOS sees DVD burner, OS sees it as a CD burner--DVD rw is gone
- OS: Win98SE, two optical drives: CD rw and DVD rw.Everything was working fine until last night when I tried to reinstall INCD on my system. It wouldn't go, because it was missing a loader and something to do with dcom98. --I ran dcom. But it made no diff.Shut down System.This...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, BIOS, DVD-RW, stars1234, CD burner, operating system, DVD, CD, firmware, DVD burner, Nero
- Discussion threads 2007-03-28
- Cheetah CommandLine Burner (exe)
- Project Types: Data CD/DVD, UDF Video CD/DVD, Audio CD, MP3, WMA, WAV, and OGG formats, ISO File, Bin/Cue File, and CD/DVD Erase. Disc Types: Dual Layer DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, CD-RW, and CD-R. Features: Supports high burning speeds, Buffer Under-run Protection, ISO Multi-Session, Disc Finalization, Joliet directories with...
- Tags: CD, DVD+R, Disc, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, Consumer Electronics, DVD, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2006-03-10
- problems with installing dvd burner and dvd player on same pc
- I recently installed a dvd burner dual layer on my pc. and I agonised about which drive to replace dvd player or cd-rw I decided the dvd would go...i don't remember why, but as I discovered when wanted to copy dvd to dvd i had to copy the dvd to...
- Tags: CD-RW, dual dvd install problems, DVD, dvd burner, dvd player, feedback, hardware, heather.smith@..., it management, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-01-28
- New GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard but dvd-rw rom cannot boot
- I recently replaced my motherboard with a New GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard,and a Core 2 Extreme QX6700. it has 1 IDE, 1 FDD controller and 6 SATA slots. i am using a 650 PSU from Antec and a Big Typhoon cooler. From preparation to reboot into Windows XP i w
- Tags: windows, hardware, DVD-RW, IDE, motherboard, dvlau@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-11
- trouble with dvd and hard drive on sata
- I have just installed a samsung dvd rw onto a raid pci card my HD is already on sata from the motherboard but it will only recognise the dvd rw as another hard drive what have I done wrong please helpIs th DVD-RW also SATA?I am guessing that your new...
- Tags: DVD, DVD-RW, hard drive, terrence.harman@..., Serial ATA, windows, hardware, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2007-03-07
- Windows xp restarts when accessing dvd rw , cdrw, dvd rom ???
- I recently installed a dvd burner dual layer on my pc. and I agonised about which drive to replace dvd player or cd-rw I decided the dvd would go...i don't remember why, but as I discovered when wanted to copy dvd to dvd i had to copy the dvd to...
- Tags: CD-RW, DVD, DVD-RW, heather.smith@..., dvd rw, dvd rom, cd rw, windows, software, hardware, windows xp home, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, DVD burner, DVD-ROM, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-01-31
- Can't install dvd-rw
- This post follows many hours of trying to research and read, including my several books on Ubuntu (running 5.04), pouring over log files, etc. I have installed a DVD-RW as a slave behind a CD-ROM as master with the cable end on the CD and the second co
- Tags: linux, Windoze, CTRL-F, techrepublic@..., Device Manager, dvdrw install, computer, DVD-RW
- Discussion threads 2006-12-21
- DVD drive thinks it a CD
- I've seen some talk on this subject but I would like to take this topic a bit further. I have two computers where the same problem started and I think it has to do with XP files or Registry and not the hardware. System One - (XP SP2, 1 DVD-rom...
- Tags: hardware, software, windows, agodave, DVD-RW, DVD, CD, Microsoft Windows XP, DVD-drive
- Discussion threads 2006-12-13
