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Junior Member
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Sep 17, 2008, 01:29 PM
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DVD burner, what's wrong?
Ok I have a dvd/cd burner. It has always worked until just recently. It is able to read & play dvd's and cd's without any problems, but when I go to burn a cd or dvd it says, please insert a blank cd/dvd, even though there is already one inserted, I tried a variety of different blank dvd's and cd's, it just works when it wants to work. Randomly it'll work, like one out of 20 times it burns with no problem. I have tried updating the driver, but it says I have the best one for it, I have also tried lense cleaner, has anyone had this problem before? What could be the issue? Is my dvd/cd burner just broken? also there are no errors for it in device manager, it says it is working properly.
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Ultra Member
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Sep 17, 2008, 02:40 PM
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One easy thing to try is a different brand of blank DVDs. Did you recently buy new DVDs?
Just a thought,
WallyH
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Uber Member
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Sep 17, 2008, 02:48 PM
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Have you recently uninstalled any CD/DVD burning software?
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Junior Member
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Sep 17, 2008, 08:03 PM
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No
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Full Member
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Sep 17, 2008, 08:44 PM
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The laser may be going bad.
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Ultra Member
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Sep 17, 2008, 09:21 PM
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Agree, if not a software issue, look at the hardware, If you have access to another DVD drive, see if that would be abe to burn in your machine to test out the hardware aspect
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Full Member
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Sep 18, 2008, 08:12 AM
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Well Try as Seahwk stated, in trying another dvd burner if you can, if another works than its something in your burner,
I seam to remember that once I had some major burning issues a few years back, and to fix I actually rolled back the firmware of the burner, did your problems come after an update? When you say a lens cleaner what type did you try?
If worse comes to worse, internal dvd burners are relatively cheap to replace and easy to do :)
What brand is the burner? Do you know the model #?
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Software Expert
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Sep 18, 2008, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by mechanickid
The laser may be going bad.
ashley velez agrees: :( I sure hope not
Hey, a DVD burner can be purchased for $20 if you just look around. Probably a LOT better use of your time than frustrating hours and hours away trying to get the old one to work.
Buy a new one, takes 10 minutes to install, and 10 minutes after that it's working. That's my recommendation.
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Junior Member
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Sep 18, 2008, 12:56 PM
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It is HP DVD Writer 840b, I think it had light scribe too
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Software Expert
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Sep 18, 2008, 04:31 PM
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Lightscribe is an AWESOME idea I never use. Media costs more and it takes a LONG time to scribe those label sides.
Unless you're an avid fan, I wouldn't fret losing that feature, too much. You can also buy a Lightscribe enabled replacement, it will just cost more.
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Full Member
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Sep 18, 2008, 04:44 PM
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Your best off just getting a new one, I think hp's won't let you roll back the firmware, but even a lightscribe burner is about 35 to 40$,, in anyevent getting a new one will most likely lead to a step up in burning speed. I've seen them as cheep as 25 after shipping so its not bad at all, just don't go to best buy or circuit city to buy it or replace,
Replacing is easy as cake :)
Turn off the power and pull the plug, make sure your using demagnitized phillips screwdiver.
Matter of taking off your side panels, unless your case is tool-less in which case its so easy, taking off front cover and squeezing the tabs pulling forward, and swap.
For a non tool-less just remove sides, take out the screws holding the burner inplace usually on each side, and swap and reverse to assemble.
See easy
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