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Have multiple burners and neither are recognizing media anymore
Here goes...
I have two burners installed on my pc:
HP dvd740i and Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-106D
Up until about 3 to 4 months ago these two burners worked flawlessly!
And then almost at the exact same time - both burners now are no longer recognizing any type of blank media and often not even cd's or dvd's!
I have tried asking both HP and Pioneer and many other various sites about this problem, but always seem to get the same response:
"Try a different media" or "Install the current drivers" or "Make sure the cables are connected firmly."
Let me save you a lot of time here:
(1) I know for a fact it is not the media!!!!!
(2) All connections are securely attached and correct!!!
(3) I have downloaded and installed current drivers for both burners
(4) I have disconnected and attempted reinstallations on both burners
(5) I have uninstalled every burning application (Nero, Roxio, etc) and reinstalled only one - Nero.
I don't mean to sound like I don't appreciate them for trying to help, but I am very desperately upset other this and really need some other options here!!
Recently I have read on other sites about a copy-protection software called "StarForce" which is installed via different PC games!!!!!!
I checked my system and sure enough this StarForce was on my PC and I immediately removed it; however, according to http://www.glop.org/starforce/remove.php
removing it doesn't repair whatever damage it does to your burners!!!!!!!
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am quite desperate and would appreciate anyone out there who can recommend something to get these burners going!!
As I said, I can sometimes finally get them to recognize a blank media and even (by some miracle) get them to burn one, but as far as the Dual Layer burner is concerned - It no longer will burn a dual layer at all!!!! I can't afford to buy another one and feel pretty sure there has got to be something that can be done to fix this one!!!!
I leave this into your expert hands and please help me!!!
Very Sincerely,
Chris Hopkins
Re: Have multiple burners and neither are recognizing...
Your plea sounds as if the Burners work pretty hard.
It seems to me that you have laser burnout.
There is as far I know noway to check this
You will simply have go get a new one by hook or by crook.
You could peruse this list to see if anything turns up.
http://www.fixya.com/support/p489676-hp_dvd740ri_dvd_rw_dual_layer_burner
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Check in device manager if the cd/dvd drive is detected. Uninstall and Reinstall.
Go and Delete upper and Lower Filters in the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} and Restart the Computer. Should Work
If your drive was able to recognize a disk before, but now has stopped... POSSIBLE solution... (don't shoot the messenger on this one, lol!)
I'm sure you have tried, but have you cleaned your optics lately? Using a Q-tip and a small amount of rubbing alcohol, and GENTLY rotate the swab across the lens, rotating it in the opposite direction you are wiping. This should "lift" any dust or grime from the lens. I would also clean the tray with a soft lint-free cloth (using an air-can just moves the dirt around, doesn't solve the problem)
i think you,ve hit the nail-on-the-head.
The laser has to power up highrer to write a DVD, or ocassionally have a dual laser. 1 for read/write CD. And 1 For Read/Write DVD.
Certain cd roms, only use CD- media. it,s probably worth checking which media is supported by the drive.
Also check the drives aren,t conflicting, on the same ide channel, sometimes swapping channels, ide primary/secondary can help, or swiitching Master/Slave/cable select jumpers on the drives Themselves.
email me and i will send the driver in an attachment file.please not though that the hp 740i burner is an internal I D E supported drive not a USB. as long as its a 740 model the driver should work, wether its usb or ide is up to the computer to associate it with. [email protected]
I have a Pioneer DVDRW DVR-K16, in a sony dv81114Notebook. Running Windows XP. It cannot play dvd's and cd's, It will recognize blank CD-R's but when I insert a DVD-R it say's no disc installed. I have firmware version 1.15.
Did the Pioneer come with its own drivers if so then install those if not search google.com for the correct drivers youll find it will recognize the dvd?.
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