Can't read Blank CD or DVD even if it R or RW, when disk is inserted my windows explorer could not display all drives, it even hangs. Even my Installers that I used before could not be recognized anymore even my audio CDs  it only hangs my windows explorer whenever  I open it, except for CDs in movie format. BTW, I already cleaned the lens through CD Cleaner and in manual way (Open  the DVD Drive) but still nothing happens.Could anyone give me some remedy.....plz

Either:
* the disk you're inserting is not "empty" -- try it on a different computer;
* you should try a different manufacturer of "blank" disks;
* you need to upgrade the "firmware" inside your CD-writer, to recognize more brands of "blank" media;
* the CD-reader is malfunctioning -- when you "cancel" the burn-attempt, and insert a commercially-produced program CD or commercially-produced audio CD, can those disks be properly read?
* you have two CD/DVD devices in your computer, and you're inserting the "blank" disk into the "wrong" device.

Hi,

Did you install the right drivers for the drive? It happened to me in the past where my DVD burner would only burns regular CDR's.

is this the first time you are trying to read a blank DVD on it?what program are you using in reading it?explorer will not automatically recognise blank DVD's but programs like NERO will.
Are you using a range of blank media you have used before?There is an issue with blank media in as much
how they are pressed/manufactured etc. To ensure compatibilty with the ever increasing range,an update to the burner is usually all that is needed, this is called firmware upgrade.
Are you using the correct format disks?
Most drives will read anything, and most burners are
now "all formats", but you may have a burner that is
either one or other, not both, thats to say, your burner
maybe only a "DVD+R/RW" take note of the "plus" sign whereas your blank media maybe "DVD-R/RW".

i prefer u to use windows 7 ,it cheap and convienience in burning and any kind of disk without a programme(like nero) to do that and it have usb mobe for cd or dvdr mean it use your cd/dvd r like a usb (read,delete file even it a cd-r not a cd-rw)just simply double click in your drive and it will ask u to do that

You can also verify the users manual. Mostly you can see some code in the CD-ROM like: DVD-RW= Can write CD and DVD DVD-R= Can only read DVD's CD-R= Can only read cd's. CD-RW- Can write CD's only.

If you have the sony CD RW DVD ROM then you can't burn the data in a blank DVD.

Because your Configuration is :
Read : CD / DVD
Write : CD

This means you have a combo drive. But to burn a DVD you should have DVD RW.

DVD discs have to be formatted before they can be recorded on.

Here, If u write into Blank cd\dvd using nero software, it will show the datails about ur disc status of remain sapce and used space.

And if u already write a files into on disc,
select ur combo drive, see thats properties.
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Thanks & Regards

Manikandan.S

Did you try a DVD firmware update? Some dvds need new firmware to reconize some DVDs

Its a dvd-rom drive. READ ONLY MEMORY.

That drive will not burn a dvd...it has to say dvd-r/dvd-rw.
or be referred to as a super drive.

Hope this helps.