Posted by fybar on 12/09/05 21:54

spam@uce.gov (Bob) wrote in
news:4399ef4c.89733609@news-server.houston.rr.com:

> On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:36:22 -0000, fybar
> <fybar27@googlemail.com.figureitout> wrote:
>
>>I have had this for about a year and recorded a grand total of 4
>>DVD's. I went to burn the 5th and I got an error saying that it
>>didn't recognise the media. I later used the exact DVD in another box
>>successfully. So there is something amiss with my burner. In my
>>troubleshooting I attempted to update the firmware and this failed as
>>well. I am running XP Home. I wonder if a patch or update has caused
>>this problem.
>>
>>Has anyone had a similar experience or have any advice. I am on the
>>brink of doing a fresh install of the OS so see if this will clear it
>>up.
>
> Try a different brand disc. The old media may have gone bad for that
> drive.
>
> You must match the drive, firmware and media in an exhausting sequence
> of trial and error, or you can consult CDFreaks and get their
> recommendation, which they discovered by exhausting trial and error.
>
> http://club.cdfreaks.com/
>
> You probably should get a new burner anyway since the one you have is
> a bit old. But try it in another computer before reinstalling XP.

Heh, I just arranged to borrow a friend's pc to test. I had thought that
the media might be bad but the exact disk worked in another burner.
Also, I bought a new stack of media just to be sure with the same result.

I will check out cdfreaks, thanks for the help!

fybar

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