Posted by Ryan P. on 02/25/06 00:44

Rick Merrill wrote:
> Ryan P. wrote:
>
>> I've been perfectly happy with this burner until just today. Despite
>> my upgrading to the latest firmware, I can't get this burner to
>> recognize blank Burn*Master 16x DVD-R discs.
>>
>> I know that its not on the "approved" manufacturer's list, but even
>> if I can't burn 16x speed, it should still be able to tell that a
>> blank DVD has been insterted. The device works perfectly fine with
>> Imation 12x DVD-R's.
>>
>> I've tried both Nero and Ulead (which came with the drive) and no luck.
>>
>> Does anybody have any experience getting these to work?
>
>
>
> It cannot burn those, so it tells you so. The reason is that the dye on
> the disks does not match (enough) the power spectrum of the laser.

According to the manual, it is capable of 16x read/write on DVD-R's
which is why I'm confused. Hmmm... but I guess if they won't read, then
they won't read, right?

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