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CD is missing from my DVD/CD burner
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CD is missing from my DVD/CD burner
Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Posted by Neil Murphy
(5 messages posted)
I have two burners 1) Sony DRU-500A & 2) HP DVD Writer 300n. Both are capable of
burning CDs as well as DVDs. They both should be marked DVD/CD-RW Drive. However,
the Sony has lost the /CD which means that Win Media Player won't use it because
it doesn't recognize it as a CD burner. Both Nero and Record Now will use it. The
last time this happened I "fixed" the problem by reinstalling XP and the other software.
At this time I'm not that desperate.
Neil H M
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re: CD is missing from my DVD/CD burner
Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Posted by Special-K
(582 messages posted)
Go into the Device Manager and delete the entries for the offending CD player then
reboot.
I rarely return to a problem once I've answered it so make sure you clearly define
what the trouble is.
On Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 3:35 pm, Neil Murphy wrote:
>I have two burners 1) Sony DRU-500A & 2) HP DVD Writer 300n. Both are capable of
>burning CDs as well as DVDs. They both should be marked DVD/CD-RW Drive. However,
>the Sony has lost the /CD which means that Win Media Player won't use it because
>it doesn't recognize it as a CD burner. Both Nero and Record Now will use it. The
>last time this happened I "fixed" the problem by reinstalling XP and the other software.
>At this time I'm not that desperate.
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re: CD is missing from my DVD/CD burner
Monday, May 11, 2009 at 9:03 am
Posted by Quasimodo
(688 messages posted)
Check the BIOS during startup, to make sure the hardware is recognized properly.
Then follow Special-K's suggestion.
Regards
Quasimodo
On Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 3:35 pm, Neil Murphy wrote:
>I have two burners 1) Sony DRU-500A & 2) HP DVD Writer 300n. Both are capable of
>burning CDs as well as DVDs. They both should be marked DVD/CD-RW Drive. However,
>the Sony has lost the /CD which means that Win Media Player won't use it because
>it doesn't recognize it as a CD burner. Both Nero and Record Now will use it. The
>last time this happened I "fixed" the problem by reinstalling XP and the other software.
>At this time I'm not that desperate.
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re: CD is missing from my DVD/CD burner
Monday, May 11, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Posted by Neil Murphy
(5 messages posted)
No joy.
I take "delete" to mean uninstall.
The BIOS shows both devices and their model numbers.
Neil H M
On Monday, May 11, 2009 at 9:03 am, Quasimodo wrote:
>Check the BIOS during startup, to make sure the hardware is recognized properly.
>Then follow Special-K's suggestion.
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>Regards
>Quasimodo
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re: CD is missing from my DVD/CD burner
Monday, May 11, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Posted by Neil Murphy
(5 messages posted)
No joy. I take "delete" to mean uninstall. The BIOS shows both devices and their
model numbers.
Neil H M
On Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 5:21 pm, Special-K wrote:
>Go into the Device Manager and delete the entries for the offending CD player then
>reboot.
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> I rarely return to a problem once I've answered it so make sure you clearly define
>what the trouble is.
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re: CD is missing from my DVD/CD burner
Monday, May 11, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Posted by Jacob6601
(2174 messages posted)
Try this (change "drives" to singular):
1. Remove the drives from device manager. Re-boot, entering BIOS.
2. Remove the drives from BIOS - select none.
3. Re-boot into windows. If it finds the drives (check device manager) remove them
again, even if they appear to be working.
4. Re-boot, enter BIOS and re-enable them. Let windows load.
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re: CD is missing from my DVD/CD burner
Friday, May 15, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Posted by Neil Murphy
(5 messages posted)
No joy, but I did learn something. The SECOND time I re-enabled them in the BIOS
they were re-installed by Windows. That to me means that they weren't detected the
first time, which says to me that I have an IDE controller going bad.
Neil H M
On Monday, May 11, 2009 at 8:39 pm, Jacob6601 wrote:
>Try this (change "drives" to singular):
>1. Remove the drives from device manager. Re-boot, entering BIOS.
>2. Remove the drives from BIOS - select none.
>3. Re-boot into windows. If it finds the drives (check device manager) remove them
>again, even if they appear to be working.
>4. Re-boot, enter BIOS and re-enable them. Let windows load.
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re: CD is missing from my DVD/CD burner
Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 8:05 am
Posted by Jacob6601
(2174 messages posted)
That is normal from some BIOSes, they will not allow xp to bypass them.
If Nero and Record Now cannot read a disc, it is probably the player. Try reading
discs through any means -- explorer, control panel, disc info (nero), etc. Try in
safe mode also.
You can download one or both of the bootable cds below and see if you can read cds
with them. If you can, it is something in the xp install. If not, it is probably
the read laser. It could be the controller, cable, etc., but I really doubt it.
Last minute thought: Try booting from any cd from that player -- before a high level
os is loaded.
Puppy Linux = http://www.puppylinux.com/
Ultimate Boot CD = http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
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re: CD is missing from my DVD/CD burner
Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Posted by Neil Murphy
(5 messages posted)
98% of the time I can work with the Sony. 99.75% of the time the HP works just fine.
So if it is the drive it is the Sony, which is the one missing the CD marker.
The FIRST time XP came up w/o the devices.
Both Nero and Record Now can read either device.
The last time I went down this path it was Win Media Player that wouldn't use either
of my drives, the HP had, also lost its CD. My take is that Nero and Record now use
the character strings these devices return, but WMP uses some bit setting.
Neil H M
On Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 8:05 am, Jacob6601 wrote:
>That is normal from some BIOSes, they will not allow xp to bypass them.
>
>If Nero and Record Now cannot read a disc, it is probably the player. Try reading
>discs through any means -- explorer, control panel, disc info (nero), etc. Try in
>safe mode also.
>
>You can download one or both of the bootable cds below and see if you can read cds
>with them. If you can, it is something in the xp install. If not, it is probably
>the read laser. It could be the controller, cable, etc., but I really doubt it.
>
>Last minute thought: Try booting from any cd from that player -- before a high level
>os is loaded.
>
>Puppy Linux = http://www.puppylinux.com/
>Ultimate Boot CD = http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
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