Dvd Drive Problems

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  1. Wynter

    Wynter Senior Member

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    Hi.

    For a while now my DVD drive seems to have been playing up. Whenever I insert a blank DVD to write data, it always says that the disk is full, even though it has 0 bytes used space and free space. The file system is RAW, which I think is odd as I'm sure it is supposed to be something else (but not 100%). It burns regular CDs with no trouble, and reads those perfectly too. Its just DVD's that dont work. Also, it seems to change icon in my computer. It starts as 'DVD-RAM Drive (D:)' and changes to CD-Drive (D:) when I insert a disk.

    I have tried various different brands of blank DVD but to no avail.

    Any help is greatly appreciated.
     
  2. oasis420

    oasis420 Senior Member

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    are you positive you have a DVD-or+ RW drive? you may have a dvd/cdrw combo.


    if you do have a dvd burner go to the companies website and check and see if there are any driver/firmware updates.
     
  3. Wynter

    Wynter Senior Member

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    Well it says DVD+ReWritable' on the front of the disk tray, so I am assuming that it is not just a reader. I'll check about the drivers now and update the post when I'm done.
     
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    What software are you using to burn?
     
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    sounds like the exact problem i had for awhile; upgrade your dvd drive's driver.
     

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