for like a month now ive been having trouble with my burner not being able to read blank cds, i had easy cd creator 4 when it started then i took it to best buy and they put ecdc5 on and its still doing it, currently i'm getting the table of contents to burn but no further, before ive got error messages, ive had about 5 memorex since the problem started that i got to work but no verbatims like i used to use, i dont think its my lens or drive, it can read other cds and my dvd drive works still, under settings in my cdr/w drive my media type is not ready whatever that means ?????
burning problem?
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Evildick
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Verbatim?
Are the verbatim disc's that you are trying to burn from coming off the same spindle (same batch)? It's not uncommon to get a bad batch of CDR's or RW's. Check with a friend that has a different brand of blank discs other than Verbatim or Memorex (since you know the Memorex already works. If the other disc works, the odds are that you got a bad batch, and you might as well give them away or sell them to someone who can use them.
I also second the recommendation to get Nero, but you may want to do that when money permits it, like when you do your next software upgrade.
Good Luck!
Dick
Are the verbatim disc's that you are trying to burn from coming off the same spindle (same batch)? It's not uncommon to get a bad batch of CDR's or RW's. Check with a friend that has a different brand of blank discs other than Verbatim or Memorex (since you know the Memorex already works. If the other disc works, the odds are that you got a bad batch, and you might as well give them away or sell them to someone who can use them.
I also second the recommendation to get Nero, but you may want to do that when money permits it, like when you do your next software upgrade.
Good Luck!
Dick
Evildick
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I'll get a link to ya
One quick question though, are you burning these cd's "on the fly" or are you writing an image to disc and then burning the cd from the image?
Anyways, you can try this one for starters.
http://www.nero.com/en/helptool.htm
http://www.nero.com/en/faqs.htm
Have you tried to upgrade the firmware for your burner?
I'm just trying to cover all angles here.
Dick
One quick question though, are you burning these cd's "on the fly" or are you writing an image to disc and then burning the cd from the image?
Anyways, you can try this one for starters.
http://www.nero.com/en/helptool.htm
http://www.nero.com/en/faqs.htm
Have you tried to upgrade the firmware for your burner?
I'm just trying to cover all angles here.
Dick
dachay2tnr
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I believe all of these programs have a "test write" capability. You should use that until you get your problem resolved - it will save you some coasters by letting you know there is a problem before it attempts to burn the CD.
Frequently when a burner quits in the middle of a session, it is due to a buffer underrun (i.e., the data feed is not keeping pace with the write speed). This is not uncommon if the "source" of the data is another CD. Placing the data on your hard drive first might help, as might slowing down the burn speed.
Also, it is not uncommon for some burners to not like some brands of CD-R's. I've never been able to figure out a rhyme or reason for this, but if you get a brand that works with your burner, it's a good idea to stay with that brand.
Frequently when a burner quits in the middle of a session, it is due to a buffer underrun (i.e., the data feed is not keeping pace with the write speed). This is not uncommon if the "source" of the data is another CD. Placing the data on your hard drive first might help, as might slowing down the burn speed.
Also, it is not uncommon for some burners to not like some brands of CD-R's. I've never been able to figure out a rhyme or reason for this, but if you get a brand that works with your burner, it's a good idea to stay with that brand.