TSGL: DVD-RW & CD-RW not writeable

Ron Brunton rbrunton at accesswave.ca
Thu Oct 26 05:37:20 EDT 2006 

Well, just to return to the original thread topic ... :-)

After I indicated that I had "fixed" the problem by restoring a clean image
of my system drive, the problem reappeared. Part of the problem is clearly
my inclination to play around with new software. Unfortunately I'm starting
to think the problem lies with a less experimental piece of software.

On the weekend, the problem came back. I was trying to figure out what I had
done to initiate the problem. To provide a wee bit more information, it
seems like something is telling InCD that the DVD-RW and CD-RW disks are
closed. Info tool doesn't indicate this, but I installed alternate burning
software to see if that software had a packet writing option and if it would
work. "No" and "no" on that score, but that software did report the disks
being closed. 

On piece of system software that I had installed was the RAID software that
came with my motherboard, an Intel 975BX. I'm not using RAID at all, but I
don't like to see those yellow question marks in Device Manager. So I
installed the RAID software and it's after that I noticed my DVD-RW not
writeable (when trying to do a back-up). Of course, it's neither this clear
or immediate, so I'm still guessing. I've restored my system drive image and
once again things are fine. I'll now try to watch and see what, if anything,
triggers the problem. I'll live with the yellow question mark on the RAID
controller in Device Manager until the problem comes back and I know that's
not the problem.

By the way, the Ultimate Boot CD is a very worthwhile tool to add to your
kit. It's free and comes with drive imaging software. Check it out at
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On
Behalf Of Beezersmom at aol.com
Sent: October 25, 2006 11:52 PM
To: list at tsgserver.com
Subject: Re: TSGL: DVD-RW & CD-RW not writeable

 
Well, please ignore this relic, I sent this 10/22/2006 2:15:44 P.M. Eastern 
Standard Time
Strange that is has EST because we're still on  EDT.
I don't know where it's been but I hope it had fun out there in  dark
playing 
with all the other emails.
All is not lost as it found it's way home at 10:13 which is a  pretty decent

time.
We were following the DVD-RW & CD-RW not writeable because  I just got a
Dell 700XPS
360 GB HD
Dual Graphic Card 7900 GTX
System: Intel Core Duo w/ 4GB RAM
Sony DVD-RW~2 each
Floppy  Drive


Windows Media Drive
We were trying to keep track of all the  responses "just incase" and know 
with the mix-up in mail we're completely lost  because we never got the rest
of 
the story...:(
Well, it's 10,25,06 and 10:50 PM EDT, hope you  get this.
Toni
 

Russ:
I sent in a response to The Guys on the list that I too had  the  same 
problem.
I sent it at 11:22:46 AM EDT and it's about   2:15PM.
Do you think it's TSGL's Server and the Keeper of the   Server?
Toni

Jon,  

I frequently see answers to problems  before I see the original email.  I'm
not sure why this is, but I'd bet  your problem and this one is related.  

Russ Coover

I am  trying to find myself. If you see me before I  do, please ask me to  
wait
until I return.
-----Original  Message-----
From:  list-bounces at tsgserver.com  [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com]  On
Behalf Of jonpan
Sent: Wednesday,  October 18, 2006 8:23 AM
To:  Tech Support Guy Mailing List
Subject: Re:  TSGL: DVD-RW & CD-RW not  writeable

Hmmm, this reply from me took 2  1/2 days to get to the  list and back to
me. 
I've suspected similar delays  in the past. Surely  this can't be typical?

John

----- Original  Message -----  
From: "jonpan" <jonpan at onlinehome.de>
To: "Tech  Support Guy  Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Monday, October  16, 2006  10:16 AM
Subject: Re: TSGL: DVD-RW & CD-RW not   writeable


Have you looked at Nero Toolkit/ Nero Info Tool,   Ron?
Choose CD/DVD or CD or DVD at top right. What does it say about  the  disc?
Does it perhaps need erasing?
Since you have the same  problem with  two RW drives, it sounds more like a
disc problem than a  drive  problem.

Best

John
Od/G

----- Original  Message -----  
From: "Ron Brunton"  <rbrunton at accesswave.ca>
To: "'Tech Support  Guy Mailing List'"  <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 15,  2006 7:28  PM
Subject: TSGL: DVD-RW & CD-RW not writeable


Hi   list,

I've just recently had my two DVD-RW drives stop recognizing   rewriteable
media. I am using Nero Ultra 7.5 and I still seem to be able  to  burn
CD-Rs.
I haven't tested DVD-R because I don't want to waste the  DVD  (yet).
However,
InCD reports that I cannot write to the RW media  and  Windows Explorer
shows
0 bytes free. This behaviour has just  started  recently, but I don't know
of
any system changes that would  have produced  this effect, although there
obviously was something. I  have re-installed  Nero, but that hasn't made
any
difference.

Does anyone have any  thoughts?

System:  Intel Core Duo w/ 4GB RAM
Benq DVD-RW
Sony  DVD-RW
WinXP SP2  (fully   patched)

Ron


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