CD burner

NightwolfNightwolf Afghanistan Member
edited August 2005 in Hardware
I'm not sure why but my cd burner isn't working. When i've tried various programs it will say insert a blank cd, so i will and it will say its not detected? I have no idea whats goin on and would appreciate any help from you guys.

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  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited August 2005
    Try uninstalling the drive in Device Manager, reboot and try again. If that doesn't work, repeat the process and this time also uninstall the IDE Channel the drive is attached to. Check the DMA status for the IDE Channel, too.

    Can it read CD's?
  • NightwolfNightwolf Afghanistan Member
    edited August 2005
    Its not reading cd's.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited August 2005
    You could try blowing the dust out and see if that helps. Assuming the drive is OK in Device Manager, it may just be dead. If the ol' laser beam craps out, so does the drive. You might try it in another computer just to make sure it isn't some other issue.

    If your drive is indeed dead, at least they are fairly inexpensive these days.
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