Which Types of Dvd Disks will this Write to? Have a L305-S5884 and a Dvd it should be Writing to wont.
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Am really not sure because i purchased if to a friends laptop but, i think it burns to both dvd formats dvd+r and dvd-r.
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The modern drives write to just about all types of DVD. Note that a DVD can be already written and closed out. If the DVD is written as write once and you close it, you can not write to it again. And of course the DVD has to be a writable one purchased for that purpose.
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I installed the drive for a friend. Most PCs with an accompanying drive which won't write to a particular disc are suffering from some type of file corruption. In the past, when installing a drive to replace an original drive, I've always synced the installation with a reformat to assure proper operation. Unless you're one who maintains a corrupt free operating system (I haven't met many), it's a good rule to follow.
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I think it depends on what your DVD has as an input vs. what the output from the computer is. Sorry I'm not more help, but without looking at it, it's tough to gauge. Sometimes even when they connect up, the device to which you input won't record.
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My old one (same model) became increasingly fussy about discs before it just refused to record on any. They are notoriously fussy about recording on DVD- discs. I think the formatting has changed also over the years, so they cannot record on some DVD+ discs. It's best to just record on DVD+ anyway, b/c the Toshiba, for instance, will convert an older DVD+ disc so you can finish out, edit and finalize, but all the Toshiba will do is play an unfinalized DVD- disc. Find a brand that works for your recorder, and stick with that brand, DVD+ only. If your recorder gets fussy woth THOSE, it's probably not going to last much longer. My old one (same model) became increasingly fussy about discs before it just refused to record on any. They are notoriously fussy about recording on DVD- discs. I think the formatting has changed also over the years, so they cannot record on some DVD+ discs. It's best to just record on DVD+ anyway, b/c the Toshiba, for instance, will convert an older DVD+ disc so you can finish out, edit and finalize, but all the Toshiba will do is play an unfinalized DVD- disc. Find a brand that works for your recorder, and stick with that brand, DVD+ only. If your recorder gets fussy woth THOSE, it's... » Read More My old one (same model) became increasingly fussy about discs before it just refused to record on any. They are notoriously fussy about recording on DVD- discs. I think the formatting has changed also over the years, so they cannot record on some DVD+ discs. It's best to just record on DVD+ anyway, b/c the Toshiba, for instance, will convert an older DVD+ disc so you can finish out, edit and finalize, but all the Toshiba will do is play an unfinalized DVD- disc. Find a brand that works for your recorder, and stick with that brand, DVD+ only. If your recorder gets fussy woth THOSE, it's probably not going to last much longer. « Show Less
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I just bpught the satellite l655-s5158 model and it says on the product detail that the dvd is an 8x super multi dvd with double layer support and labelflash printing which can label the disc without the use of a printer....nothing is discussed on the instruction manual..how do you do this
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They are simply different writing formats. Most drives today support both formats. There is more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_formats
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Thank you Frolian. I've been trying to burn a DVD for a couple hours, and I didn't know until you shared. I have DVD+R DVDs. You're my hero!!
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No, for that you need a unit that writes to DVDs. Unfortunately, this unit doesn't do that.
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That was exactly what I tried to use, a dvd-r uncopyrighted home movie, and it did NOT work. I tried a variation of brands and discs, but nothing would work. I went through about 30 discs before I gave up. And this unit was a nightmare to return.
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thanx for posting this.. i have no idea why, and I just bought one.. so I'm going to check my dvd/cd drive too! Also, is your drive partitioned correctly? My D drive had more gigs than C..
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HI! No This burns them all! I have used Dvd +R and Dvd- with no problems!its great!!!! It will not burn copy right dvd's but everything else it will. Hope this helped you!
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You didn't look at the manual did you? There is a page on the DVD's that this Toshiba will record on, unfortunately it's very few. Really to record you have to find disks that are cprm compatible. I emailed TDK about which of their dvd disks that are cprm compatible, and they told me they don't sell them in the US, only in europe or outside of the US. the movie and music industry has clamped down on people copying their media. Go to your electronics store and see how many DVD RECORDERS they have. You won't find many, players yes but not recorders. Even with such disks I tried to copy a movie from one of the premium channels and on the tv screen, it said it would not copy. Ten years ago it worked, not anymore.
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I'm afraid I don't know the answer to that one. I mainly copy music CDs. I have not copied DVDs before, but I don't see why it wouldn't copy DVDs since that is the purpose of it.
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It should being hardware not software. worked great for me with win98 when had a dvd rom. just need the right connections.
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The Plextor PX-891SAW will read from any commercially prepared DVD or CD and with the proper software it will write to almost every type of blank DVD or CD made for that purpose with the exception of a few brands (TDK, for instance, comes to mind as a brand that I could not write data to using a Plextor drive). It will not read or write to Blu-ray disks.
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I have used my LG Gpo8LU10 x8 to label lots of cd's that were burned on another burner. I don't see any reason why it would not do a dvd just as well. It does a great job. Of course they were lightscribe discs.
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J. Tanenbaum's answer is correct -- note that you'll need single layer (4.7G) DVD-R or DVD+R media (NOT rewritable). The software that makes the recovery disks will refuse to write to rewritable media, or to double-layer DVDs.In addition, I think you can go to HP's web site, enter your serial number, and have them ship CD versions of the recovery disks to you for a fee. That's probably a question for their tech support, though.
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Hi Lady H,I use it on my DVD recorder. I believe it will work on any CD or DVD machine. It works well for me.