Why my DVD burner does not burn deep?
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Your best bet is to buy a REAL burner. Generic trashy third-rate brands like "Lite-on" and Sony arn't worth anything. (Sony simply re-packages third-rate drives with their logo)\n\nYou want a decent burner, get yourself a Plextor. Ask around, they make some of the best and most reliable burners on the market.
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Make sure you don't have any other programs running whilst you are burning.  If that dosen't help then take a look at the bargain cd drives you can buy on ebay.
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Does your computer have a free 5.25" external bay?  If so, open the computer and take a look at the ribbon(cable) attached to your cd-rom.  If you see a connector in the middle of the ribbon you only have to attach that (and a power connector) to the dvd-burner.  The original drive will need jumper settings of master and the new burner should be set as slave.  Power connectors are plastic with 4 holes.  I would suggest you buy a retail version instead of OEM.  OEM lacks software.  If your original ide ribbon only has one connector you can easily purchase the right type.  They are listed as 3 connectors(mobo and both drives).\n\nI would suggest Newegg also.  They have many for around $40.\nI personally have purchased 3 NEC 16x dual-format drives and they work excellently.\n\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Order=PRICE&Page=1&N=2010100005+1036506653&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=5\n\nIt looks like the Lite-On oem drives come with software.\n\nHope this helps.
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It is possible that dvd burning is complete but you are unable to see its content on your computer. Try to close Nero. Shut down the computer. Start is again after a few minutes then look at the contents of dvd. Most probably you will be able to see the contents of your dvd.
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Sounds like your burning program may be corrupted. Here is a link to download a burner freeware:\nhttp://www.deepburner.com/?r=download\nAlso, your blank disc you may be using may not have enough space on it for the material you are trying to put on it. Or the specs of the disc are not compatible for your burner (ie 52x discs are not compatible with 16x burners). Try purchasing different discs if none of the above works.
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could be a bad cable or jumper settings also - \n\nswap the drives on the IDE cable - I assume you want the reader as the master and the burner as the slave\n\nor get a new DVD reader for about $20 - check the websites
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Check the documentation that came with the DVD-RW. These DVD burners can be sorta picky about what brand name Cd's and DVDs they will burn. If you try the brands they recommend and the problems persist, try downloading the firmware from the DVD-RW manufacturer's web site for that model burner. That should be your LAST resort though!
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Try using a lense cleaner. I had an HP cd-rw drive that did the same crap. It would never recognize a bured cd. Well, turns out, this particular CD Burner was made for HP by Samsung. I did a firmware and driver update, that helped alot. But I noticed that if the drive wasn't cleaned freaquently, it would not read burned cd's, or recognise blank ones. So first things, first, try just cleaning it.\n\nIf that doesn't fix it, I highly recomend replacing it!\nI've never had that great of luck with Samsung drives of any kind in a computer. \n\nI highly recomend drives made by LiteOn. They make a fantastic drives and they're very afordable.\n\nIf You want slightly better performance however, Toshiba makes a realy good drive as well. I highly recomend one of their DVD multi drives!\n\nFinaly, Pioneer! A little pricey, but not too bad. I've had a couple of their DVD rom drives. One thing I can say about the Pioneer drives is that they do much better with dirty and scratched Optical disks than most drives I've used. I don't know what their DVD burners cost now adays, but a strait up DVD-Rom shouldn't be more than 30 bucks!
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It's possible that the burner on the spare PC is malfunctioning.\n\nAre you able to swap the burner from another machine temporarily to check that this might be the fault?\n\nGood luck!
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It depends what kind of DVD burner it is. If it is an old one, burning multiple dvds wouldnt be considered. Email me the model and brand of the dvd and i will tell you exactly.
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Some drives like particular discs more than others.  Unfortunately, you'll sometimes come across discs that a DVD drive just won't read.\n\nIf the drive doesn't like the Verbatim discs, try picking up some other brand.\n\nAccording to the website below (a great resource), try Maxell discs.
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You definately need a Dual Layer DVD burner.  An ordinary burner will not burn on dual-layer discs.
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a DVD burner will burn both cd and dvd, if you bought one and it doesnt, take it back, its deffective.
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Try this, good brand burner for only $28:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106014\nor for only $4 more, get one with DVD-RAM capability and LightScribe:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106019
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Did your problem start after you loaded Pinnacle? If so, remove the program and then do a defrag. See which blank media that NEC recommends for that drive from their web site. Blank media plays a larger role in DVD problems than you might  think. Manufacturers coat the blank discs with a colored dye, sometimes green sometimes blue. The laser in your burner is sensitive to one of these colors and will burn to them nicely. But, put the other color dyed disc in and it wouldn't burn for anything. Cd-RW's are the same way. An off the wall guess on my part would be to try some Ridata (Ritek) blanks from newegg.com or try and get the info off the net for that burner. You don't want to update the "firmware" , this may damage your burner beyond repair. And the warranty will be voided. Look at the manual online it says to use 4X DVD-R's,  Verbatium, PVC, Fuji film, and Ritek. The 8X speed DVD's might not work with your drive, try the 4X speed DVD's. For DVD+R's the name RICOH sticks out at me , try the Ridata 4X DVD+R's and see if they work for you. \n\n\nhttp://www.necsam.com/oem/specs/ND-1300a.pdf
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It is probably either misaligned or otherwise "hosed"...\n\nSince these drives are now inexpensive (around $30 or less) I would replace it either with another CDRW or, better yet, a DVDRW for about $50 or so!
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There isn't a particular kind of internal connection between dvd burners.  They all use IDE.  So as long as it says "internal" on the box, it should work.