What is the problem with my DVD-writer?
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The unit does have a different head for CD so it is possible for one to go bad and the other stay working.\n\nIf you won't read or write and you have tried different media my guess is your CD head is bad. The writers are a throw away item now. They are so cheap you don't want to fix them.
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Are you sure it's a DVD Rom?\n\nHas it played DVD's before?\n\nTry re-installing the software.
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You may have to update or reinstall the driver.  Go to your device manager and find the name of your DVD rw and go through the troubleshooting process.  (assuming you have a PC not MAC)  Hope this gets you on the right track - \n\nPS Some HP's in the last year have had a defect that requirred factory attention relating to DVD drives - I could not find the info on their site - but it is worth asking a pro about.
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Do you have a new stack of DVD-R disks? Could be defective/old/left in the heat. Try a couple of different new disks and see if the problem goes away. If that doesn't fix it the DVD drive needs to be replaced. newegg for less then 50 including shipping.
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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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Maybe, your CD Rom or DVD Rom has no DVD Writer. You need a DVD Writer to write in DVD Roms, CD Writers cannot be used to write in DVD's
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Reinstall your drivers go to start button, then click run and write devmgmt.msc in text box and then click Ok now check your dvd drive if it has any problems or if it even shows up if not the plug inside is probably loose.
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Most DVD writers will burn either and most DVD players will play either. I use +R but I have no real reason except they always work wherever I want them to.
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Have you tried playing the DVD with another program? It might be that your DVD is scratched or something.\n\nGood luck
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if its new you could try re-installing it.  if its old maybe the laser is burned out.  maybe the dvd is not write-able.\nif you just bought it take it back to the store for an exchange.
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what kind of data are u burning.   is ur dvd plucked in to the ide cable?
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When you install the software, do you reboot the computer? How many drives do you have? Check your program to see if you are loading the disc in the one it is expecting to see the blank disc in.\n\nI had a drive go bad and it didn't see anything. You can check that out by putting a program cd in and seeing if it opens or by going to my computer and looking.\n\nAlso, check out your hardware profiles. Look to see if it(the cd burner or reader) is being recognized and the drivers are working properly.
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You can try to get the latest versions of the drivers & software on the net. Or you can call up your suplyer for some new disks. I recomend the first option.
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What type of disc did you use? In case it was DVD+R, not all DVD players read this format!\nFirst check what kind of discs the players support.
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Check If its Disables from the BIOS.\nIt can also be disabled by windows so go to control panel > system > hardware >device manager > +(on the DVDROM)> if something is present double click and select "use this device(enabled)"\nYour IDE cord could also be deattached.
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Clean the drive using a cleaning CD. In most the cases such problems are caused by moisture or dust on the readind lens. Make sure that you run the cleaning CD multiple times. \n\nAs you said that other HDD video files perfectly there is nothing wring with the software which runs it or the codec associated with it. \n\nAlso make sure that it is not a problem with the DVD Disc.
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Windows XP should automatically install the standard IDE drivers, you should not need anything else.\n\nIf you are having memory problems, open up your device manager and remove the DVD player. Restart the computer and have it find the device again.