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PC doesn't know a blank disc is in CD drive

Hi,

I'm trying to copy onto new blank dics (have tried both CD's & DVD's) but which ever program I use (i tunes, windows media player etc) I always get the same reponse ..... "please insert a blank disc" or something similar. :confused:

The disc drive is an LG Super Multi RW with DVD recorder for both DVD's & CD's and came built into my Advent T9317.

The PC Spec is Windows XP SP3 Intel core 2 (windows media center edition)

I run regular checks via all the recommended a/v, antispy, antimalware programs and I don't think it's virus related as all seems clean ?

This also happens on my laptop so at the moment I'm unable to copy anything to disc.

Is there something I need to check or a setting I need to change as the properties for the drive seem to indicate that it is working properly ?

Thanks,

Jac.
Same !!!!!! ~ Different Day :silenced:

Comments

  • im on the same windows as you & this happened to me a few days ago but it was working fine yesterday
    i tried dif blank disks & dif software but nothing worked
    "what lies behind us & what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • colin13
    colin13 Posts: 1,007 Forumite
    may b try and clean the laser in the drive,,u can buy these cleaners in poundland etc,,dont know if any good ,,but u can try
  • totalsolutions
    totalsolutions Posts: 3,110 Forumite
    Try different brand of CD/DVD. Lens can be wiped carefully with dampened cotton bud, open for access.
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