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  • 19-01-2010 11:19am
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    sunny2004
    Registered Users Posts: 2,538 ✭✭✭


    I built my own system some time ago and for family reasons I haven't really used it, just built it and installed software and then left it..

    Recently I have needed to use it but realise that the DVD burner is really only acting as a CD drive ? doesn't "see" blank DVD media....

    Am I missing something ? Running XP...

    * its a NEC nd 3650a drive..


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    sunny2004
    Registered Users Posts: 2,538 ✭✭✭sunny2004


    additionally the DVD drive will read DVD..

    I have looked on google and it might be a case that XP does not support writing to DVd automatically..

    In other words I need a 3rd party program to control this like nero.....

    So at this point the DVD is not seeing blank DVDs but will see pre-recorded ones..


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    ScumLord
    Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Ya, you'll need to find some software to do it. There are plenty of free offerings out there I just can't remember any off the top of my head.


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    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,398 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    sunny2004 wrote: »
    additionally the DVD drive will read DVD..

    I have looked on google and it might be a case that XP does not support writing to DVd automatically..

    In other words I need a 3rd party program to control this like nero.....

    So at this point the DVD is not seeing blank DVDs but will see pre-recorded ones..

    This should sort you out

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    witnessmenow
    Registered Users Posts: 7,153 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    imgburn is very good (and free)


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