I own a Sony VAIO PCV-RS530G.
Windows XP Home Edition SP2
Intel Pentium 4 3.20GHZ CPU
512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR
ATI Radeon 9200 128MB
DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Model Sony DVD RW DW-U1A4
DVD-ROM Model - HL-DT-ST DVDROM GDR8162B
All the information above may not be required but I would much rather give too much information than not enough.
My problem is that my DVD RW does not recognzie/detect blank DVDs. I am using HP DVD+R 8X media. I have been using these discs for a very long time now and have not had a problem. Up until a week ago I was able to burn data to DVD. I was also able to copy disc to disc using Ulead DVDMOvie Factory 3.5 Suit Deluxe. Now when I try to do a disc to disc copy my DVD-ROM recongnized/detects my disc but the DVDRW displays "No Disc in drive or disc is not readable" . I have tried using another disc incase the one i tried was damaged. I have tried updated the driver on my DVD RW. I tried upgrading the firmware on both drives. Nothing has helped. I thought that the drive might be damaged but I tried playing a movie and both drives are able to play it without a problem. I have seached other forums with out success I am not sure what could have caused this problem.
Any ideas?
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Test your drive using a live CD like knoppix. Boot your PC using knoppix, then use the utility k3b which is included on that distribution and try burning a dvd. If that doesn't work either your drive should probably be replaced.
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by: PCBONEZPosted on 2007-02-06 at 21:54:05ID: 18482742
Writing requires more power be sent through the laser than reading so there are situations where a drive can read but not write.
In other words it is possible the drive just went bad.
The "No disc in drive" message indicates some other problem though.
When you first insert a disc there is a track (built into the disc) that identifies to the drive what kind of disc it is. This happens -before- the laser's power is set by the drive's electronics for that type of disc.
What kind of disc was the test movie on? Pre-recorded or R or RW?
Before the problem:
Did you make any changes to the system?
Move any drives around?
Update any software?
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