Question

DVDrw-ROM/CDRW-ROM cannot read cds after burn

Asked by: J3D1-KN1G1-1t

Hi,

I have toshiba satellite Pro M300 laptop which i'm about to launch out the window.

Just recently the DVDrw-ROM/CDRW-ROM drive cant read cds after I burn them. I used windows to burn and also toshiba software to burn, still the drive cannot read them.

Here is the weird part...

If I reboot my laptop then the drive can read the burnt cds!! But if I burn a cd then straight after If I try to read, it cant so I have to reboots my laptop again so it reads the burnt cds.

I have been to microsoft site and followed the KB of deleting upper filters in the reg keys, removed conflicting software AND also ran windows REPAIR(Upgrade)!! still I have the same problem.

I dont think its a hardware fault because it reads all burnt cds after reboot....I could be wrong though.


Anyone got any further suggestions to this problem?

Many Thanks


Jedi

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2009-11-05 at 15:34:45ID24876535
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by: alphabet26Posted on 2009-11-05 at 15:54:45ID: 25755448

Was a new driver installed for the CDR?  I would check out Toshiba's web site and see if the drivers are available, or if you have the original media that came with the laptop the original drivers might be on there.  Something similar happened to me where my windows update supplied a new driver which caused my burner to stop working correctly.

 

by: splaitPosted on 2009-11-05 at 19:47:30ID: 25756462

You should also see if there's a BIOS update available for your unit.

It sort of sounds like the CD-burnng software doesn't close the session until the machine is rebooted.  However, since you have used two different pieces of software to burn with.

Another possibility is that there is a specific application run by the writing software that doesn't shut down properly when the writing software exits.  I can't remember the name of the application, but there was one with Roxio several years ago that caused this problem.  After you reboot, but before you start up any of the burning software, look at Task Manager and see what's running.  Run one of the burning applications and look again while it's still running.  Burn a CD and quit the application.

Check Task Manager to see if something is still in the list that was not there before you ran the application.  If so, try to read the CD you just burned.  If it won't read, go back to Task Manager and end the program that is running.  See if you can read the CD now.

If you can, see if there are any updates to the application on the 'Net and install them.  Try it again and see if the problem is solved.

 

by: nobusPosted on 2009-11-06 at 00:53:33ID: 25757614

if this problem is recent, you can :
-do a system restore to a prior date
-look at the last programs installed, or updates, and remove them

 

by: awillc2Posted on 2009-11-09 at 20:10:11ID: 25782320

Does the Toshiba read the drive as USB?  Had a similar problem with a Dell Latitude.  Reinstalled the driver for the hardware and ended up being a USB conflict - with of all things an HP printer.

 

by: J3D1-KN1G1-1tPosted on 2009-11-10 at 16:30:22ID: 31650800

thank you

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