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My Dell cd burner won't burn cd's. It doesn't even detect that there is a cd in there, when i go to burn it, it tells me to put in a blank cd, even if there is one already in there.
is it desktop or laptop?, try inserting mp3 audio, if your CD Rom can read your CD, the problem is in your software , try Nero, hope this help, thanks for using fixya! is it desktop or laptop?, try inserting mp3 audio, if your CD Rom can read your CD, the problem is in your software , try Nero, hope this help, thanks for using fixya!
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The lens could be dirty. I would try cleaning the lens of the drive.
here's a video on the cleaning I found from youtube, its annoyingly loud but shows how to clean the lens with rubbing alcohol.
may want to turn the volume down in advance:
its for a ps2 but the drive is basically the same, and you would clean the lens in the same way.
you will have to open the burner up to do the cleaning, the drive has 4 screws in the bottom, you will have to eject the tray of the drive so that it opens a little, theres a small hole on the front, then you will have to eject the clips on the front cover and the drive comes apart.
then you can do the cleaning, make sure you get all the dust out while your at it.
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google windows dvd fix and see what that comes up with first. if not you can go to a local it shop who can replace for you very simple job only cost about £20 for a reatil boxed but ask if they will put a OEM in will b cheaper
Have you tried using a different burning software?
IMGBurn is a great, free alternative burning solution. Simply download and install it, then open it, and it should automatically detect your DVD burner. Select what you would like to do, then click burn!
IMGBurn website: http://www.imgburn.com/
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it sounds to me as though you are suffering from Buffer underrun. I would like to suggest that you attempt burning at a slower speed, maybe 16x or even 12x.
oh my frd...it happens bcoz u could hav burned u r cd in data files format...wch will not detected by the cd player...cd player detects only the mp3 formats...so nxt tym u burn a cd check whether the option wch u given s mp3 format for audio files...and main thing is that check whther u burned a CD or DVD...bcoz CD player will not detect DVD...a DVD player can detect CD whereas CD player cant detect DVD disc my frd!!!!
Check the Manufacturer's website for a Download of the CD Drive Drivers. If you have a Software recovery application on your computer (Many HP and Dell Computers have this) the drivers may already be on your system, you may just need to re-install them. If re-installing the driver's doesn't work, I don't know what to tell you, unless your drive has gone bad.
burning and cd requires a cd burner... the fact that you burn cds does not necessarily mean that you can also burn dvd's.. to burn a dvd you need to have a dvd burner unit installed. check on tray that comes out on you cd/burner if it says RW DVD.. if not chances are you only have a cd burner but is not a dvd burner.
is it desktop or laptop?, try inserting mp3 audio, if your CD Rom can read your CD, the problem is in your software , try Nero, hope this help, thanks for using fixya!
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