DVD Burner not recognizing blank CD-R's

termite · 03-09-2007, 05:38 PM

I own a NEC 3540 with latest official firmware, and it's been giving me problems for the past few months now where it won't allow me to burn any blank CD-R's that I've tried. It records on DVD-R's just fine though. Whenever I insert a blank CD-R (tried about 5-7 different brands ... cheap and high quality), and each time the light comes on, it makes a spin up sound, and then nothing happens and the light turns off. Anyone know if there's a way to fix it or should I chuck this thing out and buy a new burner?

Tried the drive with Windows XP SP2, also Intel INF drivers, and Vista Business 32 bit. As for software - Nero 6, 7, DeepBurner, and a few other freeware/shareware applications. None show the CD-R's.

Protoplasm72 · 03-10-2007, 12:35 AM

Sounds like a bad drive. Time to rma it.

Columbo_abx · 03-11-2007, 12:50 PM

yeah, definitely sounds broken. I'd also advice to rma it. But maybe you should test the drive in another PC. Sometimes (although i admit its very rare) some drives don't work in your PC but work flawlessly in someone else's pc (happened to me with an LG 16x burner)

Whammamoosha · 03-12-2007, 12:35 AM

Termite, have you tried using a standard Cleaning CD (like those that have a small line of tiny brushes "implanted" on)?

3 of 7 · 03-12-2007, 12:56 AM

I clean em with a blast of compressed air into the open tray..

Whammamoosha · 03-12-2007, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3 of 7

I clean em with a blast of compressed air into the open tray..

When one denies something, this means that's the something to believe?

03-09-2007, 05:38 PM	#1
termite Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: New York Posts: 471	DVD Burner not recognizing blank CD-R's I own a NEC 3540 with latest official firmware, and it's been giving me problems for the past few months now where it won't allow me to burn any blank CD-R's that I've tried. It records on DVD-R's just fine though. Whenever I insert a blank CD-R (tried about 5-7 different brands ... cheap and high quality), and each time the light comes on, it makes a spin up sound, and then nothing happens and the light turns off. Anyone know if there's a way to fix it or should I chuck this thing out and buy a new burner? Tried the drive with Windows XP SP2, also Intel INF drivers, and Vista Business 32 bit. As for software - Nero 6, 7, DeepBurner, and a few other freeware/shareware applications. None show the CD-R's. __________________
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03-10-2007, 12:35 AM	#2
Protoplasm72 Mmmm..... Folding@Home Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,298	Sounds like a bad drive. Time to rma it. __________________ proto My Folding Details "Friends, Family, Religion... These are the three demons you must slay in order to succeed in business" C.M. Burns
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03-11-2007, 12:50 PM	#3
Columbo_abx Walking the dog Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Owingen, Bodensee Posts: 351	yeah, definitely sounds broken. I'd also advice to rma it. But maybe you should test the drive in another PC. Sometimes (although i admit its very rare) some drives don't work in your PC but work flawlessly in someone else's pc (happened to me with an LG 16x burner) __________________
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03-12-2007, 12:35 AM	#4
Whammamoosha Know yer Inner Enemy well Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 417	Termite, have you tried using a standard Cleaning CD (like those that have a small line of tiny brushes "implanted" on)? __________________ Seeker of The Truth, Pizza and Cold Beer
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03-12-2007, 12:56 AM	#5
3 of 7 You can run..... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,661	I clean em with a blast of compressed air into the open tray.. __________________
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