HP DVD Burner Error

Blade_720 · 06-04-2005, 06:12 AM

Ok on my new computer I just put my External DVD Burner on it. IT is plugged in with USB obviously. Anyway everytime I go to My Computer> DVD Burner Drive and double click on it where you can do burn a disc and all that. This is what I get when I try to....

"There is no disc in the drive"

But there is. There is a blank CD-R. I have tryed putting different blank ones in and it says the same thing!

Please Help... Thanks

**jancz3rt** · 06-04-2005, 08:54 AM

Have you tried burning? I know this may sound weird but I had a problem with my old drive. It would show me that there is no disk in the drive but burn fine. Just try that.

JAN

Blade_720 · 06-04-2005, 06:41 PM

Yeah but i am trying to put video files in that DVD Drive folder or whatever it is and I dont know if there is any other program that can burn like documents and videos to a CD-R.

Thanks for the help though. I will try burning a regular CD on Windows Media Player.

**jancz3rt** · 06-04-2005, 08:19 PM

This is a free burning software that should not be that hard to use. Windows XP by itself does a very lousy job of burning in some cases.

http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php

JAN

flip218 · 06-05-2005, 10:36 AM

can you clear a few things up?

So you put a blank cd or dvd in your HP burner. you go into my computer and click on the drive and it says "There is no disc in the drive". Right?

If it's a blank ... it should show no disc, cause there is nothing on it. It's a blank. Try to right click on the drive and go to properties. It should read Type: CD Drive File system: RAW for a blank cd.

XP has Imapi ... a POS burning program. Kind of like Roxio's Drag to Disc. All it's really for is to burn data files. You can transfer your video files to the cd, but it will not play in any player ... it will be mearly a data cd.

Try Nero or CopyToDVD, both have trial versions.

**Praetor** · 06-05-2005, 03:41 PM

Quote:

XP has Imapi ... a POS burning program. Kind of like Roxio's Drag to Disc. All it's really for is to burn data files.

And even that is questionable

Quote:

Try Nero or CopyToDVD, both have trial versions.

Or Deepburner which is free
http://www.deepburner.com/

Blade_720 · 06-06-2005, 01:28 AM

Thanks for the help guys!

06-04-2005, 06:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blade_720 New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8	HP DVD Burner Error Ok on my new computer I just put my External DVD Burner on it. IT is plugged in with USB obviously. Anyway everytime I go to My Computer> DVD Burner Drive and double click on it where you can do burn a disc and all that. This is what I get when I try to.... "There is no disc in the drive" But there is. There is a blank CD-R. I have tryed putting different blank ones in and it says the same thing! Please Help... Thanks

06-04-2005, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,009	Hmmm Have you tried burning? I know this may sound weird but I had a problem with my old drive. It would show me that there is no disk in the drive but burn fine. Just try that. JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

06-04-2005, 08:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,009	Try this :) This is a free burning software that should not be that hard to use. Windows XP by itself does a very lousy job of burning in some cases. http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

06-05-2005, 10:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
flip218 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Age: 33 Posts: 336	can you clear a few things up? So you put a blank cd or dvd in your HP burner. you go into my computer and click on the drive and it says "There is no disc in the drive". Right? If it's a blank ... it should show no disc, cause there is nothing on it. It's a blank. Try to right click on the drive and go to properties. It should read Type: CD Drive File system: RAW for a blank cd. XP has Imapi ... a POS burning program. Kind of like Roxio's Drag to Disc. All it's really for is to burn data files. You can transfer your video files to the cd, but it will not play in any player ... it will be mearly a data cd. Try Nero or CopyToDVD, both have trial versions. __________________ AMD X2-4400, MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum, XP Pro SP1 1GB Corsair XMS PC3200 (2-2-2-5), ATI X1900 XTX 74GB Raptor & 250GB SATA, OCZ 520W ModStream Dell™ 8250, Pentium 4 3.06GHz HT, XP Pro SP1 1.5GB RDRAM (PC1066), 256MB ATI X850 XT PE HD's 1TB (4x250), Plextor PX-716A, Lite-On 167T

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06-04-2005, 06:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blade_720 New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8	Yeah but i am trying to put video files in that DVD Drive folder or whatever it is and I dont know if there is any other program that can burn like documents and videos to a CD-R. Thanks for the help though. I will try burning a regular CD on Windows Media Player.

06-06-2005, 01:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
Blade_720 New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8	Thanks for the help guys!