burning problem

the50doctor · 09-30-2005, 05:07 PM

hey, used pioneer dvd burner and nero to make back up of harddrive with windows me. nero made the disc, but when i put it back into the dvd drive, it comes up as cd, not the dvd. is there something i need to select to tell the dvd drive to look for dvd's, not just cd's? appreciate your help, thanks

run4it · 09-30-2005, 05:15 PM

mine does that too. as long as all of your files show up you shouldn't have to worry about that. i think if you burn a data dvd windows just views it as a regular cd with a larger capacity.

the50doctor · 09-30-2005, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by run4it

mine does that too. as long as all of your files show up you shouldn't have to worry about that. i think if you burn a data dvd windows just views it as a regular cd with a larger capacity.

how would i get the data off there now? if it looks at it like a cd, then its blank to the machine. had problems, and got rid of sonic dla, ulead and something else. though nero fixed that? aappreciate the advice

run4it · 09-30-2005, 05:19 PM

so, r u saying that when you put the disc in it just shows up blank on the screen?

the50doctor · 09-30-2005, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by run4it

so, r u saying that when you put the disc in it just shows up blank on the screen?

the icon for that drive says "compact disc" and when you open properties, it reads as a blank cd? nothings on it...

computerhakk · 09-30-2005, 06:37 PM

have you had it working previously? like being readable as a dvd..

when you burn with nero, make sure you select "dvd" instead of "cd"

make sure nero's burn options is not set to "simulate" and set to "burn" when you are ready to burn

the50doctor · 09-30-2005, 08:23 PM

took the disks to das with windows xp. they showed up as the data i stored.

on my windows me, do i need to select something to tell it to play dvd's?

thinking maybe i didnt do that, so its not seeing dvd's?

i put in an off the shelf dvd...still saws compact disc...its not seeing dvd's?

what now?thanks

robina_80 · 10-05-2005, 03:32 PM

make sure you set nero to dvd or cd whatever you are using

**apj101** · 10-05-2005, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by robina_80

make sure you set nero to dvd or cd whatever you are using

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burning problem

**Praetor** · 10-17-2005, 02:07 PM

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used pioneer dvd burner

What model?

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and nero

What version?

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it comes up as cd, not the dvd. is there something i need to select to tell the dvd drive to look for dvd's, not just cd's? appreciate your help, thanks

Thats ok (well should be), it says "CD" because the way the files are structured on the disc (which is somehting end users dont have to worry about)

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the icon for that drive says "compact disc" and when you open properties, it reads as a blank cd? nothings on it...

Sounds like a stupid question but did you burn the disc using the physical burner? Or is Nero set to use the "Image Recorder"?

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on my windows me, do i need to select something to tell it to play dvd's?

Well other than a physical dvd drive, if its a DVDVideo disc, then you'll need an MPEG2 codec

09-30-2005, 05:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
the50doctor Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 138	burning problem hey, used pioneer dvd burner and nero to make back up of harddrive with windows me. nero made the disc, but when i put it back into the dvd drive, it comes up as cd, not the dvd. is there something i need to select to tell the dvd drive to look for dvd's, not just cd's? appreciate your help, thanks

09-30-2005, 05:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
run4it Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 235	mine does that too. as long as all of your files show up you shouldn't have to worry about that. i think if you burn a data dvd windows just views it as a regular cd with a larger capacity. __________________ Intel Quad-Core Q6600 G0 2.4 GHz Kentsfield XFX nForce 680i SLI Socket 775 Motherboard XFX GeForce 8600GTS 256 MB PCI-E G.Skill 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz 320 GB Seagate Sata, 2 x 80 GB WD Pata Hard Drives Xp Pro x32

09-30-2005, 05:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
run4it Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 235	so, r u saying that when you put the disc in it just shows up blank on the screen? __________________ Intel Quad-Core Q6600 G0 2.4 GHz Kentsfield XFX nForce 680i SLI Socket 775 Motherboard XFX GeForce 8600GTS 256 MB PCI-E G.Skill 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz 320 GB Seagate Sata, 2 x 80 GB WD Pata Hard Drives Xp Pro x32

09-30-2005, 06:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	have you had it working previously? like being readable as a dvd.. when you burn with nero, make sure you select "dvd" instead of "cd" make sure nero's burn options is not set to "simulate" and set to "burn" when you are ready to burn __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

10-05-2005, 03:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 1,988	make sure you set nero to dvd or cd whatever you are using __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

09-30-2005, 08:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
the50doctor Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 138	took the disks to das with windows xp. they showed up as the data i stored. on my windows me, do i need to select something to tell it to play dvd's? thinking maybe i didnt do that, so its not seeing dvd's? i put in an off the shelf dvd...still saws compact disc...its not seeing dvd's? what now?thanks

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