cannot burn DVD's correctly....

jimkonow

jimkonow

New Member
heya guys, here it is:
my Nec 3540a shows up as a DVD-RW in my "my computer" screen...but when i go to burn a DVD, it shows up as a CD drive...whatever, right? so i figured i may as well try to burn it anyways...but it says that the correct media is not inserted.
im using memorex DVD's, and ive tried 5 out of the 50 in the stack.
whatya think, whats your diagnosis?
 
The_Other_One

The_Other_One

VIP Member
How are you trying to burn the disks? Are you using windows built in burning software or something else? I honestly have never touched the built in support. Deepburner seems to work so much better for me; at least when it comes to data disks and audio CDs.
 
jimkonow

jimkonow

New Member
im just using the good old windows XP drivers and burn data files...video files i took on my camera.
so, windows built in burning.
 
M

meanman

Active Member
i could be wrong but i dont think windows built in burning software supports dvd also i posted a problem very simular to yours and i couldnt figure it out so i replaced my drive but i was also using memorex dvds now im wondering if the dvds were at fault.
 
colt1911

colt1911

New Member
You could also use Nero , if you were looking to buy the software. It will allow you to burn onto cd's and dvd's.
 
tremmor

tremmor

Well-Known Member
I like nero and many others.
Pay attention to the color of the die on the cd or dvd.
Blue, red, green or gray.
Some laser heads are more sensitive than others.
it might be the mechanism.

One thought if you buy one program get Nero.
its the most universal. that wont handle copy protection though.

p.s.
gotta love iso commander or iso buster for scheming.
and other illegal activity that i can't talk about here.
good luck with burn.
 
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