umm, mr. cd-r drive; are you awake

[xohsoxtragic]

there are many times when i insert a black cd-r into the cd-r drive and it tells me that no disk is inserted. however, in rare 1/5 cases, it is able to read that there is a blank cd in the drive.

whose problem is it; the drive or the blank cds
the cd-r brand is tdk

 

[suprasteve]

try a different brand and see if there's a difference, if not, the drive

 

[DCIScouts]

Also make sure that you have updated drivers/firmware for the drive before you give it up for Sleeping Beauty's cousin...

 

[StrangleHold]

And try a DVD-CD disk cleaner, could have a dirty laser

 

[xohsoxtragic]

Also make sure that you have updated drivers/firmware for the drive before you give it up for Sleeping Beauty's cousin...

i'm hopeless when it comes to computers.
how do you do that?

 

[StrangleHold]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware

 

[Beyond]

does the same thing ever happen with cds that contain data?

 

[DCIScouts]

i'm hopeless when it comes to computers.
how do you do that?

Also check the driver sticky posted in the Computer Accessories forum.