Re: [H] Bad burner?
Check for a firmware update.. Newer disks often cannot be read without one, ie, if your drive supports 2X, 4X, 8X disks for instance, and you are feeding it a new 12X disk, it might not be recognizable to the drive without a firmware update.. On Jun 27, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Winterlight wrote: > I have a NEC RW ND 3540A that plays DVDs or anything else just fine but when > I try to burn something it won't recognize that there is a blank DVD in the > drive. > It does not matter what burner program I am using, I have tried 3. I have a > dual boot machine 64 bit Win7/Vista and the same problem exists in both OS's > which rules out a setting or some other software problem. > > Anybody have any ideas... or is it time for a replacement? > thanks > -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
Re: [H] Bad burner?
Hello Winterlight, and you have tried various discs? if so, then yeah. Sunday, June 27, 2010, 5:39:31 PM, you wrote: > I have a NEC RW ND 3540A that plays DVDs or anything else just fine > but when I try to burn something it won't recognize that there is a > blank DVD in the drive. > It does not matter what burner program I am using, I have tried 3. > I have a dual boot machine 64 bit Win7/Vista and the same problem > exists in both OS's which rules out a setting or some other software problem. > Anybody have any ideas... or is it time for a replacement? > thanks -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..."
[H] Bad burner?
I have a NEC RW ND 3540A that plays DVDs or anything else just fine but when I try to burn something it won't recognize that there is a blank DVD in the drive. It does not matter what burner program I am using, I have tried 3. I have a dual boot machine 64 bit Win7/Vista and the same problem exists in both OS's which rules out a setting or some other software problem. Anybody have any ideas... or is it time for a replacement? thanks
Re: [H] Black Dawrf
> Looks cool, Does he quote the costs anywhere? Looks like he has/had sponsors, so probably not. al
Re: [H] Black Dawrf
Looks cool, Does he quote the costs anywhere? Never ceases to amaze me just how much is charged for a "dumb" multi 3.5 bay "enclosure" vs. just buying a cheap PC case with same PSU & bays! On 6/27/2010 8:46 AM, Al Anger wrote: Very nice. http://www.willudesign.com/BlackDwarfTop.html
Re: [H] Black Dawrf
Other than using a RocketRaid controller, very nice :) On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 10:46:10AM -0500, Al Anger wrote: > Very nice. > > http://www.willudesign.com/BlackDwarfTop.html -- Bryan G. Seitz
[H] Black Dawrf
Very nice. http://www.willudesign.com/BlackDwarfTop.html
Re: [H] Strange ACER Win7 problem
Plug & Play Service disabled? (Right Click on This Computer-> Administrate-> Services) /s Winterlight wrote: I own a 18 month old ACER Aspire 6930 that came with vista 64 Bit Home Premium. Flashed with the latest BIOS. Last December I did a new clean install of Win 7 Pro. ACER has posted drivers for Win7 64 bit and the install was easy and straightforward. The only apps I installed was Acronis, a handful problem free non invasive freeware utilities, and a Hauppauge PVR that records HD off a cable box. My plan is to turn it into a Media box with my TV. Everything runs great. ...except for one thing. I can not run any of my MTP USB Devices. Not my cameras, my MS Zoom, or my Sandisk Fume... nothing will install. Doesn't matter what port I put them into I get a failed install, contact your manufacturer. They have the yellow triangle in device manager and some mention of a possible maybe corrupt file... the usual meaningless stuff. I have tried all sorts of uninstalls and installs but nothing works. It is a well known issue and not just for ACER as I found mention of the same problems with Dells. Lots comes up in a Goggle search, but no answers, at least that I can find. Anybody have any ideas? thanks w
Re: [H] CDR recovery
Hi, This is a common problem that I have seen before. The main two reasons are, 1: the disc is scratched (data corruption), 2: the reading laser needs realignment. if 1: data corruption is recoverable to a certain degree. Try reading the same disc from a *nix live CD, this often solves the problem. Personally, I often use Knoppix to solve different problems, either the 5.3.1 DVD from www.knopper.net or the remastered CD at ftp://ring.aist.go.jp/archives/linux/knoppix/iso/knoppix_v5.3.1CD_20080326_xen3.2.1-20080519.iso if 2: for a few bucks (or beers ;), a qualified electronics technician can adjust the laser focus correctly (assuming this error is present on a stand alone audio CD player). Else, try a different CD/DVD drive in the system, as they all have a different focus in the laser (a correctly adjusted laser focus is everything when reading optical discs). If the burn process of the disc has been corrupted, there's not much to do about it, the data will then permanently be corrupted as it was recorded so. Hth /s Julian Zottl wrote: Hey All, A friend of mine has some audio CD's (not sure if they are MP3 or Red Book) in which some sections of the foil are corroded or gone. It sounds like it is only small sections though, so most of it should be recoverable. What software would help in this case? Take care, Julian (Sabre)
