Hi..I am n00b, so please forgive me for any mistakes I make...
Anyways...I wanted to start burning some game backups...But when I put the disc in my dvd drive..it doesnt even detect it...But any other burned discs (like movies) etc are detected..So Im a bit confused as to why its happening...As far as I know..my drive supports dual layer reading and burning...
Any help would be appreciated greatly..Thanks...
Heres my DiscInfo listing..
Quote:VENDOR : HL-DT-ST
MODEL : DVDRAM GSA-4082N
REVISION : EX01
VENDOR SPECIFIC :
LOADING MECHANISM : Tray
SERIAL NUMBER : M4Q8691633
NUMBER VOL. LEVELS : 256
BUFFER SIZE : 2048KB
INTERFACE : ATAPI RPC2 SCHEME : YES
STATUS : Not Set
USER CHANGES : 5
VENDOR CHANGES : 4
CURRENT REGION : Not set
ANALOG AUDIO PLAY : YES
COMPOSITE OUTPUT : NO
DIGITAL PORT-PORT1 : NO
DIGITAL PORT-PORT2 : NO
READ UPC CODE : YES
MULTISESSION READ : YES
MODE 2 FORM 1 : YES
MODE 2 FORM 2 : YES
READ ISRC CODE : YES
READ BAD CODE : NO
BUFFER UNDER-RUN : YES
MT. RAINIER : NO
CAN READ CDR : YES
CAN READ CDRW : YES
CAN READ CDRM2 : YES
CAN WRITE CDR : YES
CAN WRITE CDRW : YES
CAN TEST WRITE : YES
CAN READ DVD-ROM : YES
CAN READ DVD-R : YES
CAN READ DVD-RW : YES
CAN READ DVD-RAM : YES
CAN READ DVD+R : YES
CAN READ DVD+RW : YES
CAN WRITE DVD-R : YES
CAN WRITE DVD-RW : YES
CAN WRITE DVD-RAM : YES
CAN WRITE DVD+R : YES
CAN WRITE DVD+RW : YES
MAX CDR READ SPEED : 8
MAX CDR WRITE SPEED: 24
P.S: I realised later that I should probably have posted this on the hardware forum...Sorry about that
Originally posted by rulisky: Go back and read The DiscInfo that you posted. In the body it tells you which formats of CD and DVD that you can read and/or write.
It makes NO mention of any dual layer format. THEREFORE, you drive neither reads nor writes any dl disc.
Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : Yes
Write DVD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R DL : Yes Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD+R DL : Yes Write DVD-RAM : No
Write DVD-RAM : Yes
Write BD-R : No
Write BD-RE : No
Write HD DVD-R : No
Write HD DVD-R DL : No
Write HD DVD-RAM : No
Write HD DVD-RW : No
Write HD DVD-RW DL : No
Write HD-BURN-R : No
Write HD-BURN-RW : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
SolidBurn : No
Labelflash : No
LightScribe : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW DAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96
Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : none
Changes User : 5
Changes Vendor : 4
The Nero Information Tool identifies your drive differently than DiscInfo. It appears that you should be able to read and write DL media (it was not that way on the first post).
Here are some things to check:
Look at your Device Manager to see if there are any yellow or red flags.
Check for latest firmware for your drive here: http://www.firmwarehq.com/ Try to see if your drive recognizes DL media after checking the above.
If not, try uninstalling the drivers for the disk drive under the Device Manager. Then reboot. This should allow the drivers to reinstall afresh. Try the blank media again.
Post an update, hopefully this will clear it up for you.
