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Tqq
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_ 		28. December 2005 @ 17:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi, i have a hp laptop with a combo drive which plays dvds, cds, and burns cds as well.I have not been using the laptop for a while because i been away so i left it at home. Now anctious to try the new software out there, i installed neuro burning rom to burn some new cds. when i tried to burn a cd i recieved a shocking error report which said that no dvd burner device was found. i did a system check with nero and now writing drive was dected.

i then went to the drive properties to see if the burning application was enabled but i was suprised to see that no windows appeared regarding that application. its like i didnt have a burner at all. am still able to watch dvds in all formats as well as playing cds but unable to burn cds. now, i have no clue whats going on. i think my drive may have malfunctioned somehow. could it be driver problems ? do i need to install a new driver? please offer some suggestion which may be of some assistance.

by the way its a QSI DVD-ROM SDR 083 COMBO DRIVE
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saugmon
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_ 		28. December 2005 @ 17:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
From what I've seen, the specs on that drive doesn't contain a dvd writer.It's both a cd rom and dvd rom.

Specifications:



Model:

QSI SDR-083



Bezel Color:

Black



Interface:

ATAP / E-IDE



Read Speed:

CD-ROM: 24x

DVD-ROM: 8x



Access Time:

CD-ROM: 120 ms (typical)
DVD-ROM: 120 ms (typical)



Sustained Transfer Rate:

CD-ROM: 3.6MB/sec Max
DVD-ROM: 11.08MB/sec Max



Dimensions:

128 x 12.7 x 129mm



Weight:

Aluminum: 195gm

Metal: 235gm


To burn dvds,you're going to have to get an external DVD-RW drive or buy an internal and place it in a usb external enclosure.
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Tqq
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_ 		28. December 2005 @ 17:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok the drive was working fine . It didnt use to burn dvds , just cds. now, no burner drives are recognised . whats causing this problem. i have a external burner but i want to try and fix the internal one
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saugmon
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_ 		29. December 2005 @ 05:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Another term for combo drives is a regular cd-rw drive along with a dvd-rom drive. You can burn cds/play cds/play dvds-that is all.
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