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matshita dvd-ram sw-9581 with vob
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youngers
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24. November 2003 @ 12:30 |
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Dazzhill - would be interested in one of those startup CD's you have. Time have a cheek charging us for it. Could you mail me at
scandarahar@yahoo.co.uk with details?
Thanks.
P.S. Glad to help out Essexman. Took me a while to suss it!
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abrown666
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5. December 2003 @ 23:30 |
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Still having a nightmare with my matSHITa sw-9581, I cant get mirror dvd-rw to work, has anyone else had any success? To cap it all off my pc has crashed and need a reboot and havent got startup disc!
Dazzhill, if I send you the money is there any chance of getting a copy?
My email address is a_brown666@hotmail.com
Cheers
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jpieter
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6. December 2003 @ 11:18 |
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Mirror discs will not work in this dvd drive ,the only make that I have so far got to work is TDK.
I also have a Time reboot disc.
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Spooker
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6. December 2003 @ 22:54 |
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Well just to let you know its not all bad news, I have got my drive working now and not has a problem for some time.
I've burnt onto TDK dvd-rw disks and Bulkpaq "orange" 4x dvd-r disks, the latter from the www.Blankdiscshop.co.uk 25 for £11.65 + vat.
Apart from Pinnacle I also have Nero Express on the pc so I don't think these are incompatible.
Did have a lot of messing with the drivers but have it sorted now. I found that the "Roxio" driver seemed to sort out most of my problems.. the address is listed on a previous posting the file name is "uniDRV_1_18_1"
I also found an updated Matshita application "XPDrv3083NEN" which I'm not sure did anything. Last time I had a problem I uninstalled the drivers and it then reinstalled itself on next re boot. It's been fine ever since.
Good luck
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youngers
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7. December 2003 @ 23:43 |
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Jpieter -
Could you mail me at scandarahar@yahoo.co.uk - need a startup disc and would be obliged for a copy.
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abrown666
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8. December 2003 @ 01:25 |
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Yeah could you mail me please as well!! I desp need a startup disc and dont wanna be conned by Time!
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whyte
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9. December 2003 @ 12:35 |
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I've had this Time powerstation for 4 months or so. The Matshita dribe worked originally but after running for hours on one backup it failed - any time i try to access it the green light comes on but the drawer won't open. It will open manually but won't recognise any disc. The drive is recognised in the Bios and in Windows. I installed a purchased version of the Pinnacle softwar and still am getting nowhere. Any advice would be much appreciated. even if it is to ditch the drive.
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beach
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12. December 2003 @ 08:55 |
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Hi
I have just spent £20.00 phoning time regarding the sw-9581. A total waste of time. I feel totally cheated and will never deal with thwm again.
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whyte
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12. December 2003 @ 14:19 |
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Rather than muck about with Time I have installed a Pioneer A106 which has worked perfectly first time.
I intend to return the Matsushita indicating that I will not use Time again.
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beach
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13. December 2003 @ 04:17 |
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If you are thinking of buying a computer from TIME Beware! Unless you are prepared to take out an extended warranty you will not be able to get your machine repaired under the 12 months warranty. Here's how it works. I have a fault with the SW-9581 drive. I have been through all the usual tests of new drivers and software etc. I have been working with computers since the late 70's so I think I know what I'm doing. I phoned the customer services dept and they said I had to go to the hardware help line (at a pound a minute) to get a returns number. I asked why I couldn.t just send the machine back and was told if I did it would be placed in a warehouse and after 3 months it would be scrapped if I did not collect it. I was then told it would take less than a minute to give me a returns number, how wrong she was. Once on the hardware help line, much of it dead time as they checked this and that, they would not give me a returns number until they had gone through all the possible faults. 8 minutes and 8 pounds poorer I was told it was a software fault and should go to the software help line (still at a pound a minute). After checking that mine was the first complaint they had ever had about this drive (all you good people who say they have contacted TIME must therefore be liars) I was told to re-format the hard drive. (Totally unaceptable) Because I was not prepared to do this they would have nothing more to do with me and rang off. So £20 worse off and no nearer to a solution I have orderd a new drive from elsewhere. This is of course what TIME want. I feel that this is sharp practice and prevents me from my rights under the consumer act. I intend to contact Trading Standards and sent a copy of this text to the Watchdog TV programme. I would appreciate back up from anyone else who has suffered at the hands of TIME COMPUTERS. Please get in touch.
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Dazzhill
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13. December 2003 @ 06:57 |
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fella's , i think it is time we all stood together, time are obviousley taking the piss here, i long ago ditched the burner ( after contacting matshuita to be told it was times problem||)....something needs to be done here, surely if we all stick together , and if anyone here knows what to do next we may be able to get somewhere, it's not only the dvd writer, the whole pc is configured incorrectly fat32 on xp!!|????,,please!!.... i have mine on pay later terms and believe me they will have to drag me through every court in the country to get any money offa me.....come on guys, we can get it sorted if we try....
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pipex
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15. December 2003 @ 07:41 |
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Hi i have this drive time pc now thinking the drive is bad tried 2 types of disc every time i try to make a dvd it fails unkown error works on data every thing but dvd movies have Nero 6 and the time software both fail any thoughts please
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youngers
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15. December 2003 @ 20:53 |
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Hi Pipex.
I am new to all this and from reading these forums went for Datawrite Classic yellow DVD-R discs. Made my first backups yesterday using DVD Shrink and Nero 6 and they worked!! Not only burnt without problems but played on my DVD player too. They are worth trying - worked out about £20 incl P&P for a tub of 25. Out of interest - what is the Time software you are trying to use?
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Space6982
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15. December 2003 @ 23:46 |
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Went for the same disks myself Youngers, and made 5 exact copies of DVD films using ONLY RecordNowMax ver.4.50. So no need to complicate myself using DVDShrink etc. The problems I have are with compiling DVD's e.g. downloading a movie off the net and trying to fit it on to disc. Will give shrink a try.
As for the Datawrite Yellow discs - these are re-runs of Datasafe Yellows and you'll usually find 3 in 25 wont work, and can sometimes be quite unreliable however they do work. I even managed to do an exact copy of Manhunt fo rmy PS2, and no I wasnt using any fancy software - just RecordNowMax :) Im going to try the new Datasafe Black 4 x as they seem to be the Daddys at the moment.
Other than my Shrinking problem my drive managed to convert itself from NTFS to FAT32. Anyone know a way of doing this so that I dont f*ck my PC?
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pipex
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16. December 2003 @ 01:14 |
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Tried Nero 6 failed tried the pin software failed just removed drive has label on says
Panasonic Matshita is the parent conpany any way used easy cd/dvd worked fine i think its all down to time dvd dont work and the ati card is the same so far did card swop works fine dvd swop that works fine so far now going to try easy cd/dvd software seems its a waste of money trying to contact time as the drive works been there befor parrot will say restore and log and still the same fact is time pcs are
cheap and nasty.
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Space6982
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16. December 2003 @ 01:28 |
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Try Nero 5 - works for me also. But I recommend everyone getting Stomps; RecordNowMaxx ver.4.50. Great piece of software in making exact copies of your Original or copy DVD's.
It's also really simple to use.
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pipex
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16. December 2003 @ 08:34 |
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after a few tests roxio easy cd/dvd works fine
still have some AVI and such files that will not go to dvd so far so good
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gimp27
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17. December 2003 @ 00:04 |
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Hi Beach
I have had numerous problems with Time with the Powerstation I bought several months ago..... Firstly when I received the PC it didn't work (License problems with XP!) so I had to ring Technical Help and they sent me the reload CD for free. This cured the problem.
I have indeed got the Matshita 9581 and surprise surprise it doesn't work - Bought some Mirror DVD-RW Disks x 5 (Before finding this forum and the TDK recommendation) - Let me know how you go on with Watchdog - You have my support.
stemorgan@yahoo.com
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essexman
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17. December 2003 @ 00:57 |
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Hi Beach,
You are quite right in what you say , the machine does not do what Time say it does on the box.The £1 a minute support is no more than a scam , to dissuade you from complaining, and getting the machine corrected.
We all need to draft a master letter and each on send it to Time (phoning is no good, they can ignore complaints like that).I have even been into the shop in Bluewater Kent , where I bought mine ,to complain of the racket , and was told "we have not received any complaints about the DVD drive".Perhaps the letter should ideally come from a solicitor , but thats going to cost half the price of a new drive.Ideally we all need a robust DVD burner , and a method of running in NTFS file system if we wish.
essexman
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pipex
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17. December 2003 @ 01:13 |
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ATI Graphics card crahes and causes problems
DVD Drive is a joke i changed my card all problems gone i have tried email from the Time site nothing i feel sure this is never sent
I will never deal with time phone line is a waste of time and money allways told to restore the pc then dont add windows updates
so you get bugged and hacked.
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pipex
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17. December 2003 @ 01:20 |
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Just to say PNY a company who care i had a 18month old card from dabs dabs said out of warranty but has 5 year warranty got no where
so i cntacted PNY in france no email for uk
no problem in less than 2 weeks i got a new boxed card so Time take note when the time comes to replace pcs time will not get my order.
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beach
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17. December 2003 @ 06:39 |
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Hi All,
Today my new Pioneer 106 arrived. Worked OK. immediately. Have now burned 10 dvd's without a hitch. BUT I am determined not to let TIME off the hook. I am trying to get a directors address and phone number from companies house, thought I would give him a ring at home on a Sunday evening to complain. As soon as I have the number I will publish it here.
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spooney
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17. December 2003 @ 11:13 |
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I have just found this forum discussing how crap the time pc is in particular the problem with the matshita dvd drive. I have complained in writing to time (over five weeks ago) and surprise surprise have not received any reply. Since then I have had to reimage my pc as it due to other problems. My letter also requested that they send me a driver disk but that appears to have floundered on deaf ears. I would be very grateful if anyone could supply me with a copy of any driver disk.
Many thanks
Send any details for driver disk to spooneyi@yahoo.co.uk
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sean-k
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19. December 2003 @ 05:37 |
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I have yet to have a problem with burning. But what i do have a problem with, is the card reader not being recognised. Sometime it does, sometimes it does not.
Does anybody have a install disc for sale? Mail me @ keanoboy@hotmail.com
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eon71
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24. December 2003 @ 07:25 |
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Hi,
Just found this site while looking for a driver update for my Matshita dvd drive (an appropriate name if ever there was one).
It's good to see I'm not the only one suffering with this damn thing. Mine seemed to work fine for a few weeks... now it's not reading any discs... going to try updating the driver (thanks to the link provided in this thread)
Beach... I've been there mate so many times... and I always get to talk to a tech who doesn't have the best grasp of the English language, which only goes to compound the problems I'm trying to get sorted.
Dazzhill, I'd also be really grateful if you could sort me out a copy of the restore disc, the idea of paying to have one really pisses me off... cheers mate.
My email addy is:
talk2eon@msn.com
Thanks for all the info guys... and I'll certainly be keeping an eye on this thread.
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