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pjules
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_ 		17. August 2006 @ 06:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello all!

Maybe I'm an idiot (wow, what a great self-introduction!), but I can't find anything pertaining to my issue in the forums.

I have the infamous NEC ND-3100AD DVD +RW drive which came with my Dell 8400. I can read and write CDs, both data and music, and I can watch DVDs; no problem.

When I insert a blank DVD, it doesn't seem to recognize it. When the Windows XP hey-you-just-insterted-something dialog pops up asking what I want to do, it lists the inserted media as a blank CD. I've tried various brands, both +R and +RW, so I'm somewhat skeptical that it is a media quality issue.

Any thoughts on this matter would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
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Bsjoe
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_ 		17. August 2006 @ 06:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well im guessing it doesnt reconize it because its media used with a DVD writing drive, and your drive only reads DVD's, so the format or what ever it uses to determin if the disk is blank isnt on there.

I have no experience in this issue though so I may/usually am wrong
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pjules
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_ 		17. August 2006 @ 06:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No, it's definitely a burner. I'm starting to think it's just not a very good one!
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david66
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_ 		17. August 2006 @ 06:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you need a firmware update for your burner go to the Firmware page and check for the latest update
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