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Device Not Ready (Medium Not Present - Tray Closed) Plz help!!!
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29. August 2007 @ 11:09 |
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I followed the guide on this:
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/
burn_dvd_folder_dvd_decrypter.cfm
to burn DVDs for my mom...
But problem is the message:Device Not Ready (Medium Not Present - Tray Closed) is at the bottom of the button to start burning. I can't burn my DVDs!!!
The DVDs I'm using are Memorex DVD+R and I ripped the movie from a Sony DVD-R. Is that the problem?
I'm 12 years old and very good at tecnology for my age but this has me stumped.
Other details:
My DVD/CD drive is TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-H492C
My systenm is Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2
e-Machines
My DVD Decrypter Log is as follows:
14:38:55 DVD Decrypter Version 3.5.4.0 started!
14:38:55 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
14:38:55 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB
14:38:55 Initialising SPTI...
14:38:55 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
14:38:55 Found 1 DVD-ROM/CD-RW!
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29. August 2007 @ 13:11 |
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Quote:
14:38:55 Found 1 DVD-ROM/CD-RW!
You only have a cd burner, not a dvd burner. BTW, stay away from Memorex.
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DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter, Nero This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 29. August 2007 @ 13:11
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29. August 2007 @ 14:50 |
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Ok thanks for the info.
So does that mean this computer I'm using can never burn DVDs?
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comminup
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29. August 2007 @ 15:11 |
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if you change the dvd/cd-rw drive on the computer to a cd-rw/dvd-rw drive you will be ablt to backup your dvd's. it will cost less to get a dvd-rw drive than to go out and buy a new computer
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29. August 2007 @ 15:59 |
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Ok thanks
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Senior Member
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29. August 2007 @ 20:14 |
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www.newegg.com, www.outpost.com, www.zipzoomfly.com
Look around for some stellar dvd burner deals. Usually less than 40 bucks.
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30. August 2007 @ 09:40 |
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Got a DVD burner and I can burn DVDs now so this thread can be closed.
:)
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opieandy
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27. September 2007 @ 18:35 |
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Originally posted by comminup:
if you change the dvd/cd-rw drive on the computer to a cd-rw/dvd-rw drive you will be ablt to backup your dvd's. it will cost less to get a dvd-rw drive than to go out and buy a new computer
I'm in the same boat. Are there any technical specs / compatibility issues I need to be aware of with my PC when buying a DVD-RW drive? Or will pretty much any DVD-RW work on any PC?
Thanks,
Chris
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28. September 2007 @ 07:53 |
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As long as you aren't trying to buy a desktop burner for a laptop or vice versa, all drives should be compatible with your system. Unless you are running Vista, then you need to make sure it is compatible with that.
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opieandy
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28. September 2007 @ 21:32 |
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Originally posted by mperagine:
As long as you aren't trying to buy a desktop burner for a laptop or vice versa, all drives should be compatible with your system. Unless you are running Vista, then you need to make sure it is compatible with that.
Thanks. What about SATA? How can I tell if my PC is compatible with SATA?
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28. September 2007 @ 22:58 |
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The easiest method to see if your PC supports SATA is to go to the website of the company who made your computer, look up your computer model, and see if in the specs, it says anything about SATA drives.
The quicker, slightly more involved method would be to open your computer (with it off and unplugged preferably), and look at the cords that lead to your various drives. Most of them should be really wide but narrow. If you find one that *isn't* wide like that (small, about a quarter of the width of the other plugs), generally a black plug (not white like the power plugs), then it's most likely SATA.
The first option is probably the more certain and easier of the two, as having a person who knows little about computer hardware try to figure it out is pretty difficult.
Either way, you could always buy a SATA card for pretty cheap. They plug into one of the PCI slots on your computer and work pretty well.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 28. September 2007 @ 22:59
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opieandy
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28. September 2007 @ 23:02 |
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Thanks, Gamesoul. I have the PC specs and they say nothing about SATA. Appreciate your help.
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