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dieselUK
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_ 		1. August 2004 @ 16:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a Packard Bell Laptop with a DVD+RW drive. I burned a couple of DVDs with no trouble at all when I first started using it but now I get Write Fail messages evertime I try to burn a DVD. I have no trouble with CD-R or CD-RW but DVDs are no go. Im using NERO 6 or DVDDencrypt. Im nervous about uninstalling and reinstalling the drive as its the main one on the machine.
Any help will be appreciated, but please make it simple to follow as im not the most Computer Literate person in the world!
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Nephilim
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_ 		1. August 2004 @ 17:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi,

A little more info would help :)

Is the drive internal or external?

What make/model burner is it? Firmware version? Nero Info Tool will give you this information.

What brand/type media are you using?

Can you post a Nero log with the errors?
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dieselUK
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_ 		1. August 2004 @ 18:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Firmware Version:- DX35

Unsure about make/model as it was supplied with PC

Using Datapaq DVD+R

The only way I can post a Nero error log is when I get home and it will involve ruining another disc.
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_ 		1. August 2004 @ 19:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Do you have any rewritable DVD's (DVD-RW) to test with and not ruin discs? A Nero log would help quite a bit to give accurate advice.

I can't really comment on the firmware issue without knowing the exact make/model. Nero Info Tools didn't list any sort of name, numbers or letter combinations for the drive? The best suggestion I have is to go to Packard Bell's website and check to see if there are any updates for the drive in your specific model laptop.
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dieselUK
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_ 		1. August 2004 @ 19:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Im at work at the moment so there isnt much I can do. Ill try to get a log when I get home in the morning.

Thanks
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_ 		1. August 2004 @ 19:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
DVD Drive info listed below

Model
QSI SDW-041
Colour
Black
Interface
ATAPI/E-IDE
Access time
CD-ROM: 150 ms
DVD-ROM: 150 ms
Read
DVD-ROM: 8x
CD-ROM: 24x
Write
DVD+R: 4x
CD-R: 16x
Rewrite
DVD+RW: 2.4x
CD-RW: 10x
Dimensions
128 x 12.7 x 129
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