User User name Password  
   
Tuesday 29.7.2025 / 14:09
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > pc hardware > dvd / blu-ray drives > please help! liteon dvd-rw drive thinks blank dvds are cds! what do i do?
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Please help! LITEON DVD-RW drive thinks blank DVDs are CDs! what do I do?
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
ultcomics
Newbie
_
19. May 2007 @ 22:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok here's the story

I have an external, USB, LITEON DVD burner model SOHW-1673SX
I've had it for a while and it's always worked just fine. Today, for some odd reason, it decided "hey I don't want to be a DVD burner anymore. I'll read DVDs and CDs just fine and I might even burn CDs, but not DVDs"

If I stick in a blank DVD+R or DVD-R (tried different brands), the drive's name (in My Computer) goes from DVD-RW drive to CD Drive. When I try to burn something with Nero or DVD Shrink, it fails.
One time a failed disc, after re inserting it, had part of the file name of what I tried burning written on the DVD but that was it.

I've already tried different firmwares, it's currently at it's most recent firmware (Drivers are nonexistant, its plug n play I guess).
Tried system restore, same thing...
Tried reinstalling Nero, same thing...

I really don't know what to do, I'm desperate
Moderator

1 product review
_
20. May 2007 @ 07:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Run Nero InfoTool and see if your ASPI (both Nero and system) are corrupt...


ultcomics
Newbie
_
20. May 2007 @ 14:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so how do i do that?
and what if they are corrupt? what do i do?
Advertisement
_
__
 
_
Moderator

1 product review
_
20. May 2007 @ 17:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Check to see if they are corrupt and we will go from there...

http://radified.com/ASPI/forceaspi.htm


afterdawn.com > forums > pc hardware > dvd / blu-ray drives > please help! liteon dvd-rw drive thinks blank dvds are cds! what do i do?
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork