also check aspi layer is installed correctly (google for force aspi or adaptec's site has it as well)
Note-upgrading firmware is done at your own risk, read the instructions, blah blah blah
Also next time you post asking for help, it would pay to offer some info such as error msgs, what programs your using, system specs, etc. Anything you think may help us help you :)
I have windows xp pro and the system cannot recognize the DVD-writter. It works only as a DVD Reader.
Has somebody has encountered the same problem ? Has he found a solution ? Which one ? Firmware ?
My dvd-writter is a Pioneer DVD-RW DVR 106D and I have installed Nero 5. When I'm clicking on Choose a recorder Nero find only the image recorder and not my burner.
The only software that saw my writter is Nero InfoTool that show me this:
Quote:Drive Information
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Drive : PIONEER DVD RW DVR-106D
Type : DVD-R/RW Combo Drive
Firmware Version : 1.05
Buffer Size : 2000 KB
Date : 03-05-23
Serial Number : CIDL552440WL
Drive Letter : E:\
Location : 2:0
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 6 X
Write Speed : 1 X
Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : Yes
Write DVD-RW : Yes
Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD-RAM : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : No
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW DAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96
Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : 2
Changes User : 4
Changes Vendor : 4
I hope somebody could help me.
Sorry for my poor english.
Thanks in advance,
If you've got burner problems, what you might need to do is to uninstall the drive from Windows, reboot and let Windows automatically reinstall the device for you. To do so, (1) Control Panel, (2) System, (3) Hardware, (4) Device Manager, (5) Expand the DVD/CD-ROM Drives entry, right click on thr troublesome drive and uninstall it. Now simply reboot and let Windows try and repair itself.
ASPI, Advanced SCSI Programming Interface, is the source of enough problems with anything even remotely related to an optical drive. Note that Windows2000 and WindowsXP do NOT come with ASPI installed and many users, just starting to do more than basic activities with their drives are encountering problems left and right. ASPI is one of the simplest things to check for -- it just takes one reboot. For more information regarding ASPI see http://cd-rw.org/articles/archive/aspisetup.cfm . IMPORTANT: when checking the version numbers, all four the version numbers have to match identically otherwise the ASPI is not installed correctly/completely regardless of whatever the checker says (this is especially true for Nero's InfoTools which only checks for the presence of the files rather than matching version numbers). If the above link didn't help, pay a visit to http://www.hazza.dsl.pipex.com/faq.htm#ASPI for a step-by-step guide on getting it to work.
