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SolShrike

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1. December 2005 @ 04:52

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Hello,

I have recently purchased a Sony DRU-710A external burner (I believe that is the right model number), but I am having an issue with it. While under Windows XP Service Pack 1, it refuses to see a blank DVD (plus or minus) as a blank DVD instead it simply turns itself into a CD-ROM. I need to remain with service pack 1 because of my Epson R200 and its driver incompatibility with SP2 (every picture prints super dark), so what I am hoping is that someone can give me any suggestions or ideas about what to do. Perhaps any software out there that simply tells windows that there IS a blank DVD in the drive. Thank you for any help you can provide.

- SolShrike

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Tony777

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10. December 2005 @ 15:22

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Have the same burner used it with service pack 1&2. Connected with firewire or usb? I had alot of trouble connected by firewire switched to usb connection troubles went away.

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SolShrike

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10. December 2005 @ 18:23

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Its plugged into a USB 2.0 PCMCIA Card which is in the side of the laptop. Currently I am running Windows XP Home SP1, as SP2 conflicts with the print quality of my printer (its weird I know, but trust me. Its awful with SP2). Mainly the trouble is this:

I have several home videos (vacation, paelentology museum trip, zoo trip, staff christmas party, etc) that I want to duplicate. I have DVD X Copy Platinum (no I don't copy movies despite it being the popular use for it) and it goes along perfectly fine until it asks me for the blank media. I put it in the external burner and it sits there waiting because the drive now acts like a simple CD-Rom.

Gawd I wish these things were easier lol :)

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aabbccdd

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10. December 2005 @ 18:53

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go to my computer and see if the drive even shows up there ,your PC may not be reading the drive and BTW its DVD plus R and DVD dash R ,not minus

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SolShrike

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11. December 2005 @ 04:15

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Minus, Dash, Negative, whatever. Different people call it different things.

Anyways.

I'm going to try a couple things today and see if it works. If it doesn't, I'll give Sony a call (*shudder*).

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