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rebelgirl
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_ 		21. April 2006 @ 16:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I bought a new hp pavilion a1419h desktop pc, and the dvd burner on it is a hp 740b lightscribe. The first dvd that I backed up on it read and burned with no problems, using dvd decrypter. Now I am trying to backup another one of my dvd's, and dvd decrypter keeps saying media not present, like it doesn't want to read my blanks. It does read cd's and dvd's fine, but when I try to burn it, it wont read the blanks. I even installed nero, and when I tried to burn the compilation it said that I didn't have a disk in the drive, even though I did. I don't know what the problem is, I just got this pc last saturday, brand new. Please help.
Oh, and I have been using dvd-r's only could this be the problem???
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catfreak
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_ 		21. April 2006 @ 17:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Using DVD-R discs is not your problem ...
I assume that your 'source drive' space is blank .. have you clicked on the drop down to see if your drive is listed? If it's not listed, try clicking on 'tools' then click on 'search for SCSI/ATAPI Devices .. hopefully it will then find your drive ...

Here is a link with the latest and greatest firmware for your drive
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc...
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rebelgirl
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_ 		22. April 2006 @ 00:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I installed it restarted, but I still have the same problem.
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tboy25
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_ 		23. April 2006 @ 19:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am in the same boat! I have the same writer and for some reason it won't read most blank CD-Rs. It reads blank DVDs just fine but for some reason it refuses to read certain blank CD-R discs. I even went out and purchased HP CD-Rs and it STILL won't read them. I've done the newest firmware upgrade but it didn't help at all.

Would love some insight on this issue!
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lilzopac
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_ 		12. August 2006 @ 15:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a 740b burner as well... and if its the same as mine your burner doesnt support DVD-R you need dvd+r's
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catfreak
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_ 		12. August 2006 @ 15:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Not true . . the HP 740b will read/burn DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW as well as DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL and CD-R

All 740b drives are created equal


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ddp
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_ 		12. August 2006 @ 22:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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lilzopac
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_ 		15. August 2006 @ 12:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
oh.. yeah you're right... but I've never had any luck with DVD-R... lol sorry...
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ddp
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_ 		15. August 2006 @ 17:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
might be the disks are crap. who makes them?
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rebelgirl
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_ 		16. August 2006 @ 07:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
turned out the burner was defective, I ended up getting another one put in, and it workes perfect now!!
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