I am having a strange problem that I have been unable to resolve. I have a Lite-On DVD+-RW Model: SH-16A7S. It is a SATA DVD drive. I have never had any problems with it, but recently I had to re-install Windows XP Home edition and after the drive is recognized it is only available as a DVD-RAM drive. I am unable to burn CD's or DVD's. I have tried removing the drive and switching the SATA port is was connected to, but it still only shows up as a DVD-RAM drive. I am at a complete loss as to what to do and there is problem better help available here than through Lite-On customer support.
My system specs are:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 3/31/2008, 23:17:13
Machine name: AMD64
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 417MB used, 2042MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
I've been searching for information on this on the net and I have seen posts of people with the same problem and others that have said it shouldn't matter even if it is showing up as DVD-RAM.
When I right click on the drive under My Computer and select "Properties" there is no recording tab, however, when I open up ImgBurn I can burn a DVD on the same drive with no problems. So I guess it isn't such a big issue after all. Some posts said it is a problem with Windows XP, but before I re-installed XP it was showing up as a DVDRW.
you reinstalled xp with the xp disc? if it was an old one it probably didn't have the sp2 that your previous windows had, that maybe why your disc is labeled differently:)
since you just reinstalled windows we know it can't be a driver issue which is great:)
first, thanks for the reply. I have SP2 installed and I went through a ton of windows updates after re-installing. I'm trying a registry fix from http://dougknox.com/ and I'll see it that fixes the issue.
