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elmwood1
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_ 		17. July 2008 @ 07:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a NEC ND-2500a I'm having problems with. 2 months ago I was up against the wall and had to reformat the hard drive. Ever since I can't get my drive to recorde DVD's. I can burn a CD, read CD, read DVD just not burn DVD. Is there any software out there I can use to check it with? I used NERO Info tool and Drive Speed and they don't help. I'm frustrated. As far as I know I have the most updated firmware.

elmwood
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LOCOENG
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_ 		17. July 2008 @ 08:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Uninstall the drive via device manager and reboot.

Moved to relevant forum.
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elmwood1
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_ 		17. July 2008 @ 18:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Alright, I uninstalled through the device manager. It didn't work. I went out and bought dvd+r and now it works. I was using dvd-r and it wouldn't work. I have used dvd-r before reformatting and had no problem. Nero says the drive will do dvd-r.

Any education along this line would be helpfull.
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elmwood1
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_ 		17. July 2008 @ 18:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Nope, spoke too soon. It was recording and now I've recieved and error to the recording and it stopped.

Is there some software I can use to do a diagnostic on the drive and see if all-of-a-sudden it's toast?

elmwood
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LOCOENG
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_ 		17. July 2008 @ 20:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't know any diagnostic to speak of but....

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NEC ND-2500a
...is pretty much a dinosaur in PC years. Might just be time to move on and get a new drive. They are relatively cheap at around $30-$40
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elmwood1
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_ 		17. July 2008 @ 22:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thank you for your help. I did start looking around. I thought maybe it did finally give up the ghost.

Elmwood
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LOCOENG
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_ 		18. July 2008 @ 00:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Let us know if you need suggestions on a new drive.
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BIGTOXY69
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_ 		18. July 2008 @ 00:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
LOCOENG- yUP! Buddy I converted My dinosaur Into an external a Long time ago! still Kicking though ! I mainly just use it now for simultaneous Burns!! every once in a while. Kinda have a soft spot in my Heart For it ! was my First DVD Burner ! THen I bought a Nec 3500 & The 2500 Became my secondary Burner/reader ,Then I bought My BenQ 1655 & the 3500Became My Secondary/Reader Drive & I did'nt want the 2500 To feel left out So I made it external . The new Puter is shipped so waiting patiently /Impatiently but you know what I mean ! It's Sata so I guess I'll Be Starting Over again on the DRives soon ? It comes with a burner but not quite sure who makes it for Dell ? Well as they say in Car Stereo Circles if you can't Crank it Yank it !!! Right? Anayhow Thanks again LOCOENG- To you & Rob and all The Mouseketeers for all your help !!! it is appreciated !!! That's it for now CiaO!!!!!! Y'all
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elmwood1
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_ 		18. July 2008 @ 19:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Locoeng, Thank you for all your help. It was the drive, dead. I purchased a Lite-on drive after checking out this forum. I was skeptical because of the price but people seem to like them. I put it in and visited the web site for lite-on and flashed the drive. Works great so far.

Thanks again.
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