Recently I've noticed a problem with my CD/DVD burner. Not quite sure what to make of it.
This is a Windows 7 machine. It used to be Windows XP until May when the system sat in a closet for a few months when I brought it back out the day after Win 7 came out, and installed it there. The drive is a Pioneer DVR-212D CD/DVD Dual Layer burner.
Some background: The CD player in my truck was having problems with CDs burnt from a specific manufacturer (TDK), so I decided to try a different kind of media - I bought a short stack of the Amazon Basics media. I have a stack of their DVD+R/DL media, and have no problems, so I thought I'd try the CD-R's.
Got them in, and tried one. I burn most everything in iTunes, and when it would finish burning, and then show a bogus track listing with like over 100 tracks on the CD. I know that's not true, as I've burnt things with around 15-20 songs on them. Then, to top it off, I could never eject the disc. I had to reboot to let me eject the thing. Wasted a few discs realizing it wasn't just a single stray. The discs themselves would play on a CD player, but only to like track 3 or 4 - anything after that, and the disc would just stop.
So I tried a different brand of media - the kind that caused me the problem originally (TDK). No luck. Same problem.
So I checked the Pioneer site, and looked for a flash update to my burner. Indeed there was one. Found it here:
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/BusinessProducts/Blu-rayDisc+DVDWriters/DVDComputerWriters/DVR-212D?tab=F
Flashed the drive, all went well there. Tried again, this time with some Memorex CD-R's I found in my computer desk. No luck. Same problem. But since the flash, I'm at least able to eject my CD without rebooting!
I'm at a loss, it used to work, it now does not. What's really strange is I have no problems ripping any CD's - that works fine. Burning regular DVD's or DL DVD's gives me no trouble. But CD-R's - they don't seem to work, anymore.
If I need a new drive, does anyone have any recommendations as for specific drives? I'm not picky - so long as it burns my media, I could care less whose brand it is, as long as I'm not being taken for an arm and a leg price wise, if you know what I mean.
This is a Windows 7 machine. It used to be Windows XP until May when the system sat in a closet for a few months when I brought it back out the day after Win 7 came out, and installed it there. The drive is a Pioneer DVR-212D CD/DVD Dual Layer burner.
Some background: The CD player in my truck was having problems with CDs burnt from a specific manufacturer (TDK), so I decided to try a different kind of media - I bought a short stack of the Amazon Basics media. I have a stack of their DVD+R/DL media, and have no problems, so I thought I'd try the CD-R's.
Got them in, and tried one. I burn most everything in iTunes, and when it would finish burning, and then show a bogus track listing with like over 100 tracks on the CD. I know that's not true, as I've burnt things with around 15-20 songs on them. Then, to top it off, I could never eject the disc. I had to reboot to let me eject the thing. Wasted a few discs realizing it wasn't just a single stray. The discs themselves would play on a CD player, but only to like track 3 or 4 - anything after that, and the disc would just stop.
So I tried a different brand of media - the kind that caused me the problem originally (TDK). No luck. Same problem.
So I checked the Pioneer site, and looked for a flash update to my burner. Indeed there was one. Found it here:
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/BusinessProducts/Blu-rayDisc+DVDWriters/DVDComputerWriters/DVR-212D?tab=F
Flashed the drive, all went well there. Tried again, this time with some Memorex CD-R's I found in my computer desk. No luck. Same problem. But since the flash, I'm at least able to eject my CD without rebooting!
I'm at a loss, it used to work, it now does not. What's really strange is I have no problems ripping any CD's - that works fine. Burning regular DVD's or DL DVD's gives me no trouble. But CD-R's - they don't seem to work, anymore.
If I need a new drive, does anyone have any recommendations as for specific drives? I'm not picky - so long as it burns my media, I could care less whose brand it is, as long as I'm not being taken for an arm and a leg price wise, if you know what I mean.