I am unable to format my blank Bluray Disc as it has write protection

[tezza69]

I have a Bluray burner but I have got to format the Bluray Disc first. I am using Windows 7 but Verbatem Disc BD-Re cannot be formatted as it tells me that that the disc is write protected. My Burner is LG CH12NS

 

[electrontau]

From drive spec it seems it reads only bluray discs. Regular DVD can be re-writable if discs are DVD RW. Drive does bot burn bluray disc. Formating discs work only for DVD RW.

 

[ram1009]

What makes you think you need to format a store bought disk?

 

[hang-the-9]

From drive spec it seems it reads only bluray discs. Regular DVD can be re-writable if discs are DVD RW. Drive does bot burn bluray disc. Formating discs work only for DVD RW.

+1, you don't have a blue ray burner, it's only a reader for BD.

This will give you burning ability http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136250 if you already have all the software you need.

 

[tezza69]

According to the box its a 12x BD-Rom/DVD rewriter. I have burnt DVD's but the program that I am using Video Studio says that the disc is not empty. I have not had a problem with DVD's. It seems that it is only when I am using a Bluray Disc.

 

[ram1009]

You should never have to "format" a disk of any kind. DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD-RW are already formatted when purchased as are all Blu Ray disks. Only "RW can be erased and re-written. Blu Ray disks require special software. Use this link: http://www.cyberlink.com/prog/bd-support/diagnosis.do to download a program that will tell you if your computer is properly equipped to handle Blu Ray.

 

[hang-the-9]

According to the box its a 12x BD-Rom/DVD rewriter. I have burnt DVD's but the program that I am using Video Studio says that the disc is not empty. I have not had a problem with DVD's. It seems that it is only when I am using a Bluray Disc.

Yes, it's a DVD re-writer. Not a BD writer, unless you got the model wrong. On LGs website that is not a BD burner, reader only. "12X BD-ROM Reading & Max 16x DVD-R Writing Speed"

Read it again carefully and don't assume it means what you want it to mean. I am thinking the writer part is only next to the DVD portion. On the front of this model it states: BD ROM, the ROM part means Read Only Memory.

BD ROM / DVD Re-writer does not mean it's a BD AND a DVD Re-writer, the / there it to separate the two functions.

 

[Zachary Roberts]

A BD-ROM means it's a Blu Ray Disk "Read Only Memory".
The DVD Rewriter part means it can read AND write DVDs.
Therefore you cannot burn blu ray disks, only read them.
You need to look for a drive stating BD-R/BD-RW capable.

 

[tezza69]

According to the box its a 12x BD-Rom/DVD rewriter. I have burnt DVD's but the program that I am using Video Studio says that the disc is not empty. I have not had a problem with DVD's. It seems that it is only when I am using a Bluray Disc.

Yes, it's a DVD re-writer. Not a BD writer, unless you got the model wrong. On LGs website that is not a BD burner, reader only. "12X BD-ROM Reading & Max 16x DVD-R Writing Speed"

Read it again carefully and don't assume it means what you want it to mean. I am thinking the writer part is only next to the DVD portion. On the front of this model it states: BD ROM, the ROM part means Read Only Memory.

BD ROM / DVD Re-writer does not mean it's a BD AND a DVD Re-writer, the / there it to separate the two functions.

 

[tezza69]

Yes You are quite right. I contacted LG and they confirmed. The guy that installed it informed me that it was a Bluray Burner, Which was what I wanted.
Thanks