Problem

[Drunkagain]

I have an old Creative cd-rw thats worked fine up until a couple of days ago. I'm using Nero 5.0.31 and when I try to burn anything, audio, data it asks for me to insert a blank cdr and when I do it dosen't do anything. If I put a blank cdr in before i start Nero it ejects and asks for a blank cdr. Just dosen't want to read the blank disc. Any one have any ideas? has my burner just gone bad? Thanks.

 

[OldBear]

Have you changed anything on your system just prior to this problem starting?


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[Drunkagain]

Not a thing? Worked one day and not the next!

 

[OldBear]

Can you put a regular CD in the drive an let Nero do a speed test on it?


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[OldBear]

If that doesn' work try a CD cleaner. Could just have dust on the lens.


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[camieabz]

Perhaps a bad batch of media?

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[Toejam31]

I've got some friends who go to a shooting range regularly. They would be pleased to have yet another Creative drive as a nice, shiny target.

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[OldBear]

I didn't want to give him the bad news about Creative.
I have lost two of their drives, one being a replacement.

<pre>I won't loose any more though.</pre><p>



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[Toejam31]

<font color=green>"I didn't want to give him the bad news about Creative."</font color=green>

I couldn't help it. I'm just a bad, bad person.



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[orbz]

I have a creative drive and no problems, but your only telling the truth from what you experienced. That should make you a good person.

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