I have an external DVD burner that used to work great through ahead on my old laptop but now I have a new laptop and it will not recogonize the hardware to install it, further I no longer have the burners driver and can't find it online anywhere is there a way around that?
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You definitely need a driver to start with, otherwise even your laptop recognize it you cannot install it.\ngo to search the external dvd drive manufacturer site and look for the latest driver of your laptop windows version, install it first, then check the cable see if it still good, otherwise replace it.\nif no dvd drive manufacturer site/not providing old driver, try this driver archive site\nhttp://www.driverguide.com\nGood luck.
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That is not DVD burning software, you need dedicated DVD burning software.\nIf you want to get a new burner, you must buy it from Compaq, They don't allow aftermarket equipment, they are a proprietary system, only what is purchased from them will work in your computer, unless you buy an aftermarket motherboard.
310455
dvdshrink has worked perfectly for me for years.  You jsut need to have the software that came with your dvd burner to actually put it onto a disk - dvd shrink will convert the files and save them on to your hard drive (unless you have nero, then it will burn it automagically)
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Guess that depends what the DVDs had on them. Were they just files or was it some type of backup image? If it was an image the software that made them would need to be installed (Such as Acronis software)\nDo you have an operating system on the new computer? I am not sure if you can just stick in the DVD without a program at least running in RAM.
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Did you try to re-install the drivers? You probably have tried that. I have the exact thing that is wrong with my Sony PC, except on my Sony PC, I lost both CD & DVD devices--both are dead. I can only load the Recovery Disk from Sony & try to boot from there but it wants me to wipe everything out. I first need to back up before I go to such drastic measures. \n\nPS. I like above solution. In my case it didn't work but do try it. It probably will work for you since that is your error code.\n\nI don't have an answer yet, but the reason I answered here was to be able to let you know what to do when I get this ironed out. I might call Geeks on Call and if they repair & teach me something, I would be happy to share.\n\nSome thing I wanted to do. Contact the maker of the drives and get the files and download them & re-install. In my case, the CD & DVD drives do NOT have any support from the companies who made them. So, that path might be open to you. \n\nIf you have another working CD drive, can you reload or re-install drivers for the DVD? That is another avenue.\n\nLastly, maybe contact your PC maker and see if they can help you. My PC is four years old, so I didn't contact Sony. I was ready for a new PC, so I bought one. Eventually i will get the Sony fixed.\n\nNow, the reasons why you lost the DVD. Did you un-install some CD/DVD Creator or another third Party DVD software? I understand in my troubleshooting of my prob, I found out that one of these softwares upon uninstall as a bug disables XP from seeing the DVD. I uninstalled a CD program due to low disk space & I never figured that that would mess up my DVD/CD's. That was my problem.\n\nI hope that you can get it solved. If your PC company can supply you those drivers, I bet that you can solve this. In fact, I might even contact Sony for my own problem.\n\nGood luck!
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Go into Device Manager, uninstall the cdrom, then reboot. If that doesn't work, reinstall the drivers from the disk that came with the burner, or OS. If you don't have these disks, then download the drivers from the manufacturer's website. What's happening is that you might have corrupted drivers that may need to be reinstalled, or, replaced with newer ones. :)
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If you don't have a DVD burner then you can't. X
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Look at the front of your drive and make sure you have a DVD burner. You might only have a CD burner. It will tell you on the front door of the drive.
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try device manager and unistal it \nreboot and let windows find , this sometimes works\ngothe web site of your burning software and see if they have a upgrade for disc (i think its firmware)\ni know nero does and has helped me in the past
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Nope a burner works just like a rom. with a dvd burner you can do everything with it. just get one that plugs into your usb port and your good to go just make sure you buy the right dvds to burn with
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No.  You might possibly be able to find an external DVD drive on Ebay that might retrofit something that old.  Maybe.  And by the time you get done fiddlying farting around with it, you'd still be money better off ahead buying one for like 130 bucks at Radio Shack
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go to START / MY COMPUTER right click on it, this opens system propertes go to hardware / device manager and see what dvd/cd-rom drives you have,  example samsung sp12345 or ide-dvd drom6216 use the info to find the newest drivers from the net.  the look for new drivers thing never works that is in system manager so do not bother.
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Idiot Check,\n Does the DVD work in a different player - If so then the disk is not the problem.\n Try a different DVD - If the second disk works but the first disk does not then your disk may be "finger printed" -wipe it off.\n\nNone of those work then you do have either a hardware decoder or a software decoder?\n\nIf it is a software decoder then posably the drivers are messed up
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many laptops come w/ a combo drive cd writer and dvdrom unless it is a top of the line model you usually had to pay extra for an internal dvd burner. either way you can check it in your device manager. go to control panel >System > Hardware tab then click on device manager. Then expand the dvd/cd rom and look at what type of drive you have. If you don't have a dvd burner there are several usb and firewire dvd burners available fairly cheaply.
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go to your dvd burners manufacturers web site and see if they have a patch to fix this problem, it happens alot and they usually they have a fix for it, if not contact their support team and let them know, and they will contact you with what info they have on the problem, good luck to you.
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Apparently you have a DVD burner. If you also have a DVD player besides the DVD burner you can put the one that plays in the DVD player in comptuer and put a blank DVD disk in the DVD burner and use Nero (seems to work very well) and choose the option of copy entire disk. This should work for you..If you don't have a DVD player in the computer you can pick up a DVD/CDrw @ walmart (lite-on brand) for around 30-40 bucks....Thanks
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Unfortunately, if you was not using a DVD ReWritable Disc, your DVD is junk and it won't work and you need to try another disc, however, if it is a rewriteable (DVD +RW), you can format it with your disc burning utility and start over. I don't think its at all possible to continue the burning session.