CD-ROM not reading blank cds or burning onto them HELP!!!!?
604810
I suspect your burner is going bad. Best to take care of it while its still under warrenty. Most burners carry a 1 yr parts warrenty. It could also be simply a bad IDE cable. (That's the cable that connects the mainboard to the drive, used for communication.) \n\nIf its not one of those two - then two other possibilities are viruses which can cause the appearance of hardware failure - and harddrive (HD) problems which can give the appearance of all sorts of problems except the real culprit. \n\nChanging out the IDE cable is simple and fairly cheap (sub-$10) if you do it yourself. Testing your HD is easy and free - albiet time consuming - if you get the free utilities from your hard drive manufacturers website. \n\nAn online virus scan may or may not help you peg the problem if you have a virus. Run a anti-spyware/anti-adware utility while your at it for good measure. AVG is an awsome antivirus program available for free to home users (at their website, type free in the search box). Spy-bot and Ad-aware are two of the top three anti-spyware utilities, and are both available for download free. \n\nAfter that, your looking at needing to test a "known good" drive on your system, to see if its the burner or the computer itself. If its the burner, you should still be under warrenty. If its the system hardware, again, warrenty. However, if its software related, it may well be time for a reformat.
151508
try using a different “working” CD/DVD to make sure that the problem is not with your CD/DVD
652570
You probably had it set to emulate/test mode.  In that mode, it doesn't really burn the disc.  Check the settings and look for something like that.
204213
Go to ur BIOS and do it setting to automatic. Most probably it the BIOS's Setting that dosent show a CD - ROM
875505
Have u tryed reinstalling your drivers for your cd burner..Go into your hardware section and click reinstall.. Also i have the same problem as my burner is Kaput...apparantly they DON'T last forever as i thought! lol
528633
Hi,\n\nBefore you try another CD, first try the CD on a different computer or drive, and if you are still getting the same problems, i suggest trying another CD..
1023810
A few things to check on:\n\n1. What is the max burn speed of your CD's? Check the label.\n\n2. Upgrade your CD burner to the latest firmware (go to your CD burner's manufacturer site to d/l the firmware upgrade tool and the latest firmware file)\n\n3. Upgrade to latest version of Nero.\n\n4. What is the brand of the CD's you are using?  Some brands are not totally compatible with certain burners.  So, if the firmware or Nero upgrade does not help, try using a different brand of CDs
564437
Just use Nero 7.0 Premium, or any cd/dvd burning rom application that comes as a package.\n\nCheers.
1068448
You need to make the CD a bootable disk. Make sure it is still set to boot the CD rom drive before it boots anything else. You might need to start in MS Prompt mode and just manually initialize setup.\n\nIm assuming youre trying to make a restore disk with your operating system?\n\nGo to this site:\nhttp://www.tech-forums.net/computer_articles/restore/restore-disk.php\n\nIt basically gives you step by step directions.
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most cd burners come with software to make them work you may need to reload the drivers, if you dont have the CD go to the manufacurers site and download them. if it works (plays cd) but does not burn you need the burning software usually "Nero" many times it is easier if you cant fined the disc go to www.pricewatch.com and buy another copy usually like $5
918707
Download Nero 7 premium.\nMake Images of CD's and run them in Nero ImageDrive.\nThat will work just perfect.\ngood luck
616346
Make sure nothing is on the cd's and they are the right format. The format is all that makes the difference and a blank cd. maybe your laser or something needs cleaned off a little? I have a cd burner that has both cd r+ and cd r- so I dont have to worry about that. The is a cd with brushes on the from Maxell that I use to clean my heads on my lasers every month and dont have probs with em at all and I have had them from years.
915682
check the ribbon cable on both sides of the cd rom..the back and the board...the cable is probably loose
369833
The error with the burned CDs could really be a number of things.  It could be that there's a malfunction with the CD itself, in which case, I'd try bruning with another CD (if you haven't already tried that).  It could be that there's a problem with your hardware...The lens is dirty or scratched, a mechanism has burned out, and electrical circuit is on the fritz.  Listen to the sounds that your computer makes when you insert a CD.  Is the disc even spinning up when its inserted, or is the computer not even recognizing the disc?  If that's the case, you'll need to install a new CD drive.  The other issue that could be a factor is software trouble.  It could be that your CD burning software is missing a driver or has been affected with a virus.  \n\nI'd recommend you start with a new blank CD, if you haven't already.  If that's not the issue, go with the software cause..  reinstall the program that you're using to burn.  Make sure that all the necessary drivers and product key is on-hand for the installation.  If it appears that software is not an issue, and your drive has gone bad, you'll need to replace that.  Hope this helps.
686134
Try putting a floppy disk in the drive that you have used before and it worked last time you used it.  If it isn't recognized, it's possible that the drive itself may have gone bad.  Fortunately floppy drives are quite inexpensive now as it is considered an outdated technology.  I would, however, suggest finding another computer that has both a CD burner and a floppy drive, and using it to burn your files to a CD.  If it is the floppy drive that's broken, I'd suggest replacing it with a CD burner (they aren't very expensive anymore).  Floppy drives are pretty much obsolete, so if you want to keep your files for any length of time, you would be better off to go with more current technology.
973184
There are two different lasers in the drive, one that reads CDs, and one that reads DVDs. You'll have to replace the drive if you want CDs to work, as the laser that reads the CDs has given out it sounds like.
1065555
this cd maybe protect of copy or need to clean \ntry to use programes like "VirtualDrive" that copy all the cd data and ignore reading problems