no medium present

[pando3162]

i have been copying dvd"s for about a year now with no problems
until about 3 weeks ago i went to decrypter with no problem
i then did the shrint with no problem when everythink is done i try to write the movie and i keep getting no medium present i can copy cd"S with no problem i also bought new dvd"s but still get the same thing can anyone help thank you

[redwudz]

This may not relate to the drive not being recognized, but you might check the drive settings in Device Manager:

Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager>IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. From there, right click on one of the channels and choose 'Properties>Advanced Settings'. All drives should be DMA mode.

The 'Current Transfer Mode' for Hard drives is usually DMA 4-6 and DVD burners DMA 2-4, DVD ROMs usually DMA 2. If you see any in PIO mode, that can slow things down.

I usually just uninstall the channel and let the OS reinstall it. This will usually take a reboot.

Have you installed or deleted any burning type programs lately? This can change settings also.