DVD Ram Drive

[gemma-the-husky]

I have a problem DVD Drive in my PC

Sometimes it recognizes the DVD-Ram video files and lets me see them on the DVD, to copy them

Other times, it loads as an empty DVD Ram disk

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I am dubbing from a Pana HD-Recorder to DVD Ram


Any Ideas why I cant always see the video files, or how to mount the DVD Ram properly in the PC


Many thanks

[Baldrick]

Maybe the dvd recorders makes multisessions dvdrams and windows just read one multisession. You could try isobuster and see if it finds any files when windows doesn't.

[gemma-the-husky]

Thanks, but it didnt help

A few discs have shown data, but most dont - I am having to do this because my Pana EDH50 wont burn to a DVD any longer, but will still copy to a DVD-Ram - I am then trying to get the files off the DVD Ram onto a PC, to finalise as a DVD

Odd DVD-Rams have shown up, but most haven't, and I cant work out why - might it be that I need to format the DVD-Ram on the Pana recorder before transferring title?

isobuster recognizes the drive as a dvd ram

any thoughts

[handyguy]

What drive is it? Some require DVD-Ram drivers.

[oldfart13]

I have this happen with my LG-55L not recognizing discs. I usually have to reload them several times before the drive will accept them. This is probably the worst drive I have ever owned and I'm pretty well fed up with it. It takes a long time to erase the discs as well. My older model LG-4163 does them in 10 seconds while the LG-55L can take a couple minutes. If your drive is older, it might be a failing laser or mechanical problem. Might be time to upgrade to a new drive.

[gemma-the-husky]

its not old - its a new laptop with a optiarc ad-7530a, although i cant see this mentioned on the optiarc web site

its a bummer really - it clicks away for a few secs, and then doesnt recognize theres adisc loaded - although once or twice it did!

i'm going to ttry formatting the disc in the dvd recorder, before transferrring tracks next time