dvd burner only works as a cd-rom burner

[camus]

My dvd-driver will suddenly only burn normal cds and not dvds
maybe it has something to do with i just got another harddisk
what shall I do ?

[ricky1756]

get drunk

[handyguy]

Give you specs, so we know what you are talking about.

[camus]

it is a LG dvdburner with nero software
it worked fine but after i installed a new maxtor harddisk it has not worked
i have tried to run the nero software again

[yoda313]

Hello,

Upgrade your firmware and buy better blank discs

Kevin

[camus]

I think it has something to do with the jumpers
maybe there is a conflick ?
cos it has worked before i installed the harddisk

[bazooka]

The lens may need cleaning, or there is a possibility that the laser is shot.

[camus]

ARE YOU DRUNK

[bazooka]

ARE YOU DRUNK

That is not helpful.

[nic2k4]

If your not using Nero with the Express interface. look at the top left hand corner of the window. There should be a scroll down menu under the icons, you should see CD in the white box. Just click on the arrow, scroll down and select DVD.

[Richard_G]

I think it has something to do with the jumpers
maybe there is a conflick ?
cos it has worked before i installed the harddisk

It might but you shouldn't have done anything to affect the burner by fitting a hard disk. Although some would disagree, most motherboard manufacturers advise you not to mix hard dives and optical drives on the same IDE channel. You want hard drives on the primary and DVD and CD drives on the secondary.

However, I don't think this is the cause of your problem, more like you haven't selected DVD in Nero as nik2k4 suggests.

Either that or fitting the hard drive is just a coincidence and the DVD laser has died (they have 2, one for DVD burning and another for CD burning).

[redwudz]

Since you have Nero, you should have the Nero Toolkit. Run Nero Info Tool. It will give you quite a bit of information about your drive setup. You may see the problem or at least your drives configuration.

[johns0]

I would say its a motherboard problem,i put 2 dvd writers on the second channel and the liteon doesnt burn dvd+/-r anymore,just cdr and dvdrw.

[koolaidwa]

i have a liteon and a optorite on the same channel (2) and they work fine

sounds like a drive issue and not the mobo as it would work as a cdr if the mobo was shot

[camus]

someone said it has to do with the jumpers

Prima. Master : maxtor 80 GB (harddisk 1)

Prima. Slave : maxtor 40 GB (harddisk 2)



Secnd. Master : Liteon DVDdrev

Secnd. Slace : LG DVD brænder.

this should be the right way
but someone said that i could put all on cable
then they would work it out themself ???

[Richard_G]

Looks fine to me. Personally I would maker the writer the Master on the secondary channel but if it was working OK leave it as it is. Don't use Cable Select, it often causes drives to unselect DMA and revert to PIO mode.

You could always take out the extra drive and return the system back to as it was and see if DVD burning works again, although I still think you have CD mode selected in Nero or the DVD laser has dies.

[camus]

mine is not sat up like I wrote but like this:
primary master: hard disk
p slave : cdrom
sec master: cdrom
s slave: ide harddisk

master nikimi
slave dvdrom
master dvdrom
slave maxtor

maybe thats why it doesnt work

of course i have choosen the right thing in nero (dvd)

so I shall not put all in cable select ???

[handyguy]

How did you list those in your computer bios?

[zworg2]

If you can burn CD-r 's not likely to be laser.
If you used to be able to burn DVD's could well be cable or set up.

When i added my DVD burner to my PC, i had to fiddle with their order a bit to get all for all drives to work.

if i remember correctly, it wouldnt accept my burner as my slave on either cable.

my setup has 2 HD's on one cable and DVD-ROM & DVD Burner on other cable with burner as master.

[camus]

I havent listed them in my computer bios
can I fix it there ???
without changing the jumpers ?

[zworg2]

I havent listed them in my computer bios
can I fix it there ???
without changing the jumpers ?

as per my above post....

i never touched the bios, it auto detected them...so i am not sure...sorry

personally i would feel safer fiddling physically inside my pc than fidldling with the software (bios, registry etc)

[handyguy]

In the bios, change it from NONE to AUTO.....Worked for me.

[Richard_G]

To correct your setup, you will have to change the jumpers and cables. Set the jumper on your boot drive (C as Master and on the other hard drive as Slave. Connect them to the Primary IDE port on one ribbon cable. Set the jumper on your DVD burner to Master and on your CD-ROM drive to Slave. Connect them to the Secondary IDE port with the other ribbon cable. Hard drives should be using an 80 way ribbon cable although the CD/DVD drives can use either 40 or 80 way.

In the BIOS set all to AUTO. In Windows, make sure DMA is enabled on all drives. Do this by going into Device Manager, select IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, select Primary IDE Channel, Properties, Advanced Settings and make sure both are set for DMA if Available. Then do the same in the Secondary IDE Channel. Hard drives should be running at Ultra DMA Mode 4 or 5 and CD/DVD drives should be at Ultra DMA Mode 2 (or higher).

[zworg2]

In the BIOS set all to AUTO. In Windows, make sure DMA is enabled on all drives. Do this by going into Device Manager, select IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, select Primary IDE Channel, Properties, Advanced Settings and make sure both are set for DMA if Available. Then do the same in the Secondary IDE Channel. Hard drives should be running at Ultra DMA Mode 4 or 5 and CD/DVD drives should be at Ultra DMA Mode 2 (or higher).

Apologies for minor hijack

As I had never checked any setup, I had just plugged and played, I went thru the above instructions.

Both boxes on both IDE channels state 'DMA if available'.

But could nto see anywhere to set or even check if my hard drives were at Ultra DMA mode 4 or 5. There were no numbers - all four boxes just stated 'Ultra DMA mode'

Have i done something wrong?

or more accurately can i set them up bettter?

thx

[Richard_G]

Sorry zworg2, you profile shows you as running Win2000, I assumed Win XP. It may well be different in 2k but in XP, underneath the 'DMA if Available' box, is another that shows current transfer mode. In there it shows what exact mode you are running in.

[bazooka]

If you can burn CD-r 's not likely to be laser.
If you used to be able to burn DVD's could well be cable or set up.

There are 2 lasers so yes, it could very well be the laser.

[zworg2]

Sorry zworg2, you profile shows you as running Win2000, I assumed Win XP. It may well be different in 2k but in XP, underneath the 'DMA if Available' box, is another that shows current transfer mode. In there it shows what exact mode you are running in.

O, there is another box, but all it states is 'Ultra DMA Mode' there are no numbers, and no ability to change it.

If you can burn CD-r 's not likely to be laser.
If you used to be able to burn DVD's could well be cable or set up.

There are 2 lasers so yes, it could very well be the laser.

Apologies, I must have been mis-informed

Are they integral or do they have different jobs within the drive?

[bazooka]

Sorry zworg2, you profile shows you as running Win2000, I assumed Win XP. It may well be different in 2k but in XP, underneath the 'DMA if Available' box, is another that shows current transfer mode. In there it shows what exact mode you are running in.

O, there is another box, but all it states is 'Ultra DMA Mode' there are no numbers, and no ability to change it.

If you can burn CD-r 's not likely to be laser.
If you used to be able to burn DVD's could well be cable or set up.

There are 2 lasers so yes, it could very well be the laser.

Apologies, I must have been mis-informed

Are they integral or do they have different jobs within the drive?

No big deal

Dvd's and cd's have different laser wavelength's. There is 1 laser for cd's and 1 for dvd's.

[lordsmurf]

Mine just did this too.
My Pioneer 105 is now a CD burner only.

[trnmybknmyfth]

mine is the same way...

and im not to computer savvy

can someone please figure this new virus thingy out...?