hp dvd writer 300n

[richm20]

I seem to be having more and more problems with blank DVD media these days. Does anyone know what type of disks work best in this drive?
I got some Fuji DVD's and they wont make it past the first min. of burning. I also have a bunch of no name disks that burn almost %100 but at the end they "don't complete successfully"
This is really frustrating, seeing as I'm wasting disks.
Thanks for your help, and happy new year.

[chas0039]

Your drive is probably an NEC 1100A and it is well past its useful life. Given that newer drives are around $30, you might want to consider a new model, especially as they are much better writers. I would avoid new NEC drives at all cost, consider the Pioneer 111.

[richm20]

Well, is actually a hp dvd writer 300n

[chas0039]

You don't understand. HP does not actually make any DVD drives. They just buy from a real manufacturer, add their mark up and name, and sell it.

[richm20]

Got it, now I see that it is a Philips DVD8401. The real question now is, where do I find the original driver? I want to do a firmware update, but cant do anything without the original drivers.