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[deedogz]

i have a Dell Dimension 2350.
My Optortie DD0203 CD/DVD writer for some reason just stop burning Cd's and DVd's i have tried using differant software but still the DVD rom/writer will not write. yes it read cd/dvd i can play a dvd in it
I notice i view the driver details both CD-rom/writer which came with my pc and the dvd/cd write that i brought uses the same drivers.
primary controller 1
The HL-DT CD-RW GCE-8481B is master
the Optorite DVD-rw DD0203 is slave
enver know it setup like this it as work before while setup like this please help me out
i even tried reinstalling windows home xp
still DVD drive will not write

[Flukesy]

your dvdrw will be better suited as the master.

have you installed any unsigned drivers? is the writer set to DMA and NOT PIO mode?

[iooi]

i have a Dell Dimension 2350.
My Optortie DD0203 CD/DVD writer for some reason just stop burning Cd's and DVd's i

OK Have you changed anything since it last worked ? If the answer is NO then it is most likly that the drive has failed.. If you have changed anything then that could be the problem.
As you have refinstalled windows you have lost one of the best ways out.....Rolling back to a date that worked.

Also a more descriptive thread title might get more answers....

[mike1061]

Does the computer reconigze the burner? another way of putting it is when you go start > my computer is the burner listed?
Mike.

[deedogz]

i just reinstall windows home
i forgot to write the aspi driver i had and the website i download it from.
Now my oporite DD0203 will not write. maybe please someone out there might know the aspi driver im talking about it works good with
TMPGEnc DVD author program
and
DVDshink all I can remember is that the aspi i download had a windows installer i did not have to use winrar or winzip to unzip anything all i had to is click that .exe. umm what else i can say it was the very first program list in add/remove programs menu

i'm pretty sure it's set to dma
im not use about the pio how do i check
i cant remember the site where i got that aspi drivers/program from

[deedogz]

The ribbin inside is a cable select ribbin
do i still set the dvd to master?

[iooi]

Burners always work better if set to master.
Just swop the jumpers on the back of both drives so that burner is master and cd-rw is slave.

Sorry i dont know which aspi driver you are talking about.

[Suga-Sam]

You can try forceaspi which can be found in the tools section of the website. It should work fine for you, as long as the drive is reconized by winbloze.
I say that having just seen another post of yours which suggest the drive isn't working at all.
Isolate the drive on a ribbon by itself set as master and see if you can use it as a cd-rom first (i.e. just able to read a sofware cd) if it can then download and install forceaspi that should help with your ASPI layer.
Then try burning, it should work.
IF not post the error message?
If you are using Nero then you should have nero's Aspi installed, if not then install a recent version of nero (even a demo) it will install the ASPI in XP or 2000 automactically.
Anyway hope that helps

[proxyx99]

You can get ASPI drivers from Nero website, Adaptec.com or Cnet.com or just Google ASPI. As indicated set it temp. as the only drive on the IDE channel/cable. You may have somehow changed BIOS settings so set it to optimized defaults. Make sure busmaster works (install driver if needed) as well as DMA. Lastly install it in another computer replacing working burner. If it fails get it repaired/replaced.