cannot burn dvd with vista

[1milenia]

my system
windows vista 32 bt
dell insperon 530s
pbds dvd +-rwdh-16w1s ata device
windows dvd maker

well ive had a problem for a couple months now where i cant burn dvds
what i have done
1-romve upper and lower filters
2-tried differant dvds
3-removed all codecs and reinstalled dvd maker
4-cleaned dvd with disc
5-tried to burn in moviemaker

has anyone been able to figure this out

[hech54]

ImgBurn

[yoda313]

I second imgburn.

Also you say you tried different dvds. There is an outside chance if you are trying different discs from the same batch the whole batch could be defective. You should try a different brand altogether from the ones you are having trouble with.

This site recommends taiyo yuden or verbatim dvds.

[1milenia]

ive tried imgburn
also tried many differant dvds
could the dvdmaker be currupt
or the drivers
how do i test it

[Ai Haibara]

First, if you have tried Imgburn, and had problems, there's probably logs for those attempts. Post a copy of at least one of them here.

Also, place one of the blank discs you're trying to use in the burner; Imgburn should be able to detect the media code of that disc. Tell us what that media code is.
(Unfortunately, I'm not at a system with Imgburn installed at the moment, so I can't be more specific until perhaps later. )

[yoda313]

Theres also a chance the drive has failed. I'm not sure how to test that. But replacement dvd burners are now 30.00 usd or less.

[1milenia]

thanks ill give that a try

[V Bot]

Maybe take your drive out and clean it before you give up on it completely. Maybe in the meantime, order a new drive at newegg or tigerdirect. I got my last one for about $23.00 from newegg.

[1milenia]

i have tried to clean it
what method did you guys use to clean it ,because i can burn cds no problem.
are all drives standard

[V Bot]

I had a drive with the same problem. It never did recover. Went with Newegg.com. and bought another. As for cleaning, I took it out and took it apart. Wiped it with a Q-Tip and alcohol (Rubbing). I think denatured would be better, but who doesn't have rubbing alcohol on hand? Anyway, I've cleaned other drives this way and had no problems. As for "Standard" I assume you mean interface? You should go with the type already in place. I bought a SATA drive for mine. You can check it by opening your tower and checking what kind of cable is plugged-in in the back. SATA cable is usually, if not always, RED. If you do decide on taking it apart to clean it, you can always check Youtube for tips on opening your drive. Pretty easy, really.

[fritzi93]

i have tried to clean it
what method did you guys use to clean it ,because i can burn cds no problem.
are all drives standard

That's a bad sign. One laser will die before the other one usually.

As to interface, as mentioned above. PATA (or IDE) has the wide ribbon-like cable, SATA cable is more compact.