D: Drive does not recognise CD-R's or DVD-R's

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January 16th, 2009, 03:41 PM
doubledouble

D: Drive does not recognise CD-R's or DVD-R's

Trying to run Nero and burn some video, music etc but my laptop doesnt recognise that there is a cd in???

Just keep getting "Please insert disk!" etc etc.

D: Drive recognises other music cds though.

Any thoughts??

Many thanks
January 16th, 2009, 03:53 PM
photolady

Which laptop?
January 16th, 2009, 04:05 PM
doubledouble

DELL running XP
January 16th, 2009, 05:30 PM
photolady

What is the model number of that Dell?
January 16th, 2009, 05:44 PM
doubledouble

Latitude D530.

What do you think it is photo?
January 16th, 2009, 06:21 PM
photolady

Did this problem just start or has it always not recognized blank media?
January 16th, 2009, 06:30 PM
doubledouble

always.
its plays cd-r's already burnt though
January 16th, 2009, 06:32 PM
photolady

Are you sure the drive is a dvdrw, and not just a cdrom drive. Reason I ask is, I took a look at Dell for components of your system and it didn't mention a dvdrw as part of the components.
January 16th, 2009, 06:50 PM
Train

More than likely it is a DVDrom. Yes it can play DVDs, but it can not burn them.
January 16th, 2009, 06:53 PM
Train

Did it come with Vista home basic as the OS?
January 16th, 2009, 07:35 PM
doubledouble

Yeah Train,

DVD-Rom. The problem is my crappy work laptop then.

Thanks guys

Double
January 16th, 2009, 07:38 PM
Train

work laptop
Very possible then :(
January 16th, 2009, 08:34 PM
photolady

DVDRom drives won't read CDs either, so you probably have a simple combo drive, cdrom/dvdrom.
January 16th, 2009, 08:41 PM
Train

A Combo drive is a type of optical drive that combines CD-R/CD-RW recording capability with the ability to read (but not write) DVD media.

I guess what I run into was mislabled then.
January 17th, 2009, 01:07 AM
photolady

I am not sure what you're saying, Train, but I have a dvdrom drive and it will not read cds. And cdroms can read cds, but not dvds.
January 17th, 2009, 07:46 AM
General Winters

Quote:

Originally Posted by photolady

I am not sure what you're saying, Train, but I have a dvdrom drive and it will not read cds. And cdroms can read cds, but not dvds.

I think what Train meant Photolady was that you said he had a cdrom/dvdrom combo drive, and Train was pointing out that since a dvdrom drive should automatically read cds and dvds, a COMBO drive generally referred to a dvdrom with the ability to write cdrs/cdrws, ie a combo drive could read dvds and read/write to cdr/cdrw

A dvdrom drive can read dvds and cds both pressed and burnt (cdr/cdrw), though some very, very early dvdroms could not read burnt disks.

If a dvdrom drive cannot read a cd but continues to read dvds, then the lens focus mechanism may be failing.

The recording surface on a cd is deeper than the recording surface on a dvd (ie a cd has a thicker transparent outer layer (substrate) covering the recording surface than a dvd), the lens has the ability to change the beams focus.

Of course, if the cd has been written to using packet writing the disk may need to be closed before it is readable in a cdrom or dvdrom drive.