Any idea as to why my DVD Burner isn't working?

I just can't find anyway to fix this. I was wondering if anyone would
help me. I bought this computer back on the release of Vista and have
yet to find something to fix. I would look every other week or so trying
to find a fix. My DVD burner is ATAPI DVD W DH16W1P ATA DEVICE according
to my Device Manager. If I could get any help with this it would greatly
appreciated.


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aufanbrad

"aufanbrad" <auburnfanbrad@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
> I just can't find anyway to fix this. I was wondering if anyone would
> help me. I bought this computer back on the release of Vista and have
> yet to find something to fix. I would look every other week or so trying
> to find a fix. My DVD burner is ATAPI DVD W DH16W1P ATA DEVICE according
> to my Device Manager. If I could get any help with this it would greatly
> appreciated.
>
>
> --
> aufanbrad

Could you describe what is going on in detail, please?
"isn't working" doesn't tell us much.
You imply the drive is recognized by Vista, but what does it do/not do? Can
it read media? Can it write CD's but not DVD's?
What happens if you put media in the drive, then try to access it in Windows
Explorer?

I believe the best bet would be to look for updated firmware on the
mfg's site. Its possible that the drive does not have firmware that is
set to function correctly with Vista (I had one). Then you would need
to replace the drive or wait until the mfg comes up with a firmware
fix.

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 04:40:00 -0700, aufanbrad <auburnfanbrad@aol.com>
wrote:

>
>I just can't find anyway to fix this. I was wondering if anyone would
>help me. I bought this computer back on the release of Vista and have
>yet to find something to fix. I would look every other week or so trying
>to find a fix. My DVD burner is ATAPI DVD W DH16W1P ATA DEVICE according
>to my Device Manager. If I could get any help with this it would greatly
>appreciated.

Is Device Manager reporting a problem for that device, with an Exclamation
Mark icon? If so, what is the error code? Is Explorer showing your DVD
drive when you open Computer?

"aufanbrad" <auburnfanbrad@aol.com> wrote in message
news:aufanbrad.2umxgv@no-mx.tabletquestions.com...

>
> I just can't find anyway to fix this. I was wondering if anyone would
> help me. I bought this computer back on the release of Vista and have
> yet to find something to fix. I would look every other week or so trying
> to find a fix. My DVD burner is ATAPI DVD W DH16W1P ATA DEVICE according
> to my Device Manager. If I could get any help with this it would greatly
> appreciated.
>
>
> --
> aufanbrad

PvdG42;628550 Wrote:

> Could you describe what is going on in detail, please?
> "isn't working" doesn't tell us much.
> You imply the drive is recognized by Vista, but what does it do/not do?
> Can
> it read media? Can it write CD's but not DVD's?
> What happens if you put media in the drive, then try to access it in
> Windows
> Explorer?

Sorry. Wrote the request after staying up for 24+ hours. It reads
everything, CD, DVD, software and will make every 2/3 music CDs. When i
try to burn data (either through windows or someother program) it will
just give me an error message saying can not complete or something to
that effect. Haven't really tried in the past month or so (been looking
for a solution). Tried going to gateway to get something for the drive
(like an updated driver) but they had nothing. Tried having windows
look for an updated driver but it said i had the most up to date driver.
I am gonna try burning something again in a minute and will post
exactly what i get as the error message then. hope what i just gave
help.


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aufanbrad

Try to find out what make and model of drive you have and go to the
mfgs website and see if there is a FIRMWARE update... many CD/DVD
drives (like Lite-On) are not totally compattible with Vista and will
be "flaky" when it comes to reading and writing...

Richard

On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:44:29 -0700, aufanbrad <auburnfanbrad@aol.com>
wrote:

>
>PvdG42;628550 Wrote:

>
>Sorry. Wrote the request after staying up for 24+ hours. It reads
>everything, CD, DVD, software and will make every 2/3 music CDs. When i
>try to burn data (either through windows or someother program) it will
>just give me an error message saying can not complete or something to
>that effect. Haven't really tried in the past month or so (been looking
>for a solution). Tried going to gateway to get something for the drive
>(like an updated driver) but they had nothing. Tried having windows
>look for an updated driver but it said i had the most up to date driver.
>I am gonna try burning something again in a minute and will post
>exactly what i get as the error message then. hope what i just gave
>help.

Not sure who made the drive but it may be LG. Check on their website
and see if thats so and if they have a FIRMWARE update for the drive,
I had problems like this with a Lite-On dirve but they did not have
Vista compatible firmware and I replaced the drive with a Samsung and
all is well...

On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:44:29 -0700, aufanbrad <auburnfanbrad@aol.com>
wrote:

>
>PvdG42;628550 Wrote:

>
>Sorry. Wrote the request after staying up for 24+ hours. It reads
>everything, CD, DVD, software and will make every 2/3 music CDs. When i
>try to burn data (either through windows or someother program) it will
>just give me an error message saying can not complete or something to
>that effect. Haven't really tried in the past month or so (been looking
>for a solution). Tried going to gateway to get something for the drive
>(like an updated driver) but they had nothing. Tried having windows
>look for an updated driver but it said i had the most up to date driver.
>I am gonna try burning something again in a minute and will post
>exactly what i get as the error message then. hope what i just gave
>help.