dvd sees blank dicks as full and can not write

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AtomicTom

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My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full. i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.

from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives. I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results. I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted. Again with the same results.

I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler

Thanks
 
AtomicTom wrote:
My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full. i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.

from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives. I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results. I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted. Again with the same results.

I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler

Thanks
Click to expand...
What do you mean by "an external usb hard drive and it also acts the
same way"? Did you mean "hard drive" or "DVD drive" ?

Sylvia.
 
AtomicTom wrote:
My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full. i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.

from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives.
Click to expand...
Have you checked the properties of the drive via Windows Explorer to
see if recording is enabled??


I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results. I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted. Again with the same results.

I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler

Thanks
Click to expand...
 
AtomicTom wrote:
On Dec 28, 7:44 am, Sylvia Else <syl...@not.at.this.address> wrote:
AtomicTom wrote:
My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full. i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.
from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives. I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results. I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted. Again with the same results.
I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler
Thanks
What do you mean by "an external usb hard drive and it also acts the
same way"? Did you mean "hard drive" or "DVD drive" ?

Sylvia.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Sorry, yes an external USB dvd drive
Click to expand...
Seems unlikely to be a problem with the firmware of the disk controller
then. I wouldn't expect it to be involved in a USB DVD drive, though I'm
happy to be corrected on this.

Sylvia.
 
On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:26:49 -0800 (PST), AtomicTom
<twilusz@comcast.net> wrote:

My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full. i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.

from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives. I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results. I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted. Again with the same results.

I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler

Thanks
Click to expand...

Just guessing, but driver software conflict is most likely th
eproblem. Try removing the last thing you installed (was it the USB
drive?) and see if that helps?

I find that I have, on one computer, two dvd burning programs loaded
and trying to run at the same time. I get similar results (not
exactly, but they don't work). If I shut down one program, then the
other one works OK. Try that, too.
 
On Dec 28, 7:44 am, Sylvia Else <syl...@not.at.this.address> wrote:
AtomicTom wrote:
My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full.  i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.

from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives.  I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results.  I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted.  Again with the same results..

I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler

Thanks

What do you mean by "an external usb hard drive and it also acts the
same way"? Did you mean "hard drive" or "DVD drive" ?

Sylvia.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
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Sorry, yes an external USB dvd drive
 
On Dec 28, 8:01 am, Sylvia Else <syl...@not.at.this.address> wrote:
AtomicTom wrote:
On Dec 28, 7:44 am, Sylvia Else <syl...@not.at.this.address> wrote:
AtomicTom wrote:
My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full.  i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.
from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives.  I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results.  I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted.  Again with the same results.
I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler
Thanks
What do you mean by "an external usb hard drive and it also acts the
same way"? Did you mean "hard drive" or "DVD drive" ?

Sylvia.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Sorry, yes an external  USB dvd drive

Seems unlikely to be a problem with the firmware of the disk controller
then. I wouldn't expect it to be involved in a USB DVD drive, though I'm
happy to be corrected on this.

Sylvia.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Click to expand...
Properties sees both burners as ROM
 
On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:26:49 -0800 (PST), AtomicTom
<twilusz@comcast.net>wrote:

My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full. i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.

from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives. I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results. I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted. Again with the same results.

I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler

Thanks
Click to expand...
Doubtful that your firmware is at fault of all 3 devices so you can
scratch that off the list unless you've flashed all three and then had
problems.
 
On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:38:18 -0500, PeterD <peter2@hipson.net>wrote:

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:26:49 -0800 (PST), AtomicTom
twilusz@comcast.net> wrote:

My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full. i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.

from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives. I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results. I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted. Again with the same results.

I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler

Thanks


Just guessing,
Click to expand...
Obviously

but driver software conflict is most likely th
eproblem. Try removing the last thing you installed (was it the USB
drive?) and see if that helps?
Click to expand...
Read the part that says "installed a new copy of XP"

I find that I have, on one computer, two dvd burning programs loaded
and trying to run at the same time. I get similar results (not
exactly, but they don't work). If I shut down one program, then the
other one works OK. Try that, too.
Click to expand...
Huh?
 
Did you check the properites in File Explorer?

Right click on the drive (with no disc in it BTW) and select properties.

Then check the options under the recording tab.

There is an issue with XP and some drives that lose their recording
abilities. I remember something in the MS XP faqs about that.

- Tim -




In article <34c4b2a2-e091-4bf5-a47f-72dd450e4102
@k17g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, twilusz@comcast.net says...
My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full. i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.

from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives. I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results. I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted. Again with the same results.

I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler

Thanks
Click to expand...
 
On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:17:20 -0500, Meat Plow <meat@petitmorte.net>
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:38:18 -0500, PeterD <peter2@hipson.net>wrote:

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:26:49 -0800 (PST), AtomicTom
twilusz@comcast.net> wrote:

My computer has started seeing any blank disk as full. i have 2 dvd
burner and they both act the same way. I have an external usb hard
drive and it also acts thesame way.

from windows xp explore all the disk drives are properly labeled as
dvd-rw, but when Iput afresh blank dvd in the disignation changes to
cd-rom and the properties list the disk as full. this mean I cannot
write to a disk from any of my drives. I thought I may have corupted
the system so I ran my recovery software with the same results. I
even installed a new copy of XP thinking that my recovery copy that
came with the (E-machine) was corrupted. Again with the same results.

I am starting to think it may be the firmware to my disk drive
controler

Thanks


Just guessing,

Obviously

but driver software conflict is most likely th
eproblem. Try removing the last thing you installed (was it the USB
drive?) and see if that helps?

Read the part that says "installed a new copy of XP"

I find that I have, on one computer, two dvd burning programs loaded
and trying to run at the same time. I get similar results (not
exactly, but they don't work). If I shut down one program, then the
other one works OK. Try that, too.

Huh?
Click to expand...
Piss off, meathead, you don't know a bit from a byte.
 
Don't you need a CD/DVD Burning software such as Nero or NTI before
you can burn any data onto the blank media?

I didn't think XP could write directly to the blank media.. Is this
correct?

Thanks.
 
Gus wrote:
Don't you need a CD/DVD Burning software such as Nero or NTI before
you can burn any data onto the blank media?

I didn't think XP could write directly to the blank media.. Is this
correct?
Click to expand...
It can write CDs, but not DVDs.

Sylvia.
 
On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:54:55 -0800 (PST), Gus <gusrego@comcast.net>
wrote:

Don't you need a CD/DVD Burning software such as Nero or NTI before
you can burn any data onto the blank media?

I didn't think XP could write directly to the blank media.. Is this
correct?

Thanks.
Click to expand...
CD no.

DVD yes.

XP can write CDs just fine. Support is somewhat basic, but there.
 
I have never written a disk using xp software until today. When I put
a blank CD in it and did a properties it showed the disk was full. I
went to the properties and had to enable writing to the CD. I suspect
that it defaults to the disable position upon XP install. I put a
CDRW in it after I enabled writing to test it. It showed full again.
I brought up NTI and erased the CDRW and did a properties on it from
the desktop and it showed empty after that and wrote okay.

I can only suggest that you check to make sure the drives are enabled
to write under the recording tab, they may have all defaulted to off
when you did the xp install..

Hope this helps.
 
I sorta rambled there on my last post. You don't need NTI to erase
the cdrw disk.. that is just what I used. You can just right click on
it and select the erase function.


G.
 
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