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by aashby

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My cdrom works but does not write...?

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by thechas

First, it is a CD-RW drive, and not just a standard CD-ROM drive? You cannot write to CDs with a CD-ROM drive, you need a CD-RW drive, and a software package to burn the data to the disk.

If you are using Windows XP, at a minimum, you need a couple of updated files from Microsoft.

Just run Windows Update, and install the critical updates that relate to CD-RW drives and CD Writing.

If you are using an older version of Windows, what software do you have installed to write to the CD-R/RW?
EasyCD Creator, Nero, etc.
You may need updates for the software package.

From the hardware side of things, make sure that your system meets the minimum requirements for the drive and software package.
You may need to enable DMA mode in BIOS settings for the IDE channel that the drive is connected to.
You also may need to update the IDE bus driver for the chipset on your motherboard.
If this is a name brand system, check the mfgs web-site for driver updates.

Chas

by thechas

Oops, you had a prior posting for a Mustek CD-RW drive.
Sorry for the question about whether or not the drive is indeed a CD-RW drive.

If you are still having problems, please add to your post the following information:

Version of Windows
CDburning software
Make and model of computer
CPU type and speed
Amount of RAM (memory)
Amount of free hard drive space.

You can get most of this information by running the advisor utility at www.belarc.com
The utility creates a HTML document with your system configuration.
You can either print out, or save the document.

Chas

by opatzg9

i've had a few CDRW drives that only wanted to work as the master drive on the ribbon cable, how are your jumper settings applied? Can you make it the master or is there another device requiring that?Good luck

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