CD/DVD burner quit working

**SM247** · 07-09-2006, 06:15 PM

My CD/DVD burner has partially quit working. It plays CD's and DVD's, but won't write. Device Manager sees the drive and says it is operating normally. When I fire up burner applications, they give an error like "No compatible recordable device can be found on system." Am running Windows XP Home Edition.

Changeling · 07-10-2006, 12:56 AM

CDrom devices either work or they don't. You may try removing and reseating the cables or hunt round the net for some diagnosic software.

But as a general rule these things are not user serviceable. DO NOT open it up and have a fiddle remember there's a laser in there!!!

The quick and easy solution is chuck it out and get a new one.

**SM247** · 07-10-2006, 10:03 PM

I don't think it is HW. Rather something in SW. It was working a month ago. I tried the 314060 fix from Microsoft - decription below... but no better.

Guided Help to delete the UpperFilters and LowerFilters registry values that can cause CD access problems

**SM247** · 08-21-2006, 10:15 PM

Still have my DVD burner out of order. The CD writing function started working. But still get the below mentioned error when attempting to burn DVD????

**SM247** · 09-03-2006, 11:26 PM

Bumping... Still have no luck burning DVDs. Can burn CDs OK. On MY COMPUTER, the drive shows up at CD/RW, as opposed to a DVD drive. Not sure if this is new or has always been that way.

07-09-2006, 06:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
SM247 I helped the forums. Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 65 OS: XP SP2	CD/DVD burner quit working My CD/DVD burner has partially quit working. It plays CD's and DVD's, but won't write. Device Manager sees the drive and says it is operating normally. When I fire up burner applications, they give an error like "No compatible recordable device can be found on system." Am running Windows XP Home Edition.

07-10-2006, 12:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Changeling Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 423 OS: XP, Waiting for Vista serivce pack 1 before I commit.	CDrom devices either work or they don't. You may try removing and reseating the cables or hunt round the net for some diagnosic software. But as a general rule these things are not user serviceable. DO NOT open it up and have a fiddle remember there's a laser in there!!! The quick and easy solution is chuck it out and get a new one. __________________ If it ain't broke don't fix it!

07-10-2006, 10:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
SM247 I helped the forums. Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 65 OS: XP SP2	I don't think it is HW. Rather something in SW. It was working a month ago. I tried the 314060 fix from Microsoft - decription below... but no better. Guided Help to delete the UpperFilters and LowerFilters registry values that can cause CD access problems

08-21-2006, 10:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
SM247 I helped the forums. Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 65 OS: XP SP2	Still have my DVD burner out of order. The CD writing function started working. But still get the below mentioned error when attempting to burn DVD????

09-03-2006, 11:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
SM247 I helped the forums. Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 65 OS: XP SP2	Bumping... Still have no luck burning DVDs. Can burn CDs OK. On MY COMPUTER, the drive shows up at CD/RW, as opposed to a DVD drive. Not sure if this is new or has always been that way.