[SOLVED] reads but doesn't burns

Sheshele · 10-03-2007, 01:19 AM

CD/DVD-rom of my sisters's pc reads data very well but when I try to burn any cd, it hangs after few percents completed(but actually cd is empty) and I can't stop burning without restarting computer. I use Nero, but I guess it is hardware problem, isn't it?

JohnthePilot · 10-03-2007, 04:36 AM

Hi and welcome to TSF.
It does look like your hardware, although it could be the drivers or firmware. Just to rule out any problems with Nero try a different program. A good free one is ImgBurn from here. If you still have no success then we can start looking at your drive.

Sheshele · 10-05-2007, 12:36 AM

I tried ImgBurn, I wait for few minutes but there was 0 percent completed although buffer was used in 100 percent. And all the same, I can't quit the program without restarting pc :(

JohnthePilot · 10-05-2007, 01:34 AM

How old is the CD/DVD drive? From my own experience they don't last much above two years.

Sheshele · 10-05-2007, 01:56 AM

It is more than 3 years. So it means that I should change my CD/DVD drive, doesn't it?

JohnthePilot · 10-05-2007, 03:47 AM

It's looking that way. Have you tried updating the driver and firmware?

Sheshele · 10-05-2007, 11:31 AM

Maybe it is silly, but I don't know how to update driver or firmware?;/

JohnthePilot · 10-05-2007, 11:56 AM

Go to the manufacturer's website and look under either support or downloads. Better still, let me know what model it is and I'll check for you.

Sheshele · 10-05-2007, 12:24 PM

It is LITE-ON COMBO S0HC-5232K

JohnthePilot · 10-05-2007, 12:38 PM

Hi. Click here and download the firmware. You may have to re activate your copy of Windows afterwards. If this doesn't solve the problem, then it looks as though your drive has come to the end of it's life.

Sheshele · 10-06-2007, 01:49 AM

I updated the driver, but it does the same things - hangs while writing and doesn't write in anything.
However, thank you for your kind help;)

JohnthePilot · 10-06-2007, 02:48 AM

That's a shame, but it was worth a try. Fortunately drives are way down in price now.

10-03-2007, 01:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sheshele Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9 OS: WinXP	[SOLVED] reads but doesn't burns CD/DVD-rom of my sisters's pc reads data very well but when I try to burn any cd, it hangs after few percents completed(but actually cd is empty) and I can't stop burning without restarting computer. I use Nero, but I guess it is hardware problem, isn't it?

10-03-2007, 04:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,921 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: reads but doesn't burns Hi and welcome to TSF. It does look like your hardware, although it could be the drivers or firmware. Just to rule out any problems with Nero try a different program. A good free one is ImgBurn from here. If you still have no success then we can start looking at your drive. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

10-05-2007, 12:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sheshele Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9 OS: WinXP	Re: reads but doesn't burns I tried ImgBurn, I wait for few minutes but there was 0 percent completed although buffer was used in 100 percent. And all the same, I can't quit the program without restarting pc :(

10-05-2007, 01:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,921 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: reads but doesn't burns How old is the CD/DVD drive? From my own experience they don't last much above two years. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

10-05-2007, 01:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sheshele Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9 OS: WinXP	Re: reads but doesn't burns It is more than 3 years. So it means that I should change my CD/DVD drive, doesn't it?

10-05-2007, 03:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,921 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: reads but doesn't burns It's looking that way. Have you tried updating the driver and firmware? __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

10-05-2007, 11:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sheshele Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9 OS: WinXP	Re: reads but doesn't burns Maybe it is silly, but I don't know how to update driver or firmware?;/

10-05-2007, 11:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,921 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: reads but doesn't burns Go to the manufacturer's website and look under either support or downloads. Better still, let me know what model it is and I'll check for you. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

10-05-2007, 12:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sheshele Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9 OS: WinXP	Re: reads but doesn't burns It is LITE-ON COMBO S0HC-5232K

10-05-2007, 12:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,921 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: reads but doesn't burns Hi. Click here and download the firmware. You may have to re activate your copy of Windows afterwards. If this doesn't solve the problem, then it looks as though your drive has come to the end of it's life. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

10-06-2007, 01:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
Sheshele Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9 OS: WinXP	Re: reads but doesn't burns I updated the driver, but it does the same things - hangs while writing and doesn't write in anything. However, thank you for your kind help;)

10-06-2007, 02:48 AM	#12 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,921 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: reads but doesn't burns That's a shame, but it was worth a try. Fortunately drives are way down in price now. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015