Burner burns DVDs not CDs

homerm07 · 03-22-2009, 11:15 PM

Ok I have an eMachines W5243 with stock everything except an added 80 gig HDD.

Here's my problem, my burner worked perfectly and I was able to burn full CDs the first 2 months that I've had the computer. Then I just didn't burn CDs anymore, just DVDs. So now that I got a CD player for my car I want CDs.... Just one problem, I'm not able to make, or at least the burner doesn't want to complete the burn process.

I've got an AMD Athlon 2.6Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 250Gb HDD and an 80 Gb backup HDD, the drive that's pissing me off is a SONY Optiarc DVD-RW AD-7200A Along with that I'm running on Windows Vista Home Premium w/ SP2 v.286

I've tried the ignorant community of Yahoo! Answers so I'm now looking for good advice :)

One thing I think you guys should know, I've tried burning CDs on Windows Media Player 11, JetAudio Plus 7.0.5 VX and CDBurnerXP 4.2.4. I've tried discounted Memorex CD-R disks and Maxell CD-Rs. I've ruled out the programs AND the blanks. Also, I've had my GF burn the CDs, they work! So I KNOW IT'S MY COMPUTER!

Lastly, I have been known to answer my own questions before so I'ma try it out. Could the fact that I can't burn be because of the Vista SP2 Beta?

Thanks and I'm looking forward on conquering my computer. It has won the battle but I wanna win the war!

Spectating · 03-24-2009, 11:54 AM

Try burning the CD at a lower speed rate.

-Johnny

homerm07 · 03-25-2009, 01:15 AM

I did that, I went as low as I could... 2x About 30 minutes later it stopped at forty something percent :(

Mcninjaguy · 03-25-2009, 01:45 AM

have you thought about updating the firmware?

whats the model # for your DVD/CD burner?
go to control panel
device manager
and look for your DVD burner and tell me the name of it

you could just forget the hassle and buy a new DVD burner they're like $24

homerm07 · 03-25-2009, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mcninjaguy

have you thought about updating the firmware?

whats the model # for your DVD/CD burner?
go to control panel
device manager
and look for your DVD burner and tell me the name of it

you could just forget the hassle and buy a new DVD burner they're like $24

I've already tried but I just got the generic driver from Windows. And it's an Sony Optiarc AD-7200A drive.

homerm07 · 04-10-2009, 08:08 PM

I'm not sure but I think I found the issue. The disks I was using the first time were generic disks that were 32x CD-R on top of that Vista SP2 BETA was making me have issues.

I removed SP2 BETA and now I can burn top line disks... SONY & Maxell.

03-22-2009, 11:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
homerm07 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 28 OS: Vista	Burner burns DVDs not CDs Ok I have an eMachines W5243 with stock everything except an added 80 gig HDD. Here's my problem, my burner worked perfectly and I was able to burn full CDs the first 2 months that I've had the computer. Then I just didn't burn CDs anymore, just DVDs. So now that I got a CD player for my car I want CDs.... Just one problem, I'm not able to make, or at least the burner doesn't want to complete the burn process. I've got an AMD Athlon 2.6Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 250Gb HDD and an 80 Gb backup HDD, the drive that's pissing me off is a SONY Optiarc DVD-RW AD-7200A Along with that I'm running on Windows Vista Home Premium w/ SP2 v.286 I've tried the ignorant community of Yahoo! Answers so I'm now looking for good advice :) One thing I think you guys should know, I've tried burning CDs on Windows Media Player 11, JetAudio Plus 7.0.5 VX and CDBurnerXP 4.2.4. I've tried discounted Memorex CD-R disks and Maxell CD-Rs. I've ruled out the programs AND the blanks. Also, I've had my GF burn the CDs, they work! So I KNOW IT'S MY COMPUTER! Lastly, I have been known to answer my own questions before so I'ma try it out. Could the fact that I can't burn be because of the Vista SP2 Beta? Thanks and I'm looking forward on conquering my computer. It has won the battle but I wanna win the war! __________________ -Homer Knowledge is only as good as the teacher.

03-24-2009, 11:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Spectating Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 23 OS: Windows XP	Re: Burner burns DVDs not CDs Try burning the CD at a lower speed rate. -Johnny

03-25-2009, 01:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
homerm07 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 28 OS: Vista	Re: Burner burns DVDs not CDs I did that, I went as low as I could... 2x About 30 minutes later it stopped at forty something percent :( __________________ -Homer Knowledge is only as good as the teacher.

03-25-2009, 01:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Burner burns DVDs not CDs have you thought about updating the firmware? whats the model # for your DVD/CD burner? go to control panel device manager and look for your DVD burner and tell me the name of it you could just forget the hassle and buy a new DVD burner they're like $24

04-10-2009, 08:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
homerm07 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 28 OS: Vista	Re: Burner burns DVDs not CDs I'm not sure but I think I found the issue. The disks I was using the first time were generic disks that were 32x CD-R on top of that Vista SP2 BETA was making me have issues. I removed SP2 BETA and now I can burn top line disks... SONY & Maxell. __________________ -Homer Knowledge is only as good as the teacher.