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Ok first off my computer is a HP pavilion a1250n
This problem started a long time ago i just never bothered fixing it so its not something recent sorry

anyways When ever i try to burn a music CD (with any program) my CD burner wont recognize the blank CD..ive tried putting music CD's in the drive an dit reads them it just won tread blank CD's when i try to burn
 

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Hello daryuujin, Welcome to TSF! :wave:

There are a couple of ways that might help you with this issue.

Method One: Remove the registry entry

Warning: Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system.

Please Note: If you had installed multiple CD-writing software products on your computer, you need to uninstall the software products before you remove the registry keys.

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.

3. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Class/{4d36e965-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}

4. On the File menu, click Export.

5. In the File name box, type savedkey, and then click Save.

6. Click the REG_MULTI_SZ data type UpperFilters, and then click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

Note: If this data type is missing, go to Method 2.

7. Click the REG_MULTI_SZ data type LowerFilters, and then click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

8. Quit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.


Method 2: Replace the existing driver


1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. If Control Panel is in Category view, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

If Control Panel is in Classic view, double-click System.

3. On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.

4. Click the drive with the question mark (?) next to it.

5. On the Action menu, click Uninstall. When you are prompted to confirm the removal, click OK.

6. Repeat steps 4 through 5 for any other drives with question marks.

7. On the Action Menu, click Scan for hardware changes.

Close all windows and reboot the computer.

Please give these two methods a try and post back with the results.

Kind Regards,
 

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its def a burner I've burned cds on it before when i first got the computer..and i have no clue how to even look for it in the bios lol im not that good with computers
 

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one of the post screens will say press a certain key to enter the bios
then just look on the main page and you will see your hard drives listed and the cd should also be listed there
 

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As soon as you switch on the PC you get black screens with white writing, look for "Press DEL to enter Setup" or "F5" or anyother relevant info. Hit one of them keys and enter the BIOS. Right, it can be pretty daunting for a newbie to go through their BIOS. Just have a look round and find sections like Devices and Drives to look at and see if your CD drive is being read. Don't worry if u change a setting, just exit the BIOS without saving changes.
 
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