Please insert a blank or rewritable cd

Question

Everytime I try to burn a cd I get this message 'Please insert a blank or rewritable cd'. I have tried Nero,Sonic & just drag files to the cd-rom but always the same f... message. Someone who can help me? Tried many different cd's.

osprey4 · Answer

Fiskebob: If your drive is a CD-ROM, you cannot burn files to a recordable disc. If this is not the case, please post your system, OS and hardware details.

osprey4 · Answer

Do you have Sonic DLA enabled? Do you know what model drive you have? This should be listed in device manager (Right click My Computer, Properties, Hardware tab, Device manager).

Fiskebob · Answer

Dimension 8300 Win xp proP4 3.0 ghz1024 mb ram48x/32x/48x/16x cd-rw/dvd-rom combodrev Message Edited by Fiskebob on 03-15-2005 08:08 PM

Fiskebob · Answer

How can I find out if i'm having Sonic DLA enabled? I don't know, but maybe this is my model drive is GCC-4481B. I have Sonic installed

pharoah6905 · Answer

look in 'add remove programs' and Sonic dla should be listed, uninstall then if it still wont work then u have the same problem as me

Fiskebob · Answer

Ok, I have Sonic DLA enabled. Is that ok or not?

osprey4 · Answer

Go into Add/Remove programs and uninstall DLA and see if things improve.   I suggest you use the XP Burning wizard. Open Windows Explorer, select the file(s) you want to write to the disc, right click the selected files, hover over Send to, then select CD-RW (or DVD-RW) drive. Windows will copy the files to a temporary location and a little (annoying) bubble will pop up telling you there are files waiting to be written to the CD. Click that and a box will pop up showing files on the disc and files waiting to be written to the disc. Click File, Write these files to CD. This is a little slow compared to your regular burning program, but it can do multi-session and it's really convenient. It does not work with DVD-RW discs.

Fiskebob · Answer

but can I burn audio cd's to use on my stero and car?. Not mp3

osprey4 · Answer

Audio CD-Rs made on the computer may or may not play in a car, home or portable CD player depending on the age of the equipment. Some can play everything, even MP3s, some can't play anything except commercially produced CDs.

Fiskebob · Answer

i manage to burn a cd-rw. It found the cd at once, but it can't find the cd-r

Fiskebob · Answer

ok, but the same f....... message also comes when I tried the xp-wizard. I use verbatim cd-r 52x

Fiskebob · Answer

a stupid question, my burner is a cd-rw/dvd. Can't I burn cd-r ?

pharoah6905 · Answer

yes u can (its not a stupid question unless its already been asked and answered) lol Pharoah6905

Fiskebob · Answer

ok, i have installed  nero(newest version), and still i get the message 'Please insert a blank or rewritable cd'. Maybe the cd's are in bad shape or something

osprey4 · Answer

Upset:

First, I always suggest e-mailing tech support rather than calling. They will get back to you and you'll get a quicker resolution.

Second, it would be preferable for you to post a new thread, rather than add to one already started. Please post you system, OS, drive model(s), and a brief synopsis of what you've already tried.

I suggest you also do yourself a favor and search this forum specifically for your drive model, using the search field at the bottom of the page.

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