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Sweet-pea

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November 25th, 2004 00:00

Please insert disc into drive

CD drive will play all CD's but when I place a new (Blank ) CD into drive and click on My Computer/CD Icon all I get is please insert disc into drive.
 
                                                                   Sweetpete
  • Skybird

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    Posted November 25th, 2004 01:00

    If you are placing a "blank" CD into your CD drive, you are
    receiving the correct response since the CD Drive can not
    read a blank disc. 
     
    If you are placing a "blank" CD into your CDRW drive, then
    you are not receiving the correct response.  It should
    indicate the disc size.
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    Posted November 25th, 2004 01:00

    When placing a blank CD into drive, then trying to copying something to it, the message says the selected disk drive is not in use. Check to make sure a disc is inserted.

    About DVD R/W - When placing a blank DVD  R/W Disc into drive and click on my computer and on CD drive "E" a window opens up title CD drive E.

     

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    Posted November 25th, 2004 02:00

    NEC DVD+ RW ND 1100A

    Manufacturer Standard CD Rom Drives

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    HL-DT-STCD -ROM  GCR-8481B

     

    All installed by Dell.

  • Skybird

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    Posted November 25th, 2004 02:00

    What are the Brand and Model of the Drive(s) installed in
    your system.
  • Skybird

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    Posted November 25th, 2004 02:00

    Back to your first post you said:

    CD drive will play all CD's but when I place a new (Blank ) CD into drive and click on My
    Computer/CD Icon all I get is please insert disc into drive.

    That is correct; a CD-ROM drive cannot read a blank disc.  The GCR-8481B is a CD-ROM.

    About the DVD:
     
    The NEC ND 1100A is a DVD Burner and will only recognize blank DVD+R and DVD+RW discs.
    Are you using a DVD+RW media.  There is a Firmware update for the 1100A.  Look at the
    top of the Forum at a post by DELL-Stephen titled NEC ND-1100A and DVD+RW media.
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    Posted November 25th, 2004 05:00

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    Posted November 26th, 2004 20:00

    With a CD-R in drive, I try to copy a folder to CD drive "D" a message appears "The selected disk drive is not in use". Check to make sure a disk is inserted.