I could not find the HLDS GCE-8463B in Dell`s Manuals but did find information on the Philips 8601. The latter is a DVD+RW, which supports writing to CD-R;CD-RW, DVD+R; DVD+RW media. May I ask, what burning pogram and media type are you using?
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God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference. CD/RW Link
Hi Jeff, Thanks for trying to help me. What burning program should I be looking for? Maybe that's why I am having problems. The first drive I was talking about was HL-DT-ST, which is a CD-RW drive, I believe. Lucille
The model number for the HL-DT-ST you listed does not seem to match anything on Dell`s site. You system should have shipped with either Roxio or Sonic`s RecordNow software. For now, though, you can use Windows XP buitl-in program to test CD-R media on the Philips 8601. Click on the CD/RW link in my post and scroll to Section 100, article 27 for information on using XP.
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God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference. CD/RW Link
I did what you said, and I keep getting the message "Windows does not support this CD-R format. Please try another disc." I have tried about 4 or 5 discs with no luck. One disc has things on it, but it is "read only". I found a User's Guide for Easy CD Creator in my books, but I cannot find a disc to go with it, so I must have had it at one time. Also, the discs have 0 space in them and all but one disc have nothing on them. Any suggestions?
Could it be that the model number on my CD drive has an 8 at the end of it instead of a B?
Optical media is not some big floppy. They are read only to everything but the specialized software needed to write to one.
If you have XP you should be able to use its' built in CD burn ability. Otherwise you must use Authoring software.
But in either case what you know about files and magnetic media has no place in optical media. The User Guide you have will be a good source of burning information.
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March 29th, 2007 08:00
Hi Columbus,
I could not find the HLDS GCE-8463B in Dell`s Manuals but did find information on the Philips 8601. The latter is a DVD+RW, which supports writing to CD-R;CD-RW, DVD+R; DVD+RW media.
May I ask, what burning pogram and media type are you using?
Best Regards
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do
and the eyesight to tell the difference.
CD/RW Link
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March 29th, 2007 21:00
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March 30th, 2007 00:00
Hi Lucille,
The model number for the HL-DT-ST you listed does not seem to match anything on Dell`s site.
You system should have shipped with either Roxio or Sonic`s RecordNow software.
For now, though, you can use Windows XP buitl-in program to test CD-R media on the Philips 8601.
Click on the CD/RW link in my post and scroll to Section 100, article 27 for information on using XP.
Best Regards!
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the
difference.
CD/RW Link
Columbus4044
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March 30th, 2007 18:00
I did what you said, and I keep getting the message "Windows does not support this CD-R format. Please try another disc." I have tried about 4 or 5 discs with no luck. One disc has things on it, but it is "read only". I found a User's Guide for Easy CD Creator in my books, but I cannot find a disc to go with it, so I must have had it at one time. Also, the discs have 0 space in them and all but one disc have nothing on them. Any suggestions?
Could it be that the model number on my CD drive has an 8 at the end of it instead of a B?
Lucille
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April 1st, 2007 10:00
If you have XP you should be able to use its' built in CD burn ability. Otherwise you must use Authoring software.
But in either case what you know about files and magnetic media has no place in optical media. The User Guide you have will be a good source of burning information.
Columbus4044
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April 1st, 2007 14:00
I just noticed that I put the wrong numbers on my first disc drive. It is 8483B, not 8463B. Maybe this helps.
Lucille