1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

How to burn CD-RW??

Discussion in 'CD-R(W) Media' started by lightsped, Nov 28, 2005.

  1. lightsped

    lightsped Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2005
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    11
    I just bought a pack of Memorex CD-RW and cannot figure out how to burn them.

    When I attempt to burn through XP or Nero6, it looks like it completes successfully. However, I cannot read them.

    I get the same results when attempting to burn on 2 different PCs. Both PCs can read CD/DVDs without any problems and burn CD-R and DVDs. This is my first attempt at using rewriteable media. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?

    Thanks in advance for any help.
     
  2. SypherTek

    SypherTek Guest

    Are you sure that you have CD ReWriter. if you have just a standard Writer then you wont be able to burn to cd rws
     
  3. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2004
    Messages:
    39,167
    Likes Received:
    136
    Trophy Points:
    143
    SypherTek, wtf??? cd burners or writers do both cdr & cdrw. dvd burners do dvdr(+ or -, drive dependent) & dvdrw plus cdr & cdrw disks.
     
  4. SypherTek

    SypherTek Guest

    thats not exactly true is it.

    because there are cd writers which will not write to cd rws or even read cd rws. most modern drives are capable of reading and writing to cd rws but older ones dont always work. i know this because i have one such drive in an old comp ive got lying around.
     
  5. Jeanc1

    Jeanc1 Guest

  6. lightsped

    lightsped Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2005
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    11
    Yes it is a CD-RW. I got them to burn in another CD/DVD drive by updating the firmware on that drive... I was having problems burning DL DVDs on that drive...and updating the firmware to burn DL DVDs enabled it to write these CD-RWs. However, I still could not read them on the CD-RW drive.

    I tried updating the firmware on the other drive and didn't have any luck. Furthermore, after attempting to burn them, it looks like the CD-RWs got completely f@#$ed up. I can't read or erase them.

    Any ideas?
     

Share This Page