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DVD Burner states that new blank discs are not blank

Discussion in 'DVDR' started by Vibroking, Jun 5, 2004.

  1. Vibroking

    Vibroking Member

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    I'm a newbie here- I am using DVD Shrink, DVD43 and Nero6. I can rip movies with no problem to a file. I am encountering a problem with burning.

    When it comes time to burn DVD Shrink prompts me to put in a DVD+R. After inserting it, I get a message that it is not blank. I am using Verbatim DVD+R blanks.

    I have already uninstalled everything and used Neros registry and driver cleaners. I still encounter a problem.

    I am using XP Pro (Pentium 4, 1gig ram, 3 gig processor). My burner is a Teac DVD+RW DV-W58E (firmware is upto date). I have 53 gb available on my drive. Also, I close out anything that is running that is unneeded (antivirus, firewall, etc).

    Any help anyone can provide is greatly appreciated.

    -Sean
     
  2. Nephilim

    Nephilim Moderator Staff Member

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    Your burner may be the problem. I've read of many people having problems getting +R to work in it, they can only use +RW. Did the drive come in a Dell? Here's a link that may be of interest:

    http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/74665



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  3. Vibroking

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    Yep, it came in a Dell. I'm going to try to switch my drives around and make the Teac dvd burner the master drive. I'm fairly clueless about this stuff- will switching the drives around affect other applications?

    I haven't bothered with Dell tech support, my communications with them have been less than successful in the past.
     

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