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    Acer Aspire 1640z cd/dvd wont write but reads fine!

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by darkseed_uk, Jan 19, 2008.

  1. darkseed_uk

    darkseed_uk Newbie

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    Hi, I am having a problem with an Acer aspire 1640z...!

    Either the blank disk (or dvd) spins up after insertion and does not stop spinning OR it stops spinning after a few mins and then wont eject (via explorer or button press) leaving me with no choice but to reboot!... this is only with blank cds and dvds !!! I am running xp aswell.

    nero wont work, nti wont work, and i even tried using the built in winxp burining method but just get an error message saying the cd/dvd is not blank please insert a blank disk....they are blank (brand new off the shelf, just unwrapped type!) tried 700mb cds and dvd+r
    any ideas here people?
    :/
    thanx 4 ur time folks :)
    Ds.
     
    darkseed_uk, Jan 19, 2008
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  2. benx009

    benx009 Notebook Evangelist

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    bad dvd drive???
     
    benx009, Jan 19, 2008
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  3. andyasselin

    andyasselin Notebook Deity

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    I sencond that it problay bad qsi or some other brand slim drive
     
    andyasselin, Jan 19, 2008
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  4. darkseed_uk

    darkseed_uk Newbie

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    Hi guys and thanx for replying...
    I have managed to get power producer and nero to write standard cd disks now!
    dont really know what i did to change it tbh! just did a system clean up and virus check. But I still cant get it to write DVD disks, I would agree that the drive is knackered if it would write nothing BUT as it is writting standard cds then im guessing the problem might be ok with a little tweaking! (maybe im wrong) any othere ideas please?

    Many thanx once again for your time ppl :)
     
    darkseed_uk, Jan 21, 2008
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  5. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    next time don't do a reboot.if you look very closely at the front of the draw you will see a very small hole. if you take a strong pin and push it in to this hole it will open the release mechanism and the drive will open.
    trust me it works its a feature of all laptop CD/DVD Drives :)
     
    hoggie, Jan 21, 2008
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