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    Asus N81 CD drive constantly spinning, cant recognize black CDR media present, but DVDR works?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by DerangedGoose, May 4, 2012.

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    DerangedGoose Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an ASUS N81p with the TSSTcorp TS-L633A optical drive and Im trying to burn an ISO and I cant get the optical drive to recognize the blank CDR in either the native windows 7 burner or in IMGBurn. It continually spins up and attempts to read, takes a very long time, and then eventually spins down and says there is no media present. However, when I put in a blank DVDR, the drive recognizes it instantly and is ready to burn as usual. Does this mean I need a new drive? Does it need to be cleaned or something? Thanks for your time guys!
     
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