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    not sure if my burner isn't working

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jhwyung, Jan 20, 2006.

  1. jhwyung

    jhwyung Notebook Consultant

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    hi all
    is there anyway to test if my dvd burner is functioning properly? In my previous posts I commented on how the burner had problems burning 3-4 gig files and now when I try to burn a music cd it's also causing problems. What should be a 4-5 min burn job doesn't finish, instead it stalls at around 78% which is weird. I tried burning on different media and with different files as well but no luck. Are there any programs that will let me test to see if it works properly?
     
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    Nero CD-DVD speed overburning test. Use a dvd+rw though
    Have you installed aspi layer recently?
     
    BENDER, Jan 20, 2006
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    sounds like a media problem, not a problem with the burner
     
    drumfu, Jan 20, 2006
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    what is aspi layer?
     
    jhwyung, Jan 21, 2006
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    Taiyo Yudens are considered to be the best blank media, both CDs and DVDs. ASPI is related to SCSI drives. Sometimes ripping/writing programs use it even though they are not SCSI drives.
     
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    ditto...Installing ASPI can screw your system badly. Have you tried the Nero CD-DVD speed overburning test?
     
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    no i haven't but i'll see if i can run one. How do i know if installed aspi layes?
     
    jhwyung, Jan 21, 2006
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    Run Nero InfoTool and click on ASPI tab and tell me if you have something like that under System ASPI

    Which burning prog are you using?
     
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    nero 7 but i'm thinking about reverting it back to nero 6 which was working on my desktop well
     
    jhwyung, Jan 22, 2006
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    remove that nero7 asap. Its bugged to death.
     
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    yea i noticed it doesn't do a really good job of burning
     
    jhwyung, Jan 23, 2006
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