Fujitsu Siemnes Amilo Pro V2030 - Philips CDRW / DVDROM Problem

Hi,

I have a Amilo Pro V2030 with a philips cdrw / dvdrom (bundled by the manufacturer). the laptop is out of warranty now. While i am able to read the cds and dvds (even though it is very slow to read), i am not successful with CD writing. Every time i write a cd (using nero 7 or the traditional windows option to burn files), it shows as cd burnt, but later when i check the cd is blank.

For info, i use win xp pro SP2. any help will be greatly appreciated. The component info is pasted below for info:
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System Information report written at: 10/03/08 19:46:26
System Name: XXXX
[CD-ROM]

Item Value
Drive H:
Description CD-ROM Drive
Media Loaded No
Media Type CD-ROM
Name PHILIPS CDRW/DVD SCB5265
Manufacturer (Standard CD-ROM drives)
Status OK
Transfer Rate Not Available
SCSI Target ID 0
PNP Device ID IDE\CDROMPHILIPS_CDRW/DVD_SCB5265________________TD17____\5&32342C9B&5&0.0.0
Driver e:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys (5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), 48.38 KB (49,536 bytes), 04/08/2004 12:00 PM)
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Maybe you want to try some different software as a place to start. CDBurnerXP is free and works well. Try deleting the ide drivers in the device manager. They will install when Windows is re-booted.

 

Hi ZaZ,
Nice of you to reply to my post.
I tried both the options you providec - CDBurnderXP first... no luck.. Then i deleted both the Secondary IDE Devices in the Device manager and rebooted... no luck after this as well - still not able to burn cds properly.. same problem..

appreciate other inputs from you or other friends.

thank you once again and have a nice day.

 

You got the same thing in CDBurnerXP, it burned, but nothing showed? Perhaps try some different discs. Maybe the drive just went bad.