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    HDX16 Wont burn anything properly

    Discussion in 'HP' started by aphexacid, May 18, 2009.

  1. aphexacid

    aphexacid Notebook Consultant

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    I've had this HDX since January, and have had nothing but problems whenever i tried to burn a dvd or cd.

    The version of Nero i had isnt compatible with Vista, and im not getting the new one, so it took me forever to find some free soft. I've tried Astroburner, CDburnerXP, and Infrarecorder.

    Astroburner: Constantly locks up, sometimes cant even see my drive, and if i CAN get it to burn something, it never completes it. it just sits there.

    CDburnerXP: Is not compatible with my drive at all, it doesnt see it.

    Infrarecorder: has given me the best results, i've burnt a few data CD's, that went smoothly. But today, i wanted to burn a DVD data disc with a whole bunch of AVI's, it spun up the disc, and then just sat there at 0%, disc spinning for 1 hour. Drive was locked, program locked, couldnt end task, NOTHING.

    I had to hold the power button down to get it to stop.


    Am i alone here?? Anyone have any insight?

    I have the BC-5500S, BD-rom / DVD RW
     
    aphexacid, May 18, 2009
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  2. 86 5.0L

    86 5.0L Notebook Consultant

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    ImgBurn > all other disc burning programs
     
    86 5.0L, May 18, 2009
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  3. aphexacid

    aphexacid Notebook Consultant

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    I forgot to mention that i use imgburn also. and dvd decryptor before that. It hasnt given me any problems with DL dvd's, but i tried to burn a DVD once and it locked on me.
     
    aphexacid, May 18, 2009
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  4. legacy2013

    legacy2013 Notebook Enthusiast

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    might just be a faulty burner

    is the warrenty still good???
     
    legacy2013, May 18, 2009
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  5. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    Ive had that happen to me before. it is the cd drive not recognizing the correct anything that is able to burn.
    i say install the original software that some with the coputer and then try to burn it. it should work then.
     
    lemonspeaker, May 20, 2009
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    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    It couldnt be a faulty.
     
    lemonspeaker, May 20, 2009
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