Toshiba Satellite A45-S250

I have a Toshiba Satellite A45-S250 for several years and I have never been able to get the DVD burner to burn.

The OEM DVD burner that came with this laptop:
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K12D ATA Device

I can successfully burn CD's and read DVD's but I can't burn DVD's. When I burn CD's I see the busy light on the burner light up. When I try to burn DVD's any burning program will say that it is burning but the busy light is not lighting up and the DVD isn't actually burning.

I have never been able to the DVD burner to work. I reserched this on Google and I've seen many other owners with the same problem. Anybody with this model can offer me some insight on how I could get this to work or if the DVD burner is just defective and not working. Thanks for any help.

 

id suggest this (just got one)

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article887-page1.html

rather then waste time and DVD coasters.

but you can try to look for firmware updates first for the pioneer

 

Can you set the burn speed in your burning program? The OEM burner burns at 2X. If your burning program is default at 4X or 8X, it could cause a problem. There is a free burning program ( http://www.imgburn.com/) that lets you set your burn speeds. It might be worth the time to try.