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    problem burning dvds on toshiba m40 dvd super drive

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by rahulm, Sep 14, 2005.

  1. rahulm

    rahulm Notebook Guru

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    ok i bought some blank dvds....its 1 which is blue from the back....some tycoon company...havnt tried the sony 1s yet

    so firstly i cant open the blank dvd when i click on the dvd drive...it says e drive inaccessible...
    so i burnt this dvd and after around 70 % the burning stopped saying illegal disk....burning aborted...was burning a data dvd...
    can any1 help me out with this plzzz!!

    my friend tried opening a dvd which had friends episodes in ogg format....it said dvd drive inaccessible...whereas the dvd worked on another laptop with dvd reader and cd writer...

    what should i do?? any settings to change or update drivers?? please let me know!!thanx
     
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    You might want to update to update you ide drivers and/or firmware if available. Also try some different discs as media quality varies greatly. What drive is it?
     
    ZaZ, Sep 15, 2005
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  3. rahulm

    rahulm Notebook Guru

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    where can i get the ide and firmware upgrades specific to my laptop..there are so many different models of m40 over the world...
    and its a dvd super drive....it can write on dual layer dvds also
     
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    You can use Windows update to update your ide drivers. The chance that it is the ide driver is small, but it does happen. The firmware update can either be had on Toshiba's or the drive manufacturer's website. If you go into device manager, it will tell you which drive it is. The most likely candidate is the discs. You can use DVD Identifier to find out who actually makes the discs using the Manufacturer ID Code(MID) and look them up on VideoHelp.com to see what other experiences people have had with them. You can also look up your drive and see what media has been successful on your drive. Since I have never heard of Tycoon media, it maybe suspect. I would recommend some Taiyo Yuden discs. They are the best media in my opinion. You can get them at places like Rima.com. FujiFilm discs sold at BestBuy and elsewhere marked Made in Japan are TYs. Not the Made in Taiwan ones. Good Luck.

    http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/
     
    ZaZ, Sep 15, 2005
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