CD Burner Issues

[allenb1963]

Just a thought here...have you cleaned the lens? Walmart has cheap cleaner CD's for around 10 bucks. I had a CD drive that exhibited the same problems once, and a good cleaning lined it out.

[imaginedsanity]

that's an excellent idea........I think I may just do that....once again thank you, I'm amazed at just how helpful the AO community really is. This is a security site, but it's good to see that the people on here don't limit themselves to just security.

[puffie]

I've been having the same problem almost. I've checked and cables and drivers. My HP burner (8100I) will burn disc and read *most* burned discs but will not read real disks. I have updated drivers, changed aspi drivers, etc. The thing just chokes when I put in a real disc and some burned disks. I have learned that HP only lets you burn to about 68 minutes. It will say that it is burning but when you test it, there is nothing there. Somebody suggested the motor but in that case wouldn't it just not read any discs? I have used Nero, Easy CD creator and a few other pieces of software but the result is always the same. On the burned discs it won't read, the error is "incorrect function" any help would be appreciated.

[t2k2]

Is this connected by scsi or ide? I've run into many problems when using SCSI. I have seen where the card is not recognized or the machine won't boot with it in. Sometimes, I end up moving the SCSI card to another slot in the machine. Also, you could try a different SCSI cable. If it's not SCSI, I'm not sure what else to suggest. Are both the card and the Burner being recognized by Windows? If they're not, then it could be a hardware issue since you have already checked the drivers. I will let you know if I think of anything else. If you just bought it, you could always take it back to exchange for another. Sorry, I'm just grabbing at straws here...

[puffie]

Thank you for the suggestions. I will buy a cleaner today and try that. My connections are IDE not SCSI. Everything works fine but the burner.