Hi guys the disc drive on my pc is playing up if i put in a pre recorded disc it runs ok but if i try to copy files to a disc it say no disc inserted, i have bought two diferent makes of discs to see if the ones i had were faulty but no joy i have used it before with no problems but have not used it for a couple of months until now and found this problem any ideas or do i need to take it in to be looked at
thanks
to complicated for me that mate will wait til the lad that put the computer together for me has time to have a look
What type of drive is it?
dont know mate i am not very good with computers am still learning !
Is it a DVD writer? The only reason I ask is early (and maybe some more recent) DVD writers were usually either DVD+ or DVD-, two different types of discs each wont work in the other types burner.
What discs are you trying? CD's, DVD's, DVD-DL's, etc.
Its dvd and i am using dvd+rw discs
sussed it all my old discs that have worked are dvd-rw the ones i have bought are + rw whwt a numpty !!!!!!!!! any body want 20 dvd+rw discs
Thanks for the help I have been tearing my hair out all afternoon and i have not got that mutch !!!
No worries, I had the same problem when I first got a DVD drive.
Rather than throw your discs away I have an old DVD +/- you can have if you want it and use both.
how does that work then ?
You just swap the drives over, or if you can get your machine to me I'll do it, it only takes a couple of minutes.
Most drives can use both discs.
thought i had sussed it but still no joy disc drive plays and displays items on disc but i cannot save anything to disc it says no disc in drive
Check the device manager to see whether there is an issue with the driver
If the device manager indicates there is an issue with the device, you may be able to resolve the issue by uninstalling and then reinstalling it. To do this, follow these steps:
1.Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl, and then click OK.
2.On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
3.Click the drive that uses the driver that you want to remove.
4.On the Action menu, click Uninstall.
When you are prompted to confirm the removal, click OK.
5.On the Action menu, click Scan for hardware changes.
too complicated for me mate will wait for the lad that built the pc for me to have a look
too complicated for me mate will wait for the lad that built the pc for me to have a look
If you can't follow instructions like that (very clearly written down in numerical order..) we're going to have a hard time helping you mate.
everyone to there own mate i admit to being thick when it comes to computers lets forget i asked hey
Have you tried burning CD's?
yes it worked in the past but now it just says no disc in drive
If you follow Willo's instructions that will tell you if it's set up, you don't need to know anything about computers to do it, just follow what is written, the computer will do the rest.
If still no luck it sounds as if your drive may be reaching the end of it's life and need swapping, the offer of a replacement still stands.
