DVD RW Cannot complete the burn process  

jayrod said:

My DVD RW won't complete the burn process to a blank dvd. it freezes when it reaches to 30 secs left.. and the drive won't open using the eject button.. Help!!!

thanks..

Hi! jayrod, welcome to W7F :)

Do you see a small hole below the door to your DVD player?
Straighten out a paper clip, and insert it into the hole, about an inch in you feel some resistance.

While pushing on this resistance push the eject button. It may take a few tries.


Hi! ionbasa, I see you beat me to it.

It would be helpful if you could tell us the make/model of your DVD burner/player.

Have you been able to burn other DVD-RWs?

Is this the first time this has happened?

Have you changed brands of disk medium?

Have you recently installed any new programs?

ionbasa said:

Dont wory, you decribed more in detail, i was multi-tasking so didn't get to go as in depth as you did with the "paperclip" method. :)

Noted, Thanks.
I was looking at my player/burner, and noticed that I don't have the hole.
I'm going to have to look up a way to open it if/when I get into a jam.

Thanks for the tip.
I have a Gateway DX4831e with a HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH41N [CD-ROM dr].

Its one of those where the button is on the side, the tray pushes the door open. I can pull the door open by hand, and it exposes the front of the player/burner.

I'll have to investigate your tip further.