disk drives won't recognize CD's


  1. subcook69420
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    disk drives won't recognize CD's


    I am trying to burn some data CD's for work. Some of it is simple software, no more than 25KB, others are text files. For some reason when I put a CD in the drive, the drive won't recognize its there. I am running an older machine ( HP Pavilion N422a ). I might add that I was having this problem while this was still an XP box. I have tried multiple software, ( windows media player, Nero, Etc) and none seem to work.


    thanks in advance



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  3. ryo
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    hello subcook and welcome to seven forums.

    when you put your CD blank into the drive. that's cd detect??
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  4. DocBrown
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    I get this when I insert a Blank CD
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  6. subcook69420
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    Yeah,

    I'll put the CD in the drive and close it,

    I'll go to burn my data CD,

    the drive open itself, than a window pops up saying, " please insert CD into drive"

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  7. ryo
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    i guest that your drive hardware problem, do you already try to the other drive external?
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