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A question regarding CD burning?

Okay, my CD/DVD drive recognizes DVDs when I insert one, but it does not recognize a blank CD when I am attempting to burn music onto one. Someone told me I may need to update my driver, but being somewhat computer illiterate with regards to those things, anyone who may know how to solve this problem or what site I can go to update, your help is much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Taylor Swift, your not funny...

    If you need to update your driver, go to the manufacturer of the PC maker e.g. www.dell.com. Go to downloads/support --> drivers --> you probably have to fill in your PC model code (on back of PC or laptop usually) or just fill in the model and name of the PC --> download CD/DVD driver, or something which looks as if it is DVD/CD-ish :)

    Indeed like someone else said, your drive might not work with the CD. This is a drive problem. If you are very unsatisfied, it is extremely easy to replace a dvd drive (DVD-RW / CD-RW / CD-R / DVD-R drives cost about 20 bucks), blu-ray drives about 90 -100 bucks. If you are unfamiliar with working in your PC, look up some guides, it sure isnt that hard as you think! Although you could theoretically replace that drive (or if theres an extra slot - add one), your PC might have a lock on the hardware (a physical lock). My HP PC has a big green plastic barrier making it impossible to replace / add hard drives and DVD/CD drives. BTW, just so you know, replacing a DVD drive does not result in data loss of any kind. You will just have to install the DVD drive driver from the website of the manufacter like Samsung.com . They make good drives ;)

    Good luck with this!

  • 1 decade ago

    Some dvd re-writers are weird like that

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    are you using CD-R or CD+R?

    a lot of players and burners only work with CD-R

  • it's illegal. *FBI gona come to ur door b***h*

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