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Question DVD drive and media and burning
1) Using cdburnerxp I burned a DVD mdisc on a Lite-On iHAS122-14 FU drive (currently firmware EL06) that previously burned and read DVD mdiscs. After burning, the burning test (if the burning was completed successfully) failed. Now, on that same drive, if I put the disc in, nothing appears. I...- nandobadam88
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- asus drive burnin test burning issues burning software cdburnerxp data extraction data loss disc disc error disk performance dvd dvd drive dvd issues file recovery firmware lite-on drive media compatibility optical media recording failures troubleshooting
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2 desktops connection
Hello everyone, I would like to connect my older desktop to newer one to be able to download files and pics from old one and possibly use DVD drive that newer desktop does not have at all . Older one is Asus and newer one is HP Omen. If it's possible how can I do that? Please be as simple as...- brod298
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- asus computer help desktop connection dvd drive file transfer hp omen legacy desktop microsoft support simplified instructions technical assistance
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Windows 10 Cannot access external DVD drive in Windows Explorer
Lenovo ideapad 330 Windows 10 Vers 21H2 Asus USB external DVD-RW My laptop has recently stopped being able to access the USB DVD drive through File Explorer. The drive shows up in explorer but I cannot write to, or read from, it. I cannot transfer data files to it as I used to or Format it...- Norfolkman26
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- asus atapi data files data transfer device driver dvd drive dvd flick external drive file explorer formatting hardware testing lenovo playback issues registry troubleshooting usb video playback vlc windows 10
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Dvd Rw Drive (E) Not Working Properly
Hello, This drive is giving me poor performance. When I insert a blank disc to make a copy of some music, I can hear the music being skipped and the drive also makes a sound that sounds like it's not inserted correctly. But after checking, it looks ok. So I think I may need a new drive. I...- rejlocal22
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- diagnostics drive issues dvd drive hardware laptop performance repair troubleshooting
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Windows 8 Dvd Rw Drive (E) Not Working Properly
Hello, This drive is giving me poor performance. When I insert a blank disc to make a copy of some music, I can hear the music being skipped and the drive also makes a sound that sounds like it's not inserted correctly. But after checking, it looks ok. So I think I may need a new drive...- rejlocal22
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- diagnostics drive dvd drive hardware laptop performance repair troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 Stuck at this screen!
My Windows 10 PC was working just fine all along. But now, it gives me this screen with no option to proceed. No buttons, nothing. I tried to do a System Restore but now, the DVD drive (which used to appear in the boot menu before) is no longer appears in the boot menu. Any ideas how I can...- FireMarshalBill69
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- computer issues dvd drive error loop help recovery stuck screen system restore troubleshooting windows 10
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Windows 10 Optical drive randomly starts spinning when the computer is unused.
Not that it bothers me, but I have noticed that the DVD drive (UDF live file system DVD inserted) randomly started spinning after the computer was not touched for many hours. It happens repeatedly. It does not bother me, I would just like to know what Windows does when accessing the disk.- WinFreak
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- dvd drive
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Windows 7 DVD unresponsive after reinstall.
I had to reinstall Windows 7 on my Lenovo laptop. I found out when I tried to register the install that the version I installed was the home premium version rather than the 7 basic the computer came with. I have ordered a new copy of 7 home premium, but in the mean time, my DVD drive rarely...- fridgitator
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- basic version dvd drive home premium lenovo reinstall security features technical issues troubleshooting unresponsive windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Installing Windows 7 on Dell Inspiron 17-7778 Laptop
Guys, I'm trying to install Windows 7 on a Dell Inspiron 17-7778 that currently has Windows 10 installed. This laptop does not have a CD-ROM drive and it only has (2) USB ports. I'm having trouble getting Windows 7 intalled, here are the things I have done to boot to CD or USB 1. Disabled...- BoKnows04
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- boot order bootable usb compatibility dell driver issues dvd drive format drive hard drive installation laptop legacy bios media player sata drive secure boot tech support troubleshooting windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Network functionality completely broken.
Ever since my laptop updated to Windows 10, it's had lots of network problems. A couple of weeks ago it just stopped connecting to the internet completely. It appears the network drivers no longer work. Apparently my brother had tried to "fix the internet by messing with the command thing", and...- vacantecho
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- command prompt compatibility dell device manager driver installation drivers dvd drive error family computer internet access laptop issues linux network issues software conflict system repair tech support troubleshooting update issues usb windows 10
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Windows 7 Trouble Installing Windows 7 on Toshiba Laptop: Installation Stops with White Screen
Hi everebody,I have Toshiba laptop and i dont have windows.I want install windows 7 but dont when a expand files during instalation instalation is stop it and laptop screen is white.Boot drive is dvd room and is stop to reed.Please help Послато са SM-G925F уз помоћ Тапатока- nesak
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- blank screen boot issues dvd drive error installation laptop support tech help toshiba windows 7
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Windows 7 Dvd drive not reading some cds in windows 10
Hi I'm having a problem with my computer getting it to read cds. Some work and some don't. For example, a Windows 7 install disc won't load, nor will the computer motherboard disc while other burnt discs of larger size will load normally. It seems that the size of the disc has no bearing on the...- Steven Luppino
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- cd burning cd-rom cds dvd drive hardware install disc motherboard disc read errors troubleshooting windows 10
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Windows 10 Acer Aspire M3-581TG DVD drive not working since Windows 10 upgrade
Hi there, I recently installed Windows 10 on my 3-4 years old Acer Aspire laptop, and after fixing the wifi and bluetooth drivers problems I've just found that my DVD drive no longer works! It shows up in My Computer, Device Manager etc and has power and makes whirrs, but it won't read any...- almightymat
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- acer bluetooth compatibility device manager disk read driver issues dvd drive hardware issues laptop upgrade maintenance my computer rollback tech support upgrade user experience wifi windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Help me find a new laptop that meets my specs?
Our Toshiba P755 Satellite is dying. As usual, the wi-fi adapter went first. We're ready for a new laptop, but we have a list of specs that just might be impossible to match. Browsing the internet is driving me crazy, so I thought that this might be a good way of getting advice from a variety...- BudVitoff
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- 15 inch advice community support consumer electronics dvd drive earphone port hard drive intel i7 laptop p755 ram speakers specifications specs tech help toshiba upgrade web browsing
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Windows 7 DVD Drive not reading
Hi I have a sony vaio vpcj12L0e computer and I did a clean install a few months ago and now my dvd drive isn't reading dvd's. It is running in Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium.Hope you can help. Thank you.- Amirsad
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- dvd drive win7
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Windows 10 Can't boot from DVD or USB when hard drive is plugged in
Desktop PC: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe (older motherboard but it has 8 SATA ports, two IDEs, and a floppy disk port) AMD 4000+ 4 x 512mb DDR 233mHz memory nVidia 9500 GT 1 x WD Raptor 74gb on SATA 1 2 x LD DVD drives on SATA 3&4 4 x Toshiba 2TB on SATA RAID 1-4 (Silicon Image RAID controller on the...- Kurt Giesselman
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- amd processor asus a8n-sli bios settings black screen boot issues boot order bootable usb clean install dvd boot dvd drive hard drive iso installation legacy hardware media creation tool sata ports troubleshooting usb video server windows 10 windows upgrade
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 8 How do you clean install Windows 8.1 64bit when currently running Windows 8.1 32bit
Hi there, I am trying to wipe my ssd drive and install Windows 8.1 64bit. I put the disc in the drive, restart computer, hit F11 at the right time to select boot from dvd drive and then press enter when its says press any key to boot from cd or dvd. The Windows disc then starts to load, but...- Jackie11
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- 32-bit 64-bit backup boot issues clean install computer disc corruption dreamspark dvd drive error installation iso media creation recovery restart ssd troubleshooting upgrade windows 8.1
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Windows 7 DVD/CD burner creates a CD but cannot play the CD it creates
I am running Windows 7 Pro. My DVD/CD drive (HL-DT-ST_BDDVDRW_CT30F) plays commercial CDs fine. And it can (usually) burn a CD from a file on my laptop. But it is never able to play the CD it just burned. Any idea what is going on? I say it can usually burn a CD, because often it does not even...- Jack Harmell
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- autoplay blank disc burning issues cd playback cds dvd burning dvd drive error recognition hl-dt-st media issues software issues troubleshooting windows 7
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Windows 7 Can I start a computer without harddisk only by DVD/USB flash?
Assume I remove a hard disk from computer/notebook and put in a bootable DVD (with WinPE or Ubuntu) into DVD drive (or USB flash drive into USB flash port). Can I start the whole computer in this scenario? Or is a working hard disk required even if I boot the (Win 7 /Ubuntu) OS from DVD/USB...- pstein
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- boot bootable media computer setup dvd drive hard drive notebook ubuntu usb windows pe
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Windows 10 DVD Drive not showing up anywhere
Hello, my DVD drive is not showing up in computer, device manager, or even the BIOS. My current OS is Windows 10. I had to reset my PC due to the taskbar freezing up. The DVD drive was fine before the reset. But after I did the reset, my DVD drive went missing from everywhere. I can still press...- Tech Coyote
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- dvd drive windows 10
- Replies: 30
- Forum: Windows Help and Support