samtam Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I recently bought a new HP laptop Windows 7 and was easily able to re-write DVD-RW from downloaded movies on Vuze. Now my computer doesn't recognise DVD-RW, even brand new ones. It does however record on DVD-R. Is there any programme I can use to restore the RW function? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happysanook Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 hmm... have you tried different software for burning? are new blank DVD-RW's being recognized by windows? are you getting any type of errors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 I think the issue is that it's not cleaning (erasing) information on used DVD-RWs. It keeps requesting me to insert a new DVD for burning. As I said, it worked perfectly well, but has recently started to be uncooperative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Sometimes doing a "formating full erase" does the trick But not always 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happysanook Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I think the issue is that it's not cleaning (erasing) information on used DVD-RWs. It keeps requesting me to insert a new DVD for burning. As I said, it worked perfectly well, but has recently started to be uncooperative. I was going to say the same as Daffy, but you said it wasn't working with new DVD-RW's as well...Reformat the DVD-RW disc and try again. If that doesn't work, try with different burning software. let us know if you have some luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sysardman Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I've had similar problems on my laptop and there are two things I found 1. Are you using Princos because I've found them to be rubbish - worth trying the pricier top quality brands. 2. If you are feeling brave you could try isopropol alcohol on a lint free cloth to clean the read/write head. I've done this and found previously unrecognised Princos work again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 No, not using Princos, but Imation. How on earth would I find the eraser head?! I tried the erasure manually and it worked. Thanks for everyone's advice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sysardman Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 No, not using Princos, but Imation. How on earth would I find the eraser head?! I tried the erasure manually and it worked. Thanks for everyone's advice. I would try to explain it but I think your best course would be to look on Youtube for 'cleaning CD/DVD drive read/write heads (or laser). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Personally I'd forget about DVDRW, not worth fooling around with. Just write to a flashdrive and use that for playback in a player that has a USB port. It's all much faster and more reliable. Anyway DVDs are so cheap in bulk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Yes, but some of the downloads wont go onto USB, and even if they do, they don't play on the TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Yes, but some of the downloads wont go onto USB, and even if they do, they don't play on the TV. Format the USB stick (say, 16 GB) as NTSF, not FAT. Use a DVD player that has a USB slot as well (always useful). You can test it at the store before you buy. I'm not advising you to do anything I haven't done myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 OK, thanks. I'll try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Yes, but some of the downloads wont go onto USB, and even if they do, they don't play on the TV. Format the USB stick (say, 16 GB) as NTSF, not FAT. Use a DVD player that has a USB slot as well (always useful). You can test it at the store before you buy. I'm not advising you to do anything I haven't done myself. Can you only use this reformatted USB in a DVD player, or can you use it in the TV USB port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrjlh Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Put a DVD Cleaning Disk in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 If the machine is that new, surely it is under guarantee? Go to your local HP service centre and get the drive replaced as it sounds as though it is faulty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Yes, but some of the downloads wont go onto USB, and even if they do, they don't play on the TV. Format the USB stick (say, 16 GB) as NTSF, not FAT. Use a DVD player that has a USB slot as well (always useful). You can test it at the store before you buy. I'm not advising you to do anything I haven't done myself. Can you only use this reformatted USB in a DVD player, or can you use it in the TV USB port? On a recent model TV the chances are excellent that you can use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianwuk Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 For me the USB stick had to be FAT32 formatted to work on my DVD player. NTFS did not work at all. Formatting a USB drive as FAT32 means it still works fine on a PC or Mac but you are limited to 4GB in writable size. Yes, but some of the downloads wont go onto USB, and even if they do, they don't play on the TV. Format the USB stick (say, 16 GB) as NTSF, not FAT. Use a DVD player that has a USB slot as well (always useful). You can test it at the store before you buy. I'm not advising you to do anything I haven't done myself. Can you only use this reformatted USB in a DVD player, or can you use it in the TV USB port? On a recent model TV the chances are excellent that you can use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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