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Post subject: DVD

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:01 pm

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I am trying to burn some photo's onto a DVD but for some reason my burner is not recognising the disc it keeps telling me its a CD,and will not burn onto it. If it is empty it shows as a this.

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But with a DVD in it shows as this.

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Any help much appreciated.

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Post subject: Re: DVD

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:21 pm

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Reload the DVD burner driver software.

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Post subject: Re: DVD

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:05 pm

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I suspect you are going to tell me the software is on the disc that came with the computer? if so I haven't got it.Is there any where else I can get it.Its A dell Dimension 3100.

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Post subject: Re: DVD

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:05 pm

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This is probably a good place to start

http://support.dell.com/support/downloa ... NT_P4_3100

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Post subject: Re: DVD

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:49 pm

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Maxsys wrote:

This is probably a good place to start

http://support.dell.com/support/downloa ... NT_P4_3100

I'll have a good look there to see if any assistance can be garnered.

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Post subject: Re: DVD

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:08 pm

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have you tried turning your laptop off, taking out the dvd drive and re seating it? then check in the bios that it is recognising it as the drive type you expect?

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