I'm sorta new to this usegroup thing so be gentle....My old motherboard
(nVidia nForce2 socket-A) recently died as did the processor (AMD
Athalon 2800+), so I had the motherboard replaced as well as the
processor (a new AMD sempron 2500+), since this my DVD-RW not longer
writes to DVDs, writes to CDs just fine. It will read them just not
write to them. Any suggestions. Thanks-pickluh

BTW- The drive is a sony dru-710a

Once you install the DVD writing software things should go better.

pickluh wrote:

> I'm sorta new to this usegroup thing so be gentle....My old motherboard
> (nVidia nForce2 socket-A) recently died as did the processor (AMD
> Athalon 2800+), so I had the motherboard replaced as well as the
> processor (a new AMD sempron 2500+), since this my DVD-RW not longer
> writes to DVDs, writes to CDs just fine. It will read them just not
> write to them. Any suggestions. Thanks-pickluh
>

I have, first I tried the software that came w/ the drive (nero 6 oem
version) to no avail, then nero 6 ultimate edition, after uninstalling
the oem, also to no avail...nero will burn cds just fine (in the
dvd-rw), just not dvds.

Did you do a WinXP Repair Install?!

Jim


"pickluh" <pickluh@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm sorta new to this usegroup thing so be gentle....My old motherboard
> (nVidia nForce2 socket-A) recently died as did the processor (AMD
> Athalon 2800+), so I had the motherboard replaced as well as the
> processor (a new AMD sempron 2500+), since this my DVD-RW not longer
> writes to DVDs, writes to CDs just fine. It will read them just not
> write to them. Any suggestions. Thanks-pickluh
>

that first, then gotta new 80GB HD, and did a clean install on it, (XP,
Nero, et al...), still to no avail....help argggghhhh, this is really
frustrating. I've tried different media brands, but whenever i start to
burn with nero, the progress immediately goes to 100% completion (with
no drive activity), and hangs up my system, (can't even shutdown nero
with task mngr.). like I said earlier, cds are fine.

If nero doesn't want to burn DVD's perhaps there is something physically
wrong with the unit?

pickluh wrote:

> I have, first I tried the software that came w/ the drive (nero 6 oem
> version) to no avail, then nero 6 ultimate edition, after uninstalling
> the oem, also to no avail...nero will burn cds just fine (in the
> dvd-rw), just not dvds.
>

Did you install the correct motherboard chipset drivers. so as to get the
correct IDE driver????

On 29/11/2005 "pickluh" <pickluh@gmail.com> wrote:
>I'm sorta new to this usegroup thing so be gentle....My old motherboard
>(nVidia nForce2 socket-A) recently died as did the processor (AMD
>Athalon 2800+), so I had the motherboard replaced as well as the
>processor (a new AMD sempron 2500+), since this my DVD-RW not longer
>writes to DVDs, writes to CDs just fine. It will read them just not
>write to them. Any suggestions. Thanks-pickluh
>

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Y.

"pickluh" <pickluh@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1133285500.062229.98510@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>I have, first I tried the software that came w/ the drive (nero 6 oem
> version) to no avail, then nero 6 ultimate edition, after uninstalling
> the oem, also to no avail...nero will burn cds just fine (in the
> dvd-rw), just not dvds.
>

I had the same problem on my sony dru-710a.
Ended up replacing the drive.

jbm

How would I check this Yves? I had the work done @ a shop, so as much
as I would like to assume they took care of this, we all know what
happens when we assume. Would this be the problem if the drive is
burning cds, but not dvds? thanks