28 Dec 2005:

I have ecountered a simar isu... DVD writer working one day, failed to write
the next. I still have not got it working. Did you get a good t. Please let
me know as its so frustrating!!
Thanks

DM



"ctoro" wrote:

> Problem: Insert blank dvd-r and click on the drive properties and it says
> the disk is full. Pinnacle thinks the drive is empty and tells me to insert
> a blank dvd. Bottom line... I can't burn dvd anymore!
>
> Debug: Burned two home movies to dvd-r (same lot of dvds) the day before.
> Worked great. I have a Toshiba SD-R5112 (Mad Dog 4X burner). I also have an
> NEC DV-5800A dvd player that came with my Dell desktop. This has to be a
> software issue because both drives think the dvd-r is full if you insert
> them. Inserting cd-r media works great... it recognizes the cd's as being
> empty and ready to burn to.
>
>
> Tried: reboot, reinstall of dvd decoder, removing useless Nero
> Going to try: remove hardware + reinstall, swap master with current slave,
>
> I'm not a computer genius so I don't know what else to do. Any help would be
> appreciated. I've been all over the web and seen this problem but have never
> found a solution.
>