It means you have a NEC brand DVD burner that did accept either -R or +R disks.
The model number is ND-6500A.
If you can't get it to burn a CD then I suspect your need a new drive.
|
| Hi Richard,
| Here is the number I got after following all your directions.
| NEC DVD+-RWND-6500A I don't know what that means, so I appreciate
| your help.
|
| Smiley Girl
|
| Richard in AZ;3132464 Wrote:
| > If you have been able to copy to CDs with this drive before, then it is
| > a CD-RW or a DVD-RW drive.
| > If you hold the "logo" key (the one with the MS flag on it) and press
| > the "Pause/Break" key you will
| > get the "Systems Window"
| > click on the "hardware" tab, then the "device manager" button. You
| > will see a list of your
| > hardware. Click the + sign in front of CD drives and you will see the
| > make and model of your CD
| > drive(s). This will confirm if it is a CD burner drive, or at least if
| > Windows recognizes it as a
| > burner drive.
| >
| > Unfortunately, CD and DVD burner drives use to different "laser-mirror"
| > subsystems to read a disk
| > and to burn a disk. One of these subsystems could be out-of-alignment
| > or burned out. In that case,
| > a new DVD-RW* drive would be required. You should be able to get one
| > for under $40 and they are
| > easy to install and should not require any setup. (*CD-RW drives are
| > generally not available in
| > stores)
| >
| > "SmileyGirl" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
| > | > |
| > | I have been able to copy before, and I tried copying a different
| > file
| > | and it would still not copy. How do I check to see if I have the
| > the
| > | cd-wr drive? This has all happened since the IE7 installation.
| > Thanks
| > | to all of you.
| > |
| > |
| > | Richard in AZ;3132367 Wrote:
| > | "Hula Baloo" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
| > | | > | | (e-mail address removed) wrote:
| > | | On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:33:24 -0400, Hula Baloo
| > | | (e-mail address removed) wrote:
| > | |
| > | | SmileyGirl wrote:
| > | | I am trying to copy some files to a CD, and the error message
| > comes
| > | up
| > | | that I need to insert a new CD (which I had done) and it will
| > not
| > | copy.
| > | | I have spent hours trying to find directons on how to do this.
| > When
| > | I
| > | | play an audio CD, it will work. My only other thought is perhaps
| > a
| > | new
| > | | CD can be "old"? I'm really a novice on repairing the PC. Also,
| > I
| > | have
| > | | defragged, done 5 different scans, deleted cookies and files and
| > | that
| > | | didn't fix the problem. Any suggestions? Smiley Gilrl
| > | |
| > | |
| > | |
| > | | Get ahold of a package like Nero or Roxio. The native Windows
| > | | support for CD/DVD burning is very limited. If you don't do
| > that,
| > | you
| > | | could try compressing your files, but that could be a hassle
| > for
| > | you.
| > | | If your drive will burn DVDs, you could put the data on a DVD;
| > they
| > | hold
| > | | about 7 times as much data as a DVD. The price of Nero and
| > Roxio
| > | are
| > | | well worth it. You can buy a version that's one less than the
| > | current
| > | | one (e.g. Roxio 9 while Roxio 10 is out) on Amazon.com for
| > around
| > | $20,
| > | | well worth the cost. I just bought Roxio 9 that way for $15
| > plus
| > | $3.75
| > | | shipping, and it works well with both XP and Vista.
| > | |
| > | | Why not Google for free burners ? - plenty out there .
| > | |
| > | | Nothing wrong with downloading a free burner IF you know what
| > | you're
| > | | doing. My preference is a "store bought" program because I'm sure
| > I
| > | | know what I'm getting, I'm 98% sure I won't pick up malware, and
| > I
| > | know
| > | | what kind of support I can expect. This is especially true when
| > I'm
| > | | giving advice to an acknowledged novice.
| > |
| > | What everyone is failing to comment on is:
| > | Does She have a CD-RW drive?
| > | If so, is the RW part of the drive working.
| > | It sound like the drive does not recognize a blank CD.
| > | Having a paid, or free, burner software will do nothing if the drive
| > is
| > | not a RW drive or is
| > | defective.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | --
| > | SmileyGirl
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| SmileyGirl
