NEC DVD Burner problems

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Hello,

I've had a 3540A and a 3550A go bad within a couple of months of each
other. They were in different machines. I don't burn that many dvds.

I have read about the possible lasers of the 3540A.

Also, any recommendations for another burner. I started with 2 Lite-On's
on but they both only lasted about a month before going bad. I RMA'd both
of them back to newegg. I put my first NEC burner in that same machine and
it lasted about a year. I hate the thought of buying more dvd burners
every year.

Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?

Steve
 
SteveSch said:
Hello,

I've had a 3540A and a 3550A go bad within a couple of months of each
other. They were in different machines. I don't burn that many dvds.

I have read about the possible lasers of the 3540A.

Also, any recommendations for another burner. I started with 2
Lite-On's on but they both only lasted about a month before going
bad. I RMA'd both of them back to newegg. I put my first NEC burner
in that same machine and it lasted about a year. I hate the thought
of buying more dvd burners every year.

Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?
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Nope, mine have lasted a lot longer than that.
 
SteveSch said:
Hello,

I've had a 3540A and a 3550A go bad within a couple of months of each
other. They were in different machines. I don't burn that many dvds.

I have read about the possible lasers of the 3540A.

Also, any recommendations for another burner. I started with 2 Lite-On's
on but they both only lasted about a month before going bad. I RMA'd both
of them back to newegg. I put my first NEC burner in that same machine and
it lasted about a year. I hate the thought of buying more dvd burners
every year.

Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?
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It should be better than that. Are you a smoker? That can have a
significant detrimental effect on optical and floppy drives.
 
SteveSch said:
No, not a smoker.

Steve
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TDK or one of the other big-name disk companies makes a cleaning CD that's
worked for me on a couple of devices that were getting cranky. Bought it for
under ten bucks a CVS pharmacy. Might be worth a try.
 
SteveSch said:
Hello,

I've had a 3540A and a 3550A go bad within a couple of months of each
other. They were in different machines. I don't burn that many dvds.

I have read about the possible lasers of the 3540A.

Also, any recommendations for another burner. I started with 2 Lite-On's
on but they both only lasted about a month before going bad. I RMA'd both
of them back to newegg. I put my first NEC burner in that same machine and
it lasted about a year. I hate the thought of buying more dvd burners
every year.

Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?

Steve
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what do you mean by 'go bad'

do you have excessive dust in your house.

a good clean, by this I mean remove the case and blow it out with dry air
then use a lens cleaner disc to clean the lens.
 
No, not a smoker.

Steve
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How about pets? or even living on or near a high traffic gravel or
dirt road or alleyway?

Anyway, your burners were both too young to die. It's also possible
you ave a power supply problem, but it might be hard to prove.

It might be just plain bad luck.
 
what do you mean by 'go bad'

do you have excessive dust in your house.

a good clean, by this I mean remove the case and blow it out with dry air
then use a lens cleaner disc to clean the lens.
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It does not see any type of media. I have tried both dvds and cds.

By taking the bottom off I can see a red light that flashes an a black,
I'm assuming the carrier, plastic block that moves slightly back and forth
while the red light flashes. It was very clean inside-no dust that I could
see.

Anyway I have tried a cd cleaner with no results. I blew into the area of
the light and it didn't seem to matter.

I placed the unit into another machine and tried to boot from it with no
luck.

This unit, 3550A, was in a box with an older 3540A that still works fine
so I can't imagine it's too much dust, although I have no clue. The 3540A
actually gets more use as it's dvd1. I would estimate it's approx 6-8
months older.

Anyway I have pulled the unit. I am going to buy another one from newegg.
Anyone have any recommendations?

Also, after considering using ebay, I threw the last unit away. I don't
want to keep throwing these things away if someone can get it to work so.......

I would be more than happy to send this unit to one of you guys free. The
only catch is that I would like to hear if you get it working and how.

Thanks for all of your help.

Steve
dealsgalore [at] earthlink [dot] net
 
I have had good results with Pionner and LiteOn burners. The pioneers are
more pricey, but I think they are worth it.

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SteveSch said:
what do you mean by 'go bad'

do you have excessive dust in your house.

a good clean, by this I mean remove the case and blow it out with dry air
then use a lens cleaner disc to clean the lens.
Click to expand...

It does not see any type of media. I have tried both dvds and cds.

By taking the bottom off I can see a red light that flashes an a black,
I'm assuming the carrier, plastic block that moves slightly back and forth
while the red light flashes. It was very clean inside-no dust that I could
see.

Anyway I have tried a cd cleaner with no results. I blew into the area of
the light and it didn't seem to matter.

I placed the unit into another machine and tried to boot from it with no
luck.

This unit, 3550A, was in a box with an older 3540A that still works fine
so I can't imagine it's too much dust, although I have no clue. The 3540A
actually gets more use as it's dvd1. I would estimate it's approx 6-8
months older.

Anyway I have pulled the unit. I am going to buy another one from newegg.
Anyone have any recommendations?

Also, after considering using ebay, I threw the last unit away. I don't
want to keep throwing these things away if someone can get it to work
so.......

I would be more than happy to send this unit to one of you guys free. The
only catch is that I would like to hear if you get it working and how.

Thanks for all of your help.

Steve
dealsgalore [at] earthlink [dot] net
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Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
puerile shit thats always pouring from the back of it.
 
Rod Speed said:
Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
puerile shit thats always pouring from the back of it.
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of course you can auto post Roders.............
 
I would be more than happy to send this unit to one of you guys free. The
only catch is that I would like to hear if you get it working and how.
Click to expand...

I just checked with newegg and I am returning it for another drive.

Steve
 
Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
puerile shit thats always pouring from the back of it.
 
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