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StefanJ
I put together a new computer last week, and installed Windows XP Home
Edition. Everything is working just fine, EXCEPT my nice new DVD burner drive
is not recognized as such. It reads CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs. It can write to
CD-R discs. It cannot write to DVD-R discs; it doesn't even recognize the
media.
Computer: Gigabyte motherboard, Intel Dual Core, Intel ICH10 SATA
controller, 1-3A20
OS: Windows XP, Service Pack 3
Drive Model: Samsung SH-S223F DVD writer
Driver Installed: 5.1.2535.0 dated 7/1/2001, by Microsoft
FIRMWARE is up-to-date.
Installed drive in newly built computer.
Drive can READ CD-ROM and DVD-ROM.
It can WRITE CD-R. (I verified that a CD-ROM burned by the drive is
recognizable in other drives.)
It CANNOT WRITE DVD+R (etc.) Blank DVDs are not recognized.
I believe that the driver that Windows chose is not sufficient; the
Properties window lists it as a CD-ROM drive.
I tried updating the driver using Window's automatic search; it could not
find a better driver.
I tried "uninstalling" the drive and letting Plug and Play work its magic.
Same drier was installed.
I ran a utility posted on the Samsung help site that removes registry
entries that may have made by NERO Burning Rom 5.5. I ran it after
uninstalling Nero as well. No change in behavior.
Please recommend an alternate driver so my drive has full capabilities.
Thanks
Stefan
Edition. Everything is working just fine, EXCEPT my nice new DVD burner drive
is not recognized as such. It reads CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs. It can write to
CD-R discs. It cannot write to DVD-R discs; it doesn't even recognize the
media.
Computer: Gigabyte motherboard, Intel Dual Core, Intel ICH10 SATA
controller, 1-3A20
OS: Windows XP, Service Pack 3
Drive Model: Samsung SH-S223F DVD writer
Driver Installed: 5.1.2535.0 dated 7/1/2001, by Microsoft
FIRMWARE is up-to-date.
Installed drive in newly built computer.
Drive can READ CD-ROM and DVD-ROM.
It can WRITE CD-R. (I verified that a CD-ROM burned by the drive is
recognizable in other drives.)
It CANNOT WRITE DVD+R (etc.) Blank DVDs are not recognized.
I believe that the driver that Windows chose is not sufficient; the
Properties window lists it as a CD-ROM drive.
I tried updating the driver using Window's automatic search; it could not
find a better driver.
I tried "uninstalling" the drive and letting Plug and Play work its magic.
Same drier was installed.
I ran a utility posted on the Samsung help site that removes registry
entries that may have made by NERO Burning Rom 5.5. I ran it after
uninstalling Nero as well. No change in behavior.
Please recommend an alternate driver so my drive has full capabilities.
Thanks
Stefan