Burning issues

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I have two writable drives in my computer. Both drives are giving me problems, one of them is a DVD-RW drive and when I tried to burn a CD with pictures through Picasa it said it burned but when I tried to play it, it says it was blank, no space. The other drive a CD-RW drive, when I tried to burn it through Picasa it just hanged. The status bar didn't move, I couldn't cancel it. I had to shut it down by holding the power button. Anyone knows what is going on?

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
I have two writable drives in my computer. Both drives are giving me problems, one of them is a DVD-RW drive and when I tried to burn a CD with pictures through Picasa it said it burned but when I tried to play it, it says it was blank, no space. The other drive a CD-RW drive, when I tried to burn it through Picasa it just hanged. The status bar didn't move, I couldn't cancel it. I had to shut it down by holding the power button. Anyone knows what is going on?

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[jackschmittusa]

Did they work before now?

Tried burning with any other app?

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

XP Home

 

[NoelS]

ChAoTiCpInOy,

Did this just start? How old is your computer and have the drives been working OK before? Lots of unknowns. Could be the IDE channel on the motherboard, could be a troubled mobo or similar... Check your cables and double check them.

Can you put your hands on a different CD or DVD burner, do a swap and see what happens? Might tell you something. If the swapped burner doesn't work, I'd consider an RMA for the mobo.

Noel