CD burn successful but why doesn't it work?

[ace31216]

I have a 4x/4x/24/ Hewett Packard 8200 Series CD-R. I use the Nero program and burn them into Fuji CD's.

I've been using the burner and program for about 2 years now and it has served me well till this point. Recently however, I've experienced problems.
Last night I copied some audio music files and burned them onto the CD. It says 'Burn successful complete'. But when I tried listening to it on the computer or discman, I hear this clicking noise coming from the machine and no sounds of music. The funny thing is, when I put it in my laser disc player, the CD plays and it works fine. I tried to burn another copy but had the same results.

What is wrong? Is the burner no longer good? Is it the CD's? If so, how come they worked before? Why did it work in the LD but not anything else? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!!

PS- Not sure if this matters but I'm running Windows 2000.

 

[compuwiz1]

Several things come to mind;

Have you upgraded the firmware on the burner, via manufacturer's site?
Have you downloaded any patches from Nero to correct compatibility issues, if any?
Have you tried running a CD Player lens cleaner?
Have you tried a different brand of media?

I once got a batch of smart and friendly brand media that was rated for 8x, but wrote bad disks on about 4 of 10 of them. Bad media is possible.

Also, when in doubt, uninstall software, drivers, etc, and reinstall.
DMA mode works with some burners and not with others too.

Somewhere in all that, is your answer.