CD-RW won't detect blank discs

[fishmonger12]

hello,

my sony CD-RW, CRX230ED, doesn't detect cd-r discs. it detects normal discs (software, movies, music, etc.) but it will not detect blank ones. Whenever i try and make a data cd, music cd, anything, it tells me there is no blank disc in the drive. help me out!

 

[XxervioCSO]

have you update the firmware to the drive??

 

[fishmonger12]

nope. how would one go about doing this?

 

[XxervioCSO]

go here and see if that will help you out

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=101487

 

[fishmonger12]

k. all that told me was my drive is basically a lite on...

how do i go about flashing the firmware? that particular post contains virtually no information. where do i get the firmware update? i tried the only binary that was posted there, and it didn't work.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: fishmonger12
hello,

my sony CD-RW, CRX230ED, doesn't detect cd-r discs. it detects normal discs (software, movies, music, etc.) but it will not detect blank ones. Whenever i try and make a data cd, music cd, anything, it tells me there is no blank disc in the drive. help me out!

I'd suggest removing any upper and lower filters you have in the Class key of your registry (write down what's in there first) to see if that resolves the issue. You can do searches of my posts in the forums for that and you'll find a few links.

2 minute test: Does it work successfully in safe mode?

 

[fishmonger12]

yeah you will have to help me with the filter thing.

i'll try safe mode, good idea.

 

[willfreund]

I have a lite on and i had the same problem with some filter drivers, that must be it

 

[fishmonger12]

k, safe mode didnt work. could you give me a brief description of how to fix these filter drivers? i suppose you've already posted the full procedure around here somewhere...

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: fishmonger12
k, safe mode didnt work. could you give me a brief description of how to fix these filter drivers? i suppose you've already posted the full procedure around here somewhere...

Yep; search and you'll find.

 

[fishmonger12]

k... it's not exactly clear what im supposed to do. i followed your instructions in a previous thread, and the directory you specified doesn't seem to exist (sorry if i cant find it, i dont do a lot of regediting )

 

[fishmonger12]

ok...

i ran mps reports, and i have a list of filters about a page long. you want me to remove the ones for my cd-rw, or all of them, or what?

FILTERS

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Description = DVD/CD-ROM drives
LowerFilters = PxHelp20

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Description = Disk drives
UpperFilters = PartMgr

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96B-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Description = Keyboards
UpperFilters = kbdclass

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96F-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Description = Mice and other pointing devices
UpperFilters = mouclass

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{6BDD1FC5-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}
Description = Infrared devices
UpperFilters = IRENUM

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{71A27CDD-812A-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}
Description = Storage volumes
UpperFilters = VolSnap

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\ACPI\PNP0501\1
UpperFilters = serenum

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\ACPI\PNP0501\2
UpperFilters = serenum

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE\CdRomSONY_CD-RW__CRX230ED____________________4YS1____\4&1fc4f41e&0&0.0.0
UpperFilters = redbook
LowerFilters = imapi

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE\CdRomSONY_CD-RW__CRX230ED____________________4YS1____\4&1fc4f41e&0&0.1.0
UpperFilters = redbook
LowerFilters = imapi

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE\CdRomSONY_CD-RW__CRX230ED____________________4YS1____\5&33526a20&0&0.1.0
UpperFilters = redbook
LowerFilters = imapi

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE\CdRomSONY_DVD-ROM_DDU1613____________________9YS1____\4&1fc4f41e&0&0.0.0
UpperFilters = redbook

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE\CdRomSONY_DVD-ROM_DDU1613____________________9YS1____\4&1fc4f41e&0&0.1.0
UpperFilters = redbook

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE\CdRomSONY_DVD-ROM_DDU1613____________________9YS1____\5&33526a20&0&0.0.0
UpperFilters = redbook

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E2&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2\3&13c0b0c5&0&58
UpperFilters = nv_agp

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\MS_NDISWANIP\0000
LowerFilters = NdisTapi

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\MS_PPPOEMINIPORT\0000
LowerFilters = NdisTapi

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\MS_PPTPMINIPORT\0000
LowerFilters = NdisTapi

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\MS_PTIMINIPORT\0000
LowerFilters = PtiLink

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\RDP_KBD\0000
UpperFilters = kbdclass

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\RDP_MOU\0000
UpperFilters = mouclass

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#ven_10de&dev_00e2
UpperFilters = nv_agp

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\root#rdp_kbd
UpperFilters = kbdclass

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\root#rdp_mou
UpperFilters = mouclass

/FILTERS

 

[fishmonger12]

i tried to edit the filters, and it says "no you."

specifically "the value cannot be modified"

 

[alm4rr]

just a quick note:

you sure these aren't cdrw's that haven't been erased for the first time?
Just wanna double check

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: fishmonger12
ok...

i ran mps reports, and i have a list of filters about a page long. you want me to remove the ones for my cd-rw, or all of them, or what?

FILTERS

Filter Found
Key = HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Description = DVD/CD-ROM drives
LowerFilters = PxHelp20
/FILTERS

I'd remove PXHELP20 (the text; don't delete the LOWERFILTER itself). There's no information in the upper filter value for the DVD/CD-ROM? That's odd.

 

[IamElectro]

Did this driver ever detect blank CDR's or is it newly installed.
Try turning off the auto insert function.

-Right-click on the drive icon for your CD drive, CD recorder, or DVD drive, and select Properties.
-Choose the AutoPlay tab, and choose the desired action for each type of CD. For example, choose Music CD, then click Select an action to perform, then select Take no action

 

[fishmonger12]

this drive has yet to detect blank cds at all.

the filter thing didn't seem to work.

 

[fishmonger12]

still having problems with this...

tried my cd-rw from my gateway in this computer and it worked just fine.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: fishmonger12
still having problems with this...

tried my cd-rw from my gateway in this computer and it worked just fine.

Sounds like you've identified it's a hardware problem. Congrats!