help with plextor cd-rw (newbie to cd-rw's)

[NewSc2]

Hi everybody, just bought the Plexwriter 40/12/40A, but it's just a bare drive. It reads fine, except when I try to write on Nero, Nero doesn't seem to detect the drive right. (i have a cracked copy of nero, so i can't autodetect)

I've never really burned any CD's before (i have a 120gb hard drive, so i don't really need to save anything off of it), and i'm just trying to make a couple audio CD's right now. In Nero when i make an audio compilation it asks to save the image file, and then it saves this CD image onto a temp folder and it says it's done with the cd. when i go to burn the image file onto the CD it just asks where to place the CD image again.

Under Choose Recorder in Nero it just lists that I have a virtual drive available, and under extras-autodetect it says that my drive is unsupported. I've updated my plextor to the latest firmware, and I'm not sure what else to do, any tips?

Edit: Just burned a few files using Windows XP software... guess it's just my nero?

 

[bacillus]

sounds like the copy of nero you're trying to use is too old to recognise the plextor!
what version is it?

 

[NewSc2]

it's pretty new, 5551 i think

 

[bacillus]

that version may stiil not be new enough!

 

[AndyHui]

5551 is actually quite old.

 

[bacillus]

Originally posted by: AndyHui
5551 is actually quite old.

like Andy said, your version was release on October 3rd, 2001, well before your plextor 40/12/40A was introduced!

 

[stevewm]

Download the newest version from http://www.ahead.de

Newest version is v5.5.9.9

Its a free update.