My DVD/CD drive won't recognize a blank DVD+R only ?

Question

I'm trying to put all my photos and videos onto a disk because they're taking up too much room on the computer, but the DVD/CD drive won't recognise that there's a disk in! It keeps telling me that I need to insert a disk, even if I have. The empty disk I'm trying to use to burn photos onto is a "DVD+R". Does that sound right?
Bur when i put a CD music in my DVD/CD drive it works without any problem and i can read what is on the CD , how do i copy my photos to DVD+R ?

Answer 1

The drive does play other DVD content?

and you have software capable of burning to DVD? (XP will copy to CD but not to DVD)

DVD - (often referred to as minus but is originally just DVD dash!) is the more common format recognised by all devices, DVD+ is not an agreed format and does not work in all devices. That said many DVDs (+ or -) are still not recognised by all devices most often because of the colour dye used in production, some just don't work in one brand of drive but will be perfectly happy in a different brand. If you have DVD+ discs then use them but be sure your playback device will read them. Alternatively change the brand of the disk or the drive.

Answer 2

Are you sure that you have a DVD player installed, can you or have you ever played DVD's successfully before on this machine?

The fact that you can play/burn CD's doesn't infer that you have a DVD player installed, they are totally different bits of kit.

There's no reason why you shouldn't put your pictures on a CD..in many respects this is the best option.

There is a significant difference between DVD+R and DVD-R, you should consult your hand book on the burner to see what type you have. It can be fatal to the device if you try to burn +R on a -R device.



Tip use your CD's to store pictures

Have a good day

Answer 3

Hello, DVD+R is right, put/burn your photos and videos onto a blank DVD+R for free up computer space/room, that's easy, first you must have a right burner drive on your computer, most cd burner drives have a text "CD RW" sign on drive panel, most dvd burner drives have a text "DVD RW" sing on drive panel, you should check your computer to validate there is a right cd or dvd burner drive on your computer, and you should note, you can use dvd burner drive to burn cd and dvd disk, but can't use cd burner drive to burn dvd disk, but if you have a right dvd burner drive on your computer, and still have this problem, I think you can clean the dvd burner drive lens, then try again, if still failed, maybe the dvd burner drive was broken, you can use another burner drive to have a try, or maybe there's a compatibility problem between this dvd burner drive and your dvd burner program, you can follow me to use RZ Free DVD Burner to test your burner drive, it's free and easy to use, it support any writable CD or DVD disk well, it can burn any files or folders to any CD or DVD disc, and it provide two burn engine to improve compatibility, you can press "Option" button on software main interface to change Burner Engine, so I think maybe it can help you to solve your problem, you can yahoo or google search and download RZ Free DVD Burner, hope it could help you.

Answer 4

It may not support DVD+R but may DVD-R.



There also can be a driver problem that is limiting the different disks you can use.



Hope this was helpful,



Have a great day,



Computer Technician "Brandon Berner" at: www.NoBsComputerRepair.com

Answer 5

the different component you would be able to desire to be responsive to is which you have a -RWcontinual and you're making use of +R disks. the - power could have the - disk. I had an analogous concern at one element the place my computing gadget at domicile mandatory +R DVDs and the desktops at school and artwork have been -R. What a discomfort. uncertain why they did no longer purely standardize.

Answer 6

You can replace the drive