DVD RW not reading blank DVD disks, thinks no disk is in the drive

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I have a Toshiba A100 laptop with vista home premium installed on it.

I am trying to burn DVD disks on my laptop, and when i insert a disk i
says i don't have a disk in the drive and i should input one

I tried several DVD disks, including a rewritable one

I looked at a similar Toshiba laptop, and it does write DVD disks

I don't know how long i've had this prob since, i use this option ver
rarely.

Is there a way to fix the DVD drive without replacing it? and keepin
reinstalling windows as last option ? (I'm not sure reinstalling wil
help

The drive does read DVD disks that have something on them
The drive does burn CD type disk

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LenaBru

"LenaBru" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hi
>
> I have a Toshiba A100 laptop with vista home premium installed on it.
>
> I am trying to burn DVD disks on my laptop, and when i insert a disk it
> says i don't have a disk in the drive and i should input one.
>
> I tried several DVD disks, including a rewritable one.
>
> I looked at a similar Toshiba laptop, and it does write DVD disks.
>
> I don't know how long i've had this prob since, i use this option very
> rarely.
>
> Is there a way to fix the DVD drive without replacing it? and keeping
> reinstalling windows as last option ? (I'm not sure reinstalling will
> help)
>
> The drive does read DVD disks that have something on them.
> The drive does burn CD type disks
>
>
> --
> LenaBru

Sounds like the DVD laser is fried. Time for a new DVD player/burner.

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"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."

Hi LenaBr

Have you got a DVD cleaner, bit of a long shot

I would say replace

--
theog

Have you tried not inserting the blank DVD until your DVD burner program
tells you you have to?

"LenaBru" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hi
>
> I have a Toshiba A100 laptop with vista home premium installed on it.
>
> I am trying to burn DVD disks on my laptop, and when i insert a disk it
> says i don't have a disk in the drive and i should input one.
>
> I tried several DVD disks, including a rewritable one.
>
> I looked at a similar Toshiba laptop, and it does write DVD disks.
>
> I don't know how long i've had this prob since, i use this option very
> rarely.
>
> Is there a way to fix the DVD drive without replacing it? and keeping
> reinstalling windows as last option ? (I'm not sure reinstalling will
> help)
>
> The drive does read DVD disks that have something on them.
> The drive does burn CD type disks
>
>
> --
> LenaBru

Curious;1154433 Wrote:
> Have you tried not inserting the blank DVD until your DVD burne
> program
> tells you you have to?
>
> "LenaBru" <> wrote in message
> news:...> > >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I have a Toshiba A100 laptop with vista home premium installed o
> > it.
> > >
> > > I am trying to burn DVD disks on my laptop, and when i insert a dis
> > it
> > > says i don't have a disk in the drive and i should input one.
> > >
> > > I tried several DVD disks, including a rewritable one.
> > >
> > > I looked at a similar Toshiba laptop, and it does write DVD disks.
> > >
> > > I don't know how long i've had this prob since, i use this optio
> > very
> > > rarely.
> > >
> > > Is there a way to fix the DVD drive without replacing it? an
> > keeping
> > > reinstalling windows as last option ? (I'm not sure reinstallin
> > will
> > > help)
> > >
> > > The drive does read DVD disks that have something on them.
> > > The drive does burn CD type disks
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > LenaBru > >

Yes I have

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LenaBru

See the following

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939052/en-us

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"LenaBru" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hi
>
> I have a Toshiba A100 laptop with vista home premium installed on it.
>
> I am trying to burn DVD disks on my laptop, and when i insert a disk it
> says i don't have a disk in the drive and i should input one.
>
> I tried several DVD disks, including a rewritable one.
>
> I looked at a similar Toshiba laptop, and it does write DVD disks.
>
> I don't know how long i've had this prob since, i use this option very
> rarely.
>
> Is there a way to fix the DVD drive without replacing it? and keeping
> reinstalling windows as last option ? (I'm not sure reinstalling will
> help)
>
> The drive does read DVD disks that have something on them.
> The drive does burn CD type disks
>
>
> --
> LenaBru