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    New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
    « on: November 25, 2009, 03:37:15 AM »
    Ok, so I had a problem with my old rewriter as it was recognizing blank DVDs as CDs and so I got a different DVD rewriter and it is doing the same, so I think it's a BIOS or jumper problem.

    What should I set my BIOS settings to and what should I set my jumper settings to? Many thanks.
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    Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
    « Reply #1 on: November 25, 2009, 03:40:48 AM »
    The BIOS won't cause this, and the only jumper on new optical drives is for the Master/Slave setting.
    Can you provide us with more information about your system so that we can help you sort this out?
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      Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
      « Reply #2 on: November 25, 2009, 03:45:47 AM »
      Sure, what would you like to know? It's a PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-112D.

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      Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
      « Reply #3 on: November 25, 2009, 03:53:17 AM »
      What OS are you running?
      What service pack is installed?
      Are there any yellow or red flagged devices in Device Manager?
      What DVD/CD burning software are you using?
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        Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
        « Reply #4 on: November 25, 2009, 03:57:25 AM »
        OS - Windows XP
        Service Pack 3
        No flagged devices in Dev Man
        I'm not using any DVD/CD burning software at the moment, I removed them all before I installed the new rewriter. I was using Cyberlink Power2go.
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          Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
          « Reply #5 on: November 25, 2009, 04:08:43 AM »
          This was in regedit:

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          Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
          « Reply #6 on: November 25, 2009, 07:00:43 AM »
          Windows will show it according to what disk was used in it last...

          Again...how is it hooked up inside the machine ? ?
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            Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
            « Reply #7 on: November 25, 2009, 07:02:51 AM »
            It's connected to the HDD.
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            Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
            « Reply #8 on: November 25, 2009, 07:38:46 AM »
            If there is another IDE connector you should use it...

            If not the HDD should be jumpered master with the DVD as slave and cabled as follows:

            MB===========================Master=========Slave.

            But i doubt this is a jumper setting as Windows is showing the drive.
            DLoad install and test CDBurnerXPro to see if the drive works.....FREE.
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              Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
              « Reply #9 on: November 25, 2009, 07:46:03 AM »
              The drive recognizes blank CDs as blank CDs, but it recognizes blank DVD-Rs as blank CDs.
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              Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
              « Reply #10 on: November 25, 2009, 08:09:18 AM »
              Quote from: w4yn3 on November 25, 2009, 07:46:03 AM
              The drive recognizes blank CDs as blank CDs, but it recognizes blank DVD-Rs as blank CDs.

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                Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
                « Reply #11 on: November 25, 2009, 08:10:52 AM »
                Install some DVD burning software and then endeavor to use the program to try and burn a DVD disc and tell us the results.truenorth
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                  Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
                  « Reply #12 on: November 25, 2009, 08:33:27 AM »
                  I can't burn a DVD with CDBurnerXP. I think it's my DVD-R that is faulty. My drive recognizes the blank CD as a blank CD.
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                  Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
                  « Reply #13 on: November 25, 2009, 08:42:51 AM »
                  Are you sure the media is a DVD ? ?
                  Have you tried another brand of blank media ? ?

                  CDBurnerXPro DOES burn DVD's...
                  If all this fails then the drive is probably faulty.
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                    Re: New DVD Rewriter - Need BIOS/Jumper Help
                    « Reply #14 on: November 25, 2009, 08:58:19 AM »
                    how do i burn to dvd in cdburnerxp?
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