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Feenix

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    DVD drive.
    « on: December 02, 2008, 05:12:42 PM »
    Hi there. 

    OK.  I format a dvd, erase everything.  I go to my computer to make sure that it has erased.  I right click on the drive then click properties.  The indicator is blue, suggesting that there is still stuff on the disc, but it says there are no bytes on there.  It should be turning pink, indicating free space right?  Only started happening recently.  The only change I've made to my system is installing Jetbee, a freeware DVD burner.  Could this cause the issue?

    Anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix it?

    Cheers, guys.  :)

    Feenix

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    Re: DVD drive.
    « Reply #1 on: December 03, 2008, 01:54:08 AM »
    this would indicate the disk is truely formatted - but not how you expect, but in RAW.

    As windows does not natively read RAW (infact I dont know if anything does) It sees at as completely empty.

    You should be able to now write to the disk again (im assuming this is a DVD+/-RW?

    Kurtis