desk.doc Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hi All, I downloaded imageburn, and like the simplicity and what looks to be the ease of use. I have run into a problem, and I am looking for suggestions on how to fix this. I have researched the issue for some time now, and found a couple of things, but i want another opinion. First off: Specs: Windows XP Home SP3 Imageburn 2.4.2.0 DVD-RW Drive: NU DVDRW DDW-081 I will provide any other specs requested. The Issue: When I load up Imageburn, and I insert a DVD-R into my dvd writable drive I keep getting the error: Device Not Ready (Medium Not Present) Here is the log: I 22:47:06 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 22:47:06 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 22:47:06 Total Physical Memory: 458,224 KB - Available: 199,544 KB I 22:47:06 Initialising SPTI... I 22:47:06 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 22:47:06 Found 1 CD-ROM, 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD+RW! W 22:53:36 I/O Interface 'Show All Devices' has been changed! I 22:53:36 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 22:53:36 Found 1 CD-ROM, 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD+RW! I am using a Memorex DVD-R disk. Now I have seen many topics and replies saying certain disks are better than others. I saw a reply saying it has to do with the dye the company uses on the disk as far as the quality of the DVD. I plan on purchasing better quality disks in the near future, I am just in a "testing" phase right now and want to make sure I can burn the .iso before I purchase and wasted the new disks. The reason in the log saying I/O Interface 'Show All Devices' has been changed is my drive originally didn't show up (was not selectable/wasn't listed). After changing the option, it's now showing and is selectable. I am still receiving the error Device Not Ready (Medium Not Present). Any Ideas or suggestions are more than appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOCOENG Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Put a blank disc in the drive in "discovery" mode and copy/paste all the info from the right window here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I 22:47:06 Initialising SPTI...I 22:47:06 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 22:47:06 Found 1 CD-ROM, 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD+RW! W 22:53:36 I/O Interface 'Show All Devices' has been changed! I 22:53:36 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 22:53:36 Found 1 CD-ROM, 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD+RW! If the drive wasn't selectable as a burning device then you're putting the DVD-R in the DVD-ROM drive, which can only read DVDs but not burn them. Besides, your DVD burner can only burn DVD+R media (no support for DVD-R), which indicates it's very old and probably won't be compatible with today's DVD+R media. You should look into buying a new burner: they're pretty cheap nowadays and support both -R and +R formats. Also, unless you need the CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives for some specific task, get rid of them as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desk.doc Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 For some reason imageburn is showing that I have 3 drives on my computer when I only have 2. I am not sure why this is happening. I have a CD Drive, and a DVD "combo" drive. I am not sure why it's listing the "combo" drive as seperate. In my device manager it's listing as 2 drives. In My Computer it's listing them seperate as well. Any ideas on how to fix this as well? Thanks in advance! Re: LocoEng: if you will tell me how this is done, I will do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 The 3rd drive is probably a virtual one or something. Buy yourself a new burner as mmalves said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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