matshita-dvd-ram drive,rw drive

[gregers]

right next problem im suffering from guys and gals,is on my laptop NEC VERSO A2100.
it will play disks dvds and rw disks etc no probs,but it will not let me write anything at all to it.
ive been trying to find out why on the net and so far ive come to the conclusion that this type/make of drive is a p.i.a BIG TIME.but apparently it can be fixed,any of you learend people out there who can give me a step by step on getting it reconized properly,AND I MEAN IDIOTS GUIDE!!!!.LOL
many thanx in antisapation.

i thought i could write dvds???but im certain it should write cds at least.

 

[jaysta]

Gregers,

Can you tell us what software are you trying to use to write DVDs?
Also, what operating system are you using? i.e. XP or Vista

What would also be helpful is the make and model of the DVD+/-RW drive. In XP you can find this out by right clicking the DVD+/-RW drive in My Computer, then click Properties. Click on the Hardware tab then you'll see a list of disk drives. One of which will be the DVD+/-RW drive; it will be listed as type DVD/CD-ROM drive.

Have you been able to write CDs/DVDs before?

Jay

 

[gregers]

jay,thanx for getting back to me,
its a matshita dvd ram rw drive.im running xp with sp3
and ive been trying to copy stuff through windows.
but i think ive sussed it now?i downloaded astro burn and it has managed to burn a dvd disk,but it wont let me open it up??
so im assuming i need something like power dvd or something to get it to work properly,yeah im sure when 1st bought i could copy dvds but with various upgrades and rebuilds the driver/s have gone walk about,if i can get it working the way i have done so far id be happy.