CD Question?

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I'm trying to burn a cd and my computer won't read the blank disc whats wrong? I don't know what the problem is because when I put in a music cd it reads it but it won't read any burned cds. What's wrong? Is it my drive?

I'm trying to burn a cd and my computer won't read the blank disc whats wrong? I don't know what the problem is because when I put in a music cd it reads it but it won't read any burned cds. What's wrong? Is it my drive?
And I'm using CD-RW but i don't think that makes a diffrince because it won't read that either.

Yeah but when i burn with nero it says no disc in drive when the blank disc is in the drive.

Answer 1

Make sure its the correct CD. When it comes to music CDs, the CD must be a CD-R and not a CD-RW for you to play music from it and when you burn it, make sure it did the burn and converted the files correctly as CD compatible wav files. You cant just burn it as mp3s or else it will not be able to read it as music, it will read it like music files instead. If you burned the songs on a CD-RW, then it will not play on regular CD players. It should play on your own computer though unless you are using a CD that is not compatible with your CD drive.

Alternatives:
Either you burned your disc faster than your CD-R media is certified for, or your CD player is incompatible with the brand of CD-R disc that you recorded on. The sad fact is, not all brands of CD-R media will work in all CD players.

If you hear bursts of static, the software you used to rip the original CD might be buggy, or the original CD might have been dusty, scratched or copy-protected. Try playing the ripped audio files from your hard drive. If you hear the same bursts of static, you need to rip the original again, perhaps by using different ripping software. If your original CD is copy-protected, you need a ripper that can defeat the copy-protection so you can exercise your fair use rights.

Answer 2

You should run some anti virus software, specifically McAffee Stinger and Avast! anti-virus (they are both free). Sounds to me like your computer has been corrupted by the 'anti-piracy' software included in most newer CDs. The software varies depending on the music company, but it is designed to prevent people from either burning copies or listening to the burnt CDs. However, some of those programs have been shown to serioulsy screw up people's computers. McAfee Stinger has a specific cure for the anti piracy software, and most of the good anti-virus programs will detect it. I suggest Avast! It is one of the best (and easiet to use) anti-virus suites out there. It is free for home use, and can be downloaded from both the Avast! site and from C|Net's download.com site

As for the software you are using to burn CDs, I would suggest the latest copy of Nero Burning Rom. Nero is an independent software compiler, copier, burner, etc. It will run virtually all types of CD and DVD burners, and it almost always ignores anti-piracy built into CDs and DVDs (but not always). If the problem continues, do a google search for media burning/copying software and look for programs that override or ignore anti-piracy programs.

The first two links below are to the Avast! site homepage and download page; the next two pages are to C|Net's download site and the Stinger download page; the 5th link is to the page at C|Net download's page for Nero. The 6th link is to the Nero homepage. While Nero usually costs money to obtain, I have recieved several disks of Nero Burning Suite with a couple different CD/DVD burners I purchased from tiger direct, a great place to buy really cheap new and remanufactured computer parts, the link to them is the last link below.

Answer 3

First try cleaning the lense with a commercial lense cleaner, or if it's older than a year open the drive up and clean the lense manually using a lint free cloth and some methelated spirits.

If the drive is older than 18 months then realy first clean the lense and if it doesn't work after that replace the drive. The lense has most likely aged, beyond being useful. ussually a drive should last 2-3 years if it's cleaned regularly and only used for short periods of time (my first cd-rom drive packed up after 6 years, and cd-writer after 3).

Oh yes try a different brand of blank disk before you goto serious measures.

Answer 4

I actually have this problem too, if i go away it some days it standard spits it out ultimately. I actually were cautioned that employing copied CD'S can damage, and that why the reader fails. the guy on the keep instructed me to sparkling the participant head after I can next get at it, as this would help. He stated the problem cant extremely be fixed completely, a sparkling cd participant is the in straight forward words different option

Answer 5

I think the problem can be with the driver or the lens of CD needs to be replaced as it can read Audio file but not Data files.

Do one thing, shut down your computer for half an hour & re-start & try again. Sometimes the Drive & o/s gets over heated & starts malfunctioning (it happened once with my computer).