I bouth a dvdrom for my computer to record on a blank dvd, but it want record on a dvd-r.
2006-07-27 07:56:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
The drive has to be DVD-R compatible. You need a program to actaully burn the dvd (unless you want to it to be a data dvd, you can use windows for that).
2006-07-27 07:58:46 · answer #1 · answered by shmifty__14 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A DvD-R can't have anything recorded to it unless you have a DvD-RW drive. The RW means re-writable, so, if the drive on your computer says DvD-ROM this means that it can only read (playback, open) DvD-R or DvD-RW disks, but cannot burn (write) to them.
2006-07-27 08:52:03 · answer #2 · answered by Abstract 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad news- a dvd-rom is a 'dvd READ ONLY MEMORY' what you want is a dvd-rw: that's read and write. on the disk side of the equation, a dvd-r is a one time write onto type; the dvd-rw is 're-writable' so you can record again and again on the same disk. same goes for the cd
2006-07-27 08:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you need a software program to burn dvd's. I know dvd shrink is good and you can download that off the internet for free.
2006-07-27 08:00:47 · answer #4 · answered by jenks1545 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you sure the dvd drive is compatable with dvd-r...mine only works with dvd+r
there are 2 formats of disk...+ and -
2006-07-27 09:02:42 · answer #5 · answered by shinja_spam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A blank DVD *is* a DVD-R .. just put it in and burn.
2006-07-27 07:59:34 · answer #6 · answered by J.F.® 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋