Why Wont My Computer Read Blank CD-R's?

Question

When I Try To Burn a CD It Keeps Saying To Insert A Blank CD-R.

I Switched Out the Cd's Also And Nothing

I use to make cds all the time and now it wont pick up the blank cds

Answer 1

Do you have it in the right drive?

Answer 2

Several questions need to be answered. Did the CD burning work before? and now it doesn't? Is this the first time you have tried this? Have you ever burned a CD before?

What operating system?

Answer 3

Maybe your CD-R is broken, or the laser cannot read that specific brand (kind) of CD-R's, It's normal that after a time your burner doesn't works, a burner have a medium life, it will depend on the use you give it

Answer 4

Turn the CD over.

Answer 5

Another common error is to put in a disk you had previously burned, but failed to label as anything (possibly it's a "coaster" disk that didnt burn right). Often, these won't be finalized, so trying to read the disk won't work - but trying to write to it won't work either.

Made that mistake myself the last time I was burning a CD.. Whoops. :)

Answer 6

because there' s nothing ot read you must just have reader not a writer just a reader will not read anything on a blank cd if you had a writer it would read kind of disc and size on so on

Answer 7

try another CD .
some thing should be wrong with your CD

Answer 8

try a different brand with a different color on the back some discs are yellow or green tints and some computers do better with either or

Answer 9

Are you sure you don't have DVD-R's? That would cause the problem.

Answer 10

Please insert a new blank CDR....