i know ur going to say u don't that its already formatted. but this is a black cd-r and everytime i put it i to my cd thing it never does anything likes its suppose to. and when i click the burn button it says please insert a blank cd een though i got one in there and its blank!
2007-05-30 07:45:27 · 8 answers · asked by ♥hokie_fan9313♥ 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
If the drive doesn't recognize the blank CD-R, make sure it's actually a CD-RW drive. Regular CD drives can't read a blank CD-R.
Also try different media- a small percentage of all blank CD-R, DVD-R etc are simply bad, not every one in a pack is usable. Also, try putting a regular CD in the drive and see if that is recognized. If the drive doesn't recognize anything you put in (whether blank, music or data), chances are the drive may need replacing- CD/DVD drives are inexpensive technology, and they wear out after awhile..
2007-05-30 07:56:00 · answer #1 · answered by C-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically you would format a CD-RW in order to erase it and use it again. But you can format a CD-R in a sense. Some programs will allow you to 'prepare' a CD-R so that you can write to it 'on the fly'. But this has very high overhead (filespace) and can lead to issues with other systems being able to read it.
2016-05-17 05:50:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm try another one. could be a bad disk. there is no such thing as formatting a cd-r. cd-r's are one-time use media, and as soon as anything at all is written to the disc, it becomes permanent
2007-05-30 07:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by the big jerm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't do that
make sure u have the right kind of disks for your drive.there is different types and speeds
and your drive is installed right [check in my computer and see if its listed]
make sure u put it in right side up.
you might need to install software for the drive-go to the makers home page and download the software for it
2007-05-30 07:54:49 · answer #4 · answered by pkrp5 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What software are you using, have you try with other cd-r's
2007-05-30 07:52:04 · answer #5 · answered by reconployer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you used it once it's all done you can only use a cd-r once the disc might be close use your program to open or unlock it
2007-05-30 07:51:34 · answer #6 · answered by zippo091 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Does this happen with all disks? or with only a single disk? if with a single disk alone why wasting time throw that disk..
2007-05-30 07:52:03 · answer #7 · answered by Vinod V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It very well could be that your cd burner will not accept cd_r media. you may have to have cd rw.
2007-05-30 07:50:31 · answer #8 · answered by Yes I am here!! 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋