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Thread ID: 142048 2016-04-14 16:24:00 DVD+R/-R Problems SurferJoe46 (51) Press F1
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1419159 2016-04-14 16:24:00 I'm constantly getting errors on a Litescribe CD/DVD/BT optical that tells me the media I am using is unwriteable. I've tried DVD+R, DVD-R, big name, small names - no go. Any ideas?

The discs ARE writeable on this 32-bit old tyme 'puter.

Running Zorin-32, generic DVD/CD R/W, Brasero here.
Running Puppy-64, Litescribe CD/DVD/BT R/W, Brasero on suspect machine.

Puppy can 'see' the drive, and can read from it - just that burning gets all flamboozeled.
SurferJoe46 (51)
1419160 2016-04-17 22:11:00 Could be a dud drive... the lasers do fail after a while. autechre (266)
1419161 2016-04-17 22:38:00 Have you run an optical cleaner disc through your writer lately? Zippity (58)
1419162 2016-04-17 23:21:00 Could be a dud drive... the lasers do fail after a while.

+1 . A dud drive would seem the obvious answer.
Dont go buying a cleaning disk, Ive yet to see those work. If you allready have one, then nothing to loose I guess. You can clean the lens manually , but if it reads OK chances are
it doesnt need cleaning .

Swap the to drives on the 2 PC's & retest . Perhaps its just some puppy weirdness ?
1101 (13337)
1419163 2016-04-18 00:47:00 +1 . A dud drive would seem the obvious answer.
Dont go buying a cleaning disk, Ive yet to see those work. If you allready have one, then nothing to loose I guess. You can clean the lens manually , but if it reads OK chances are
it doesnt need cleaning .

Swap the to drives on the 2 PC's & retest . Perhaps its just some puppy weirdness ?

Has worked for me in the past :)
Zippity (58)
1419164 2016-04-18 00:56:00 I did the cleaner thing last thing this AM before I went to bed at 03:00. Now I'm up again so I'll give it a whirl.

I'll also try a tower swap to see too.

Thanks.
SurferJoe46 (51)
1419165 2016-04-19 16:15:00 FIXED...................

it was a bad ribbon cable. Whodathunk?
SurferJoe46 (51)
1419166 2016-04-20 01:10:00 well bugger me................. Zippity (58)
1419167 2016-04-20 03:26:00 Yeah --- I've said it b4:

"When you hear hoof beats, don't assume 'ZEBRAS' ".
SurferJoe46 (51)
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