LeadFingers wrote:Sad to say, the best way to test an optical drive, is to swap it out with a known good one.
Usually my first step is to put a Lens cleaner disc in, and clean the reader,
then see if the problem went away. some times Yes, sometimes No.
I have discovered some of the Dual layer DVD burners are particular about which system you put them in.
LeadFingers wrote:Unless your talking about a Laptop, swapping DVD drives is pretty easy and only takes a few minutes.
Testing a new DVD drive is even easier since you don't need to mount it in the box, just hook it up and read/burn on it. if the problem is still there, either it's software or user error, if it magically works, then you have your answer.
can you read on it ok, but just not correctly burn ?
or does it do nothing at all.
If IDE:
do you have a 80 conductor cable on it. Yes this makes a big difference.
Some drives work best in the Cable Select pin setting.
deate wrote:It reads ok. I was just going to burn a copy of Remastersys to a DVD, but I guess I can burn to a flashdrive, correct?
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