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Why doesn't my optical drive CD-RW/DVD record to CD-RW, media?

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About Using The Optical Disc Drive ❑ Check the volume settings on your computer speakers. ❑ Check the connections between your speakers and the computer. ❑ Verify that drivers are installed properly, by following these steps: 1 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then select Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance and then click Systems. The System Properties dialog box appears. 3 Select the Hardware tab and then select the Device Manager button to view installed drivers. A dirty or damaged disc may also cause the computer to stop responding while it tries to read the disc. If necessary, remove the disc and check that it is not dirty or damaged. ✍ To recover the CD or DVD software applications that are preinstalled on your computer, see "Reinstalling software applications" for more information. Why doesn't my optical drive (CD-RW/DVD) record to CD-RW media? If you are having difficulty with writing, erasing, or formatting on your CD-RW media, the reason may be that the media is not compatible with your high-speed optical drive. Try using CD-RW media that is identified as "high-speed" (4X or higher) for maximum performance and compatibility. 33

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About Using The Optical Disc Drive
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❑
Check the volume settings on your computer speakers.
❑
Check the connections between your speakers and the computer.
❑
Verify that drivers are installed properly, by following these steps:
1
Click
Start
in the Windows taskbar, then select
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Performance and Maintenance
and then click
Systems
. The
System Properties dialog box appears.
3
Select the
Hardware
tab and then select the
Device Manager
button to
view installed drivers.
A dirty or damaged disc may also cause the computer to stop responding while it
tries to read the disc. If necessary, remove the disc and check that it is not dirty or
damaged.
Why doesn't my optical drive (CD-RW/DVD) record to CD-RW
media?
If you are having difficulty with writing, erasing, or formatting on your CD-RW
media, the reason may be that the media is not compatible with your high-speed
optical drive. Try using CD-RW media that is identified as “high-speed” (4X or
higher) for maximum performance and compatibility.
✍
To recover the CD or DVD software applications that are preinstalled on your
computer, see
“
Reinstalling software applications
”
for more information.