Blank CD Not Detected..

[Blitz54]

Ive been trying to burn cds on my computer. The OS and the burning programs all acknowledge that there is a drive, but when i try to burn and put a blank disc into the drive the burning programs like, windows media player, dont read that there is a disc in the drive. Any suggestions?

 

[dude_se]

have you got nero?
media player sucks for burning imo, and sometimes they dont show up when they are blank, its happened to me, but it still works and when i put data on it then it works.
also have you tried putting a cd with data in and seeing if that works?

 

[Blitz54]

No, ive tried roxio, wmp, and sonic. None of them say there's a disc in the tray. I just tried an audio cd in the burning drive and it doesnt say theres anything there..

 

[dude_se]

see if its being picked up in the bios. if not then theres probs a connection problem

 

[Blitz54]

Im a noob at this lol. Whats a bios.

 

[Raffaz]

Whats the make of your drive? Are the discs your using compatible with the drive?

 

[Blitz54]

Not sure of the make but it is compatible since it used to work just fine.

 

[Blitz54]

Ok figured out what bios was but how do i find out if its being picked up?

 

[dude_se]

every bios is different. on my old pc its got an "ide detection" thing which shows whats connected. on my newer compaq it gives a list of the cd/dvd drives connected on the main page. just have a look around. as long as you dont start changing all the options ull be fine. it should be easy to find but i cant really help as i dont know what bios you have

 

[Blitz54]

Alright I took a look at it and both drives are accounted for.