Last night I unwittingly Quick Erased a data DVD+RW, wiping out important files, instead of copying it as I meant to do. Is there a way to "unerase"...

Dave Hardenbrook

05-13-2007 02:55 PM
Scott

Hello, My motherboard is GA-6VXE+, and I have a BENQ 5232X CD-RW driver and a generic COMBO. As we know, the motherboard supports UDMA33/66. And...

Amy Lee

03-02-2007 07:10 AM
Amy Lee

In article <%HSxh.2956$yI1.1583@trndny01>, Dave Cohen <user (AT) example (DOT) net> wrote: The potential problem with optical drives, which places...

John Navas

02-11-2007 11:54 AM
John Navas

I bought 2 laptops last year to this day..the 14th of dec. One was a gift to my neice. Today was the last day of my 1 year warranty for both of the...

Boothbay

12-25-2006 07:03 AM
David

I thought I'd join the Invision CD Forum to get help with my problem of trying to boot up the W2K install CD on a machine that doesn't provide...

W. Watson

12-22-2006 11:07 PM
W. Watson

I have a 480Mhz PC that won't boot my CD. In BIOS there seems to be no choice but a Network or something that's not a CD. Seems kind of odd to...

W. Watson

12-21-2006 03:51 PM
W. Watson

I am getting a new computer. I need to know what drive(S) to get if I want to burn and read both a dvd and cdrom.I have heard of combo drives but do...

barb

12-17-2006 11:03 AM
Dominic-Luc Webb

Well, I got similar problem as the poster discussing the Linux bootup failure. In my case, it is a new PC with SATA controller. I managed to get...

Dominic-Luc Webb

12-13-2006 11:53 AM
Dominic-Luc Webb

I tried to boot Damn Small Linux from a CD but it failed sometime in the middle of the process. I hit the reset button to start over and now I cannot...

glue

11-26-2006 03:57 PM
glue

This thread dates back to July, but it has been reposted with original attributions and time stamped November 15. Did a server hiccup somewhere?

Mike S.

11-16-2006 10:19 AM
Mike S.

How can it be software related when I still have this problem in BIOS setup? I haven't even booted up an operating system (Windows XP). :) I have...

ANTant@zimage.com

11-14-2006 06:47 AM
ANTant@zimage.com

Short of buying a CD cleaning kit, is there a simple economical way to remove a fingerprint from a CD using any household items I already...

SlickRCBD

11-09-2006 09:42 AM
Cl.Massé

Hi to all. The subject says it. I got a new computer which now has a SATA interface, and I did buy a Plextor PX-755SA which is SATA. However I'd...

nalayar@verizon.net

10-11-2006 05:12 PM
nalayar@verizon.net

do you know guys how good are ibm preps of certmagic.com ? . i wish to purchase one of those . please do let me know

allrounder

10-10-2006 12:03 PM
allrounder

I used to be able to burn CDs and DVDs from the Windows XP built-in burning capability. Lately it has been telling me that the CD-R or DVD-R I...

eduardorp1@gmail.com

10-05-2006 07:00 PM
eduardorp1@gmail.com

I'm purchasing a NEC DVD recorder that records in both DVD+R and DVD-R formats. Which format is preferrable? Is there any reason to choose one over...

eduardorp1@gmail.com

10-05-2006 06:54 PM
eduardorp1@gmail.com

ok i bought a used copy of half life and am having trouable with it. valve is no help and neather is saherria. the game is not reconizeing that the...

jon

09-22-2006 09:25 PM
jon

I have an LG GSA-4163B that I had installed in a machine running WinXP Pro. In the old machine, I had no problems writing to either DVD-R or CD-R. ...

darkwing_duck@myrealbox.com

09-09-2006 02:33 PM
darkwing_duck@myrealbox.com

Asgeir Løkken maltreated the Keyboard with following: I don't think the Burner is defect. Otherwise, the Disc couldn't be used in other Computers....

Christian Potzinger

08-31-2006 07:00 AM
map

That'll be fine.Just make sure you have the latest Intel motherboard drivers. Only one ide connection?Odd. "charly" <charly (AT) nomail (DOT) com>...

job

07-28-2006 06:28 PM
job

Can anybody help me, I got a problem,that i cannot see my cdrom icon on my computer. In device manager I can see my cdrom device and even during boot...

AT

07-17-2006 02:32 AM
AT

I feel silly for posting this since it doens't seem like it should be that hard, but I did a lot of searching on Google and on the newsgroups and I...

AT

07-13-2006 02:02 AM
AT

I have burnt two half-hour-long MPEG files onto a CD-R, and then played them back on Windows Media Player, directly off of the CD. They played fine,...

Dave Hardenbrook

07-07-2006 07:14 PM
catfish (AT) invalid (DOT) address.com

I downloaded a CD which had used multiple 49Mb rar files. It decoded into a 780Mb MDS file which I mounted in Alchohol 120. Why are the...

Beemer

07-07-2006 11:50 AM
Cl.Massé

IBM name: ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD Combo Ultrabay Slim Drive Marketing P/N: 22P7011 FRU P/N: 08K9865 ASM P/N: 08K9862 With original firmware 1.02 the...

John Navas

07-06-2006 10:43 AM
John Navas

Hi, My Dell 8400 warranty has recently expired and I have this annoying problem of having to 'warm up' my computer to acces the DVD drive cause it...

Jared

07-05-2006 06:47 PM
Jared

Hello, I downloaded Windows Vista beta 2 ISO (3 GB!) file from http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/en/x86/download.htm overnight. I am...

AT

06-09-2006 01:24 PM
AT

Lately when I have a blank DVD-R in my drive, Properties shows it as full (no free space). This happens whether or not the disc is in the drive when...

zinman

06-04-2006 12:43 AM
zinman

What am I doing wrong in copying or playing the "SecuROM (new)" kid's game Barbie Horse Adventures Mystery Ride? I installed my Barbie Horse...

Donna

06-02-2006 01:44 AM
Donna

I have a computer with an IDE DVD+R and USB 2.0 DVD+-RW. After installing Roxio 8.0, neither device shows up within Roxio. Both devices show...

Will

05-31-2006 10:30 PM
Will

Any help appreciated... Wish to replace a printer driver on my old non-internet Windows 98 pc. Using a Windows XP PC have downloaded the...

ARADURS

05-24-2006 12:55 AM
ARADURS

I am an experienced amatuer photographer and competant in cleaning expensive lenses. That said would I have any specific problem in trying to clean...

Beemer

04-27-2006 01:27 PM
Beemer

IBM Clone, XP Home, cdrom drive has pwr but cannot access through start run or autoplay on various cd's. NEW CDROM drive installed on IDE 2, jumpered...

1tek4u@gmail.com

04-05-2006 07:31 AM
1tek4u@gmail.com

The content quality of comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom has been rated by its users at least once in the last 24 hours at WebsBestFriend.com. To rate...

Web's Best Friend

03-30-2006 12:53 PM
Web's Best Friend

I've been so pleased with my LG GCE8520B drive - burnt inumerable disks at 52x and never a coaster until recently. Now I'm having to reduce write...

GTS

02-27-2006 02:43 PM
dawg

Why would a certain model CD writer work with all mobos, from 486 to 64-bit Sempron, except one certain mobo, and why would that certain mobo work...

larry moe 'n curly

02-18-2006 08:15 AM
larry moe 'n curly

I would like to get a CD/rw to back up my files and pictures. What would be a good make and what software do I need? Should I just get a CD/rw, the...

Johnny

02-01-2006 08:26 PM
sycochkn

Actually I'm not that interested in the technical difference as I am in knowing if there's a reason I should be using one over the other. Both...

Frank Pittel

01-24-2006 01:01 PM
Cl.Massé

Please could someone help! After flashing the firmware of my LG DVD-RAM drive my computer will not successfully finish booting into Windows XP Sp2....

cw

01-21-2006 09:20 AM
cw

Hello For anyone who has burned CD's for Music, or Data, I've found VERBATIM CD'S are the worst. The average seek time is > 7 seconds for...

Neil

01-18-2006 01:05 PM
GTS

Did anyone run with The Boys and Bo New Years Eve? Thanks.

Wilson

01-05-2006 09:32 PM
Wilson

What is the best program to back up DVD movies that are protected?

Alan S

01-05-2006 07:05 AM
Alan S

My apologies if this issue has come up before. I tried to install an old (1995) Oxford dictionary on my hard disk in order not to run from CD-ROM. ...

Jeff Chan

12-30-2005 12:04 PM
Jeff Chan

Something is causing my DVD and CD-Rom drives to disable themself's as my computer is running. The activity light on the DVD drive blinks all the...

Platebanger

12-29-2005 01:33 PM
Platebanger

I have a Dell with the above CD burner and it would not respond after putting a CD in to burn. After I used the emergency eject hole to open it, I...

Rick Stahl

12-13-2005 08:25 PM
Rick Stahl

I have a Dell with the above CD burner and it would not respond after putting a CD in to burn. After I used the emergency eject hole to open it, I...

Rick Stahl

12-13-2005 08:24 PM
Rick Stahl

From: "Rick Stahl" <rcstahl (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> Subject: NEC DVD +RW not opening door Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:11 AM I have a Dell...

Rick Stahl

12-13-2005 08:19 PM
Rick Stahl

Bad CD Repair Pro is a software designed to repair data from any types of damaged CD discs. Text or music or any other information that was at the...

yarik

11-22-2005 01:39 AM
yarik

Bad CD Repair Pro is a software designed to repair data from any types of damaged CD discs. Text or music or any other information that was at the...

yarik

11-22-2005 01:26 AM
yarik

If anyone could help me with this, I’d appreciate it SO much. Here’s what happened; I just got a new 300gig hard drive, and hooked it up. It was...

cdoasis

11-20-2005 01:36 AM
cdoasis