CD Drive cannot read Lomega zip drive written cd's

[brokedown777]

I have a compaq deskpro 350 En series and have a lomega cdrw zip drive. My dilemma is that when i burn something to the lomega drive and insert the cd into the cd drive, the cd drive cant read it? I need some suggestions on how to fix this without purchasing another burner. i also have nero burner software but it doesnt seem to solve the problem.

 

[brokedown777]

lomega cd burner

I have a compaq deskpro 350 En series and have a lomega cdrw zip drive. My dilemma is that when i burn something to the lomega drive and insert the cd into the cd drive, the cd drive cant read it? I need some suggestions on how to fix this without purchasing another burner. i also have nero burner software but it doesnt seem to solve the problem.

I forgot to mention that i am running xp pro

 

[banzibaby]

Hi

Have U tried disabling XP's built in burning engine?
2 do this, right click Ur burner in My Computer & on the burning tab, uncheck "Use this drive for cd recording", then right click my computer & select manage, then in the window that opens, click services in the left pane & look 4 IMAPI, right click this & change the starup type 2 disabled, then reboot, hopefully Ur discs should be read now, if not maybe Ur other drive isnt 2 good at reading burned CD's

Hope it helps

BaNzI

 

[scarecrow]

Iomega zip drive does not burn CD's... it writes data on tape. You might mean an Iomega CD-DW drive (put zip aside). If you finalize your burns on the Iomega (non-zip) drive (which BTW is possibly built by any other company on earth, even McDonald's- but excluding Iomega, which never ever made a CDRW drive) then you should check 1. If your CD-ROM reads CD-R disks made by another program/burner, 2. If your Iomega burned disks can be read in another CD-ROM drive (not burner, just CD-ROM) in another computer.

 

[brokedown777]

THanks everyone for your input

Iomega zip drive does not burn CD's... it writes data on tape. You might mean an Iomega CD-DW drive (put zip aside). If you finalize your burns on the Iomega (non-zip) drive (which BTW is possibly built by any other company on earth, even McDonald's- but excluding Iomega, which never ever made a CDRW drive) then you should check 1. If your CD-ROM reads CD-R disks made by another program/burner, 2. If your Iomega burned disks can be read in another CD-ROM drive (not burner, just CD-ROM) in another computer.

I checked to see exactly what i have. It is a Lomega 650 usb zip cd drive. I will try some of the suggestions you guys posted here. Im sorry to be so dumb in all this. I am still wondering what is the difference in copying and burning. lol

 

[scarecrow]

Still, although that "USB" made things better it does not define which drive you are referring to.
There is an Iomega USB 1.1 CDRW made back in 2000 (4X4X6) which is a Philips, another one labelled as 4X4X8 made by Mitsumi (in practice this one is also a 4X4X6) and a newer USB2 model (don't know the real OEM manufacturer) at 16X10X40.
Any of the first two should have real trouble burning to most of the currently existing blank media. Their recommended media list is here: http://www.iomega.com/support/documents/10706.html
...although it seems suspect, eg I don't believe that these drives can burn to HS or ultra CDRW under any speed.