Laptop DVD burner not a happy bunny..Help

[Burner-cd]

Windows XP home edition SP2
Intel 2.8
512mb

Hi all,

I have a problem at the moment with my laptop spec as above
the problem is the dvd burner has stopped working. but when i say stop working i mean

In My Computer it's not showing i have one but when in Device Mang it's showing as a QSI-DVDRW-SDW-0-41 whitch i think is correct.
when putting any disk in (music/data/movie) the lights on the drive but it does not read the disk?

Also in My Computer the Smart Media icon thinks it is the dvdrom drive. E.G If i right click on the smart media icon and click on Eject it Ejects the dvdrom?

Any help would be mucho gracius as i have tried new drivers and aslo updated firmwire for dvd drive.,

Cheers
Chris-Scotland

 

[Duracell]

In My Computer it's not showing i have one but when in Device Mang it's showing as a QSI-DVDRW-SDW-0-41 whitch i think is correct.

first: have again a look in Windows' device manager and verify that there is no yellow error mark at your IDE controller and at the drive itself;
then open Windows' "Drive Management" and go sure a drive letter is assigned to your DVDRW;

Also in My Computer the Smart Media icon thinks it is the dvdrom drive.

Didn't you said above the drive is not showed in My Computer?
it's fully normal that DVDRW drives are listed as DVDROM; only your burning software will recognize it as burner;

i have tried new drivers

What drivers?


also please report us, which burning software you currently use and which other ones you have/had installed;
And what did you install/change since it worked before?


Greetings from
Duracell

 

[LTR12101B]

This isn't another "it worked ok before SP2", is it?

Been seeing a few across other forums, and QSI certainly rings a bell.


Examining the system with Everest Home - freeware from Lavalys.com may prove useful, particularly to assist in identifying.

If you have Nero with it, take a log of an image recorder burn, remember to remove your key, and post that up - Nero normally logs drivers that are involved or may conflict.