Topic: DVD burner help needed!

[Swampy]

Hey all! For my birthday I got a Pacific Digital Dual Format 4x burner. It didnt come with any directions. I put it in, installed The "installer disc" that came with it, and the Nero disc that came with it. It will play cds and dvds fine, but when I try to burn, it wont let me. It looks like this: Normally when you go to burn somthing, it gives you the options of speeds.. not now... Does anyone know what I can do??? I really need to burn some cds! THANKS!

[leegeddy]

alex;

what are you trying to copy? audio or data disc?
if it's audio, then i highly recommend you use EAC and not Nero.
if it's data, copy the files to a temporary folder on your hdd, then burn.

your screen shot looks like the "Copy Disc" section of Nero Express.  i wouldn't do a disc>disc copy.

hope this helps,
marc

[Swampy]

This is one example, it wont burn anything... You would never copy disc > disc? You alway rip and then burn??? Seems like a waste...

[leegeddy]

This is one example, it wont burn anything... You would never copy disc > disc? You alway rip and then burn??? Seems like a waste...

alex;

it's strange that your Nero sees your drives, but doesn't burn.

yes, i extract before i burn. if it's audio, then i use EAC to minimize DAE errors. if i'm copying a SHN or FLAC disc, i do copy all the files to my HDD first.  in the past, i have tried disc>disc copy for SHN/FLAC discs, but have had resultant discs failing md5 checks.  i've heard that some drives will do that, so i basically copy all the files to the HDD first.

sorry i couldn't offer more help.

marc

[Swampy]

Thanks Marc, I tried EAC... No dice . Maybe I have the drives installed incorrectly??? Does anyone know how all the pins should look in the back of the drives? THANKS!

[Diggin]

1 is master setting
2 is slave setting
3 is cable select

I have my dvd burner as the master and the cd burner as the slave

hope that helps

[Swampy]

Thanks man! So my DVD should be 1, and my other drive 2? What does "cable select" mean?

[radioboy1977]

don't worry about cable select.  it doesn't apply to what you're doing.

[Swampy]

shit, I cant figure out whats wrong then

[radioboy1977]

you just have nero express, right?

[radioboy1977]

and how did you install the drivers?

[Diggin]

what happens when you uncheck the "quick copy"

[Swampy]

its definitely not the program, I tried Nero, and EAC. It wont read data cds either I really hope its not a defective burner...

[radioboy1977]

go to control panel > system > device manager > dvd/cd rom devices.

what is your burner listed as?  are there any error icons next to it?

[Diggin]

http://www.pacificdigital.com/techsupport/optstorage.htm

might as well try updating the firmware and/or drivers