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Subject: lappy burning
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dunkz 2.02.14 - 03:19am
my lappy encodes ok ,,but get errors when it starts burning ,expert said the drive is on its way out ? could be true ..its a SONY VAIO ?? duno model ? * +

mok214 2.02.14 - 03:27am
Do you mean burning a CD/DVD? Don't worry, they never last that long. Just buy an external CD/DVD RW drive, it's a lot cheaper than replacing the internal drive. Amazon has the Amazon Basics brand which is a very good deal. * +

newt182 2.02.14 - 04:14am
Could be that the firmware needs updating. Old FW will have problems with new disks. Try installing [link]ImgBurn:http://www.imgburn.com/[/link], run the app, click 'write image file to disk', click tools, drive, check for firmware updates. Then download and update if there is newer firmware.

You could also try a DVD drive cleaning kit. Or maybe the drive is just on it's way out. * +

bigscoop 2.02.14 - 04:15am
if it aint fkd then just gently wipe the laser lens with some lint free cloth ,and replace dvd is pretty straightforward , in my dell it was super easy as was modular and just pushed a button and pulled it out,bur as mok says the external ones arw cheap and maybe youll get lightscribe aswell :-) and from 10 quid upwards aint expensive * +

bigscoop 2.02.14 - 04:21am
i got some really sheite discs recently they were Verbatim brand

,i was do a few films for someone all went fine and i watched them in dvd player and worked ,but few days later after give them the person they wouldnt load at all ,tried jvc brand and all worked great,with playback not limited to once (lol) * +

mok214 2.02.14 - 06:04am
Most of the RW errors on a DVD drive is caused by the laser becoming misaligned. It cost more to realign the laser than it is to replace the DVD drive. No, you do not have the tools to realign the drive because you have to make plastics to do it. * +

dunkz 2.02.14 - 10:20am
cheers guys ,think I might just buy an external drive ..lappy is kinda old ..and am using ritek discs which are 99.9 un-coasters lol * +

banbury 4.02.14 - 03:24pm
ive had a lot of laptops, but ive only ever had trouble with dvd drives on sony laptops, very strange. * +

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