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dogzilla · 12-17-2005, 04:45 AM

I just got a Plextor PX-740A DVD burner. My first attempt to use it was to burn a data DVD using the Nero Express software that came with it. I did this on a Windows 2000 Pro system. The burn seemed to complete normally. When I tried to read this disk in the same drive, Windows 2000 file explorer tells me the disc is blank. When I try to read it in a DVD drive on another Windows 2000 machine, the drive just hangs trying to seek for something. I put the disk in a Windows XP Home machine and it can read the disc fine.

Is this a problem with how I burned the disc or are DVD data discs something that is supported only in Windows XP?

2nd edit: Figured out my Linux problem, needed to explicitly specify the filesystem type. Stupid me.

Thanks

12-17-2005, 04:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
dogzilla Junkie Location: New York	Questions about DVD-R data disks I just got a Plextor PX-740A DVD burner. My first attempt to use it was to burn a data DVD using the Nero Express software that came with it. I did this on a Windows 2000 Pro system. The burn seemed to complete normally. When I tried to read this disk in the same drive, Windows 2000 file explorer tells me the disc is blank. When I try to read it in a DVD drive on another Windows 2000 machine, the drive just hangs trying to seek for something. I put the disk in a Windows XP Home machine and it can read the disc fine. Is this a problem with how I burned the disc or are DVD data discs something that is supported only in Windows XP? 2nd edit: Figured out my Linux problem, needed to explicitly specify the filesystem type. Stupid me. Thanks Last edited by dogzilla; 12-17-2005 at 06:44 AM.. Reason: Clarify my description