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Paq · 09-26-2004, 12:17 PM

Hi all, i have an artec combo cdrw/dvd drive in my new computer and suddenly, it developed a slight problem

whether using nero, diskjuggler or the windows media player, the drive spits out disks when it asks for blank media. I put in a blank disk, it reads for a second, hten says it needs a blank disk and spits it back out. I've tried the disks in other computers with no problems at all... I was wondering fi anyone had any advice. I tried updating the drivers, but it is a firmware update from http://www.artecusa.com/tech-support-firmware.html which requires you to use the program flash.exe...which does not run in winxp command prompt, unfortunately. basially just crashes out of the program if you run in a dos prompt or restart hte computer in dos mode....

so, i'm up for suggestions, does anyone have any idea of what i can do for this thing. It reads just fine, no hiccups, glitches, nothin..just fine.

Thanks fora ny input

soopafreek · 09-29-2004, 04:37 AM

are you running xp?

if so, did you by any chance tweak any services? the last time i had a problem with my cd drive was because i tweaked the ATAPI-something-or-other service (per the Black Viper XP Services Tweaks). once i restored it to it's original setting, it came back to life...

2 cents.

09-26-2004, 12:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Paq Junkie Location: South Carolina	cdrw stopped recording, help :) Hi all, i have an artec combo cdrw/dvd drive in my new computer and suddenly, it developed a slight problem whether using nero, diskjuggler or the windows media player, the drive spits out disks when it asks for blank media. I put in a blank disk, it reads for a second, hten says it needs a blank disk and spits it back out. I've tried the disks in other computers with no problems at all... I was wondering fi anyone had any advice. I tried updating the drivers, but it is a firmware update from http://www.artecusa.com/tech-support-firmware.html which requires you to use the program flash.exe...which does not run in winxp command prompt, unfortunately. basially just crashes out of the program if you run in a dos prompt or restart hte computer in dos mode.... so, i'm up for suggestions, does anyone have any idea of what i can do for this thing. It reads just fine, no hiccups, glitches, nothin..just fine. Thanks fora ny input __________________ Live. Chris

09-29-2004, 04:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
soopafreek Psycho Location: ask your mom	are you running xp? if so, did you by any chance tweak any services? the last time i had a problem with my cd drive was because i tweaked the ATAPI-something-or-other service (per the Black Viper XP Services Tweaks). once i restored it to it's original setting, it came back to life... 2 cents. __________________ aaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!!