CD Writer refuses to recognize blank disc

[MartyJazz]

I've made literally hundred of CD-Rs on my Teac CD burner. Lately whether I use Nero or Roxio, I get essentially the same message whenever I insert any blank CD-R (e.g., Maxell, Fuji): "Please insert a blank disc". I've rebooted my PC, varied the type of transfer from on the fly to using Exact Audio Copy to make .wav files. No luck, the writer won't work. I'm pretty sure it has to be replaced. Can anyone explain what is going on and/or have a suggestion on whether it can be salvaged?

Edited November 4, 2005 by MartyJazz

[Claude]

From my similar experiences with CD burners, it looks like it is dead.

What you could do is to check the drive in another PC.

Can you still read CDs with the drive?

[MartyJazz]

From my similar experiences with CD burners, it looks like it is dead.

What you could do is to check the drive in another PC.

Can you still read CDs with the drive?

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No, the drive won't read any CD either. As far as transferring it to another PC, if I'm going to open up a PC to do an installation, I'd just as soon install a new drive. Anyway, thanks for the suggestions.

[Jim Alfredson]

Most drives use seperate lasers to read and write, so whether it still reads a disc doesn't matter. If it won't recognize media that it normally has no problem with, it probably is dead.

What brand?

[MartyJazz]

Thanks to all who responded. Problem has been "solved". I bought a Sony combo DVD/CD burner (model DRU-810A) at Best Buy the other day. Great buy - with mail in rebates and a $5 Reward Zone voucher, final cost should be around $50 with tax. Comes with a Nero software suite CD-Rom too.