how can i find out what dvd burner i have?

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  1. poolplaya

    poolplaya Member

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    i need 2 find out if i do hve a dvd burner because my dvd-r disks arent coming up, but cd-r, cd-rw disks are.
     
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    saugmon Senior member

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    Welcome to AD poolplaya:

    Just click start/control panel/system/hardware/device manager/and locate Dvd-CDrom drives,open up the tree and it should list the brand name and model #.

    Some drives may have a generic code listed there,just post back what device manager says about your drive/s
     
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    This is wot comes up under dvd/cd rom drives in device manager

    AXV CD/DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device

    HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4481B

    could some1 tell me if i have a dvd burner?
     
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    plz, i need help, ive ben trying 2 burn on2 a dvd-r but it doesnt come up. i put a dvd-rw in and it came up but it sed i cant write on it?
     
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    Edit: Nevermind. I'm a dumbass. lol
     
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    saugmon Senior member

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    Check here:
    http://www.siliconguide.com/qa/forum/messages/231.shtml

    It's a dvd burner/dvd rom/cd-rom/and cd burner,comes with the dell dimension,and sold under the brand name LG,but outsourced to HL. There may be something about dvd-ram,but I am unclear. I tried googling and all I came up with is this along with 40 millions pages of trying to find drivers for that model#.

    What brand name and speed rate are your blank dvd-r?
     
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  7. poolplaya

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    ive tried using mitsubishi black diamond, maxell 1-4X, mirror 1X 2X
     
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    This is wot comes up under dvd/cd rom drives in device manager

    HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4481B

    i can burn cd-r disks but dvd-r disks arent read. is that a dvd burner or just a cdrw?
     
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    I couldn't even locate the specs for your drive,but it is a dvd burner.

    Maybe try some quality plus format.
     
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    thanks 4 da help,
    i checked it out and i found out that itz not a dvd writer, it can only read dvds
     
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  11. bigt1

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    I'm trying to find out what brand(so I can check for FW updates) burner is in my wifes computer. I did control panel hardware device manager. This is all it said-SCSI DVD-ROM SCSI CDROM DEVICE. Any idea what brand? Thanks-bigt
     
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    Hi there,

    Try VSO Inspector v1.1

    It will tell you what burner you have, and the firmware revision.

    Maybe you will get more info than just SCSI DVD-ROM SCSI CDROM DEVICE :)
     
    cougar_ii, Dec 20, 2005
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