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xiu · 26-01-2004

Recently I started having problems with both my CDR and DVD Rom drives. When I insert a new info disc the drives cannot read the disc till I right-click on the drive's 'Properties', then 'Eject', then locate "volume' and then click 'Populate'. This will return 0 disc info. Upon reinserting disc, I have to again click the drive's properties , volume and 'populate' to get the drives to recognise the disc contents. The drives retain an image of the previous disk's contents, it seems. Installing multidisk games and software I have to do the same thing.

This happens with both drives. Never had the problem since I had them for about 2 years now.

I'm using XP Pro, CDR drive is Plextor PleXWriter 24/10/40A and my DVD rom drive is a Pioneer DVD-Rom 106.

I have always used NTI CdMaker, VCDEasy, Blindwrite/BlindRead. CloneCD, Alcohol, Nero with no problems.

I'm not sure which recently installed software has affected the drives. Recently installed are NTI Backup Now and Acronis Disk Image and Editor. Other than having made a bootable CD image for recovery purposes with Acronis Disk Image, I haven't done much with the others.

Hope someone here can kindly help.

26-01-2004	#1 (permalink)
xiu New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7	cdr dvd rom drives problem <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Recently I started having problems with both my CDR and DVD Rom drives. When I insert a new info disc the drives cannot read the disc till I right-click on the drive's 'Properties', then 'Eject', then locate "volume' and then click 'Populate'. This will return 0 disc info. Upon reinserting disc, I have to again click the drive's properties , volume and 'populate' to get the drives to recognise the disc contents. The drives retain an image of the previous disk's contents, it seems. Installing multidisk games and software I have to do the same thing. This happens with both drives. Never had the problem since I had them for about 2 years now. I'm using XP Pro, CDR drive is Plextor PleXWriter 24/10/40A and my DVD rom drive is a Pioneer DVD-Rom 106. I have always used NTI CdMaker, VCDEasy, Blindwrite/BlindRead. CloneCD, Alcohol, Nero with no problems. I'm not sure which recently installed software has affected the drives. Recently installed are NTI Backup Now and Acronis Disk Image and Editor. Other than having made a bootable CD image for recovery purposes with Acronis Disk Image, I haven't done much with the others. Hope someone here can kindly help.