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darktonytone · 17-05-2006

basically it was fine and dandy i was burning some cd's using Verbatim (100 disc spindle) like I"ve been using since I got this burner almost a year ago. Anyways I got a burn failure error in nero startmart 6.0 and after that it stopped reading the blank cd's and retail cds. I went through your forums but I don't think anyone ever fixed this problem. I've seen it happen but nope nothing....what info do you need from me...I"m running windows xp prof., the actual burner is a sony dw-d26a (oem) <- Yeah i know no tech support for this....alot of you have the same problem with no results but i think i'm at a loss.......although.....www.experts-exchange.com claims they have a solution but you need to pay to use there site:

https://secure.experts-exchange.com/...%3Dall&rsid=10

*_chef_* · 17-05-2006

They have a solution for $$$...

Well, you should update Nero to 6.6.1.4 first.
Then check in Devicemanager if the drive is properly recognized.

You even could probably crossflash this drive.
It's an Liteon 1673 in disguise, could be upflashed to an 1693 drive, AFAIK.
http://codeguys.rpc1.org/firmwares.html#SOHW-1673S

But make a backup first!
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=2081

17-05-2006	#1 (permalink)
darktonytone New on Forum Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2	sony dw-d26a can't read cds only dvds basically it was fine and dandy i was burning some cd's using Verbatim (100 disc spindle) like I"ve been using since I got this burner almost a year ago. Anyways I got a burn failure error in nero startmart 6.0 and after that it stopped reading the blank cd's and retail cds. I went through your forums but I don't think anyone ever fixed this problem. I've seen it happen but nope nothing....what info do you need from me...I"m running windows xp prof., the actual burner is a sony dw-d26a (oem) <- Yeah i know no tech support for this....alot of you have the same problem with no results but i think i'm at a loss.......although.....www.experts-exchange.com claims they have a solution but you need to pay to use there site: https://secure.experts-exchange.com/...%3Dall&rsid=10

17-05-2006	#2 (permalink)
_chef_ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Bender's.Game] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie] Posts: 24,394	Re: sony dw-d26a can't read cds only dvds They have a solution for $$$... Well, you should update Nero to 6.6.1.4 first. Then check in Devicemanager if the drive is properly recognized. You even could probably crossflash this drive. It's an Liteon 1673 in disguise, could be upflashed to an 1693 drive, AFAIK. http://codeguys.rpc1.org/firmwares.html#SOHW-1673S But make a backup first! http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=2081 __________________ Started with burning capable optical drives (CD-R) in 1997. Bought optical drives from AOpen, HP, LiteOn, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, Plextor, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba and Yamaha. *'Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.' [Gandalf, LoTR]* Enable DMA with micrAp$0ft Enable DMA free at your will busTRACE => Upper/Lower Filters Util DevCon *HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!* If you expect help then please start by using the powerful SEARCH.

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