LG DVD writer problem??

[Lionking]

Hi there
I'm using Alcohol, ISO maker, Nero etc....As from last week I noticed that I cannot write to anything except DVD's cd. If I insert a CDr it tells me to insert a disk or replace the writable disk?????
If I input my DVD Cd, it starts writing onto it. Is my LG busy packing up, or software,hardware problems???
Thanx
Chris

 

[DragonLogos]

there are two beams one for DVDs and one for CDs - looks like the CD beam is off line, you can a cleaning disk but it looks like your CD days are over - if it is less than a year old tale it back

 

[LCBXX]

I had this problem with my LG GSA-H20L. Mine also sometimes refused to recognize CD-RW discs, particularly in Alcohol 120%. Later on it refused to write on DVD-RAM discs as well, reporting them as unknown media. No problems with DVD +/- R/RW/DL.

I was never able to fix it. I got 2 replacement drives, a GSA-H10N and a new (current) GSA-H20L, still the same.

I eventually bit the bullet and format/reloaded the machine after testing the new drive in another PC and it working flawless. Since the format/reload, no further issues. It's been around 9 months now, no problem. My guess is that XP SP2 went up the creek somewhere.

I hate reloading - to me it's a cheapass way to get around problems, but in my (and seemingly yours as well) case, it was the only solution that worked. I also couldn't find no help on forums. My advice is to go test it on a mates PC and see of it does the same, just to eliminate a possible hardware/device fault, such as the laser.

 

[Lionking]

I had this problem with my LG GSA-H20L. Mine also sometimes refused to recognize CD-RW discs, particularly in Alcohol 120%. Later on it refused to write on DVD-RAM discs as well, reporting them as unknown media. No problems with DVD +/- R/RW/DL.

I was never able to fix it. I got 2 replacement drives, a GSA-H10N and a new (current) GSA-H20L, still the same.

I eventually bit the bullet and format/reloaded the machine after testing the new drive in another PC and it working flawless. Since the format/reload, no further issues. It's been around 9 months now, no problem. My guess is that XP SP2 went up the creek somewhere.

I hate reloading - to me it's a cheapass way to get around problems, but in my (and seemingly yours as well) case, it was the only solution that worked. I also couldn't find no help on forums. My advice is to go test it on a mates PC and see of it does the same, just to eliminate a possible hardware/device fault, such as the laser.

Hi there
Thanx for the help, will do so!!

 

[The_Techie]

Always test before reformatting

 

[dabouncer]

Alcohol and Daemon Tools make my LG drive do that. Simply opening the Alcohol or Daemon app so that the virtual drive mounts fixes the disc reading issue.