Microstudio Problem with Write Disc

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by ASAYAS104

Seems the CDs aren't reading when I want to burn some random songs them on Windows media player. CD's used are the Sony CD-R Audio and Atvia CD-R Red Discs.

This still doesn't rule out the drive. Do you have another computer you can use those discs in another drive to burn with and see if it works. If they won't burn there then we can say the discs are bad. If they do burn then probably the Plextor is bad.

[ASAYAS104]

The CD's are okay on another computer. It seems that the Plextors can still read the data discs that I burned from my other computer but, the Plextors can't burn discs.

Interesting Plextors are still able to read but not burn. Strangely I can still burn DVD's in another program. In Roxio I can't burn music as it states an error

[ddouglass]

The Read function and the Burn function are two separate operations. The read function uses a low level laser to illuminate the sectors so the sensor can read the data. The burn function uses a high level laser to burn or chemically change the disc to reflect the data being stored there. These lasers are two separate components.
Do you mean you can burn DVD discs with the Plextor through another program?

[ASAYAS104]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

The Read function and the Burn function are two separate operations. The read function uses a low level laser to illuminate the sectors so the sensor can read the data. The burn function uses a high level laser to burn or chemically change the disc to reflect the data being stored there. These lasers are two separate components.
Do you mean you can burn DVD discs with the Plextor through another program?

Yes , I was able to burn a dvd copy with my plextorPX-716A.
Please advice

[ddouglass]

Sounds like then the circuitry that controls the write laser may not be working right. After you burned the DVD did you test it to see if it worked? I don't know what you burned to the DVD so hard to say what kind of testing you need to do.
If this is the case you can try contacting Plextor to see if they can repair them. I doubt they will and I don't know of anyone else that works on the drives. Like everything else in electronic components they are essentially all throw aways.
If you want to replace them I would suggest MTU's drives as they test every one before they ship them to make sure they will read CDGs. NEC/Sony Optiarc are the drives they use now since Plextor stopped supporting CDG (at least they have stopped listing it as a supported format).

[ASAYAS104]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Sounds like then the circuitry that controls the write laser may not be working right. After you burned the DVD did you test it to see if it worked? I don't know what you burned to the DVD so hard to say what kind of testing you need to do.
If this is the case you can try contacting Plextor to see if they can repair them. I doubt they will and I don't know of anyone else that works on the drives. Like everything else in electronic components they are essentially all throw aways.
If you want to replace them I would suggest MTU's drives as they test every one before they ship them to make sure they will read CDGs. NEC/Sony Optiarc are the drives they use now since Plextor stopped supporting CDG (at least they have stopped listing it as a supported format).

I copied a DVD Movie. I'll just get a new one .
Thanks

[vppn]

The Plextor PX-716a continues to be the best burner I've ever owned. Be aware that the Plextors after 760 will not read CDG. Are you using firmware 1.11? If so then I guess it may be time to replace..