LG DVD-RW help please

matt2000 · February 22nd, 2006, 8:35 PM

HI again,

not long ago i got me a new DVD-RW for my PC, the LG GSA-4197B. it's a great bit of kit, only trouble is, windows doesn't recognise it images/smilies/cry.gif

, so i can'r burn CDs or DVDs using media player images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

. does anyone know if it is supposed to work, or is there a way to get it to work. i have lots of other burning software, but for music CDs, nothing beats the simplicity and ease of media player burning. my old LG CD-RW worked by btw

QupiX · February 22nd, 2006, 8:51 PM

mmm you could try to flash it. So download the most recent drivers for your dvd drive and maybe windows will recognise it then. Or cant you even see it in My Computer?

matt2000 · February 22nd, 2006, 8:59 PM

i can see it in My Computer, but i cannot see the tab in properties with all the tick boxes. i have the most recent driver, but still no luck.

QupiX · February 22nd, 2006, 9:18 PM

mm thats really weird... maybe you should just go back with it to the store where you bought it, and change it with another one images/smilies/smile.gif

haha604 · February 22nd, 2006, 11:44 PM

Maybe its an issue of Windows Media Player since you said the new drive works with other software.

Silverstar · February 23rd, 2006, 2:11 AM

I thought I had the same one, but I have the GSA-4166. I had a problem with it not working..for some reason it would not read with my other RW in there, not sure if you have another RW along with it.

matt2000 · February 23rd, 2006, 7:48 PM

i bought the RW from an online shop (SVP.com?). it didn't come with any software or even a box images/smilies/eek.gif

, but the drive works with Roxio media creator 7.5, so that's fine. i used to have a CD-RW like i said, but that worked. the media player troubleshooting sent me to microsoft to check if the RW is on the 'compatible' list.

http://testedproducts.windowsmarketp...9-3bd3c497f8f6

it is. so why does it not work still??

the only reason i want it to work with MP is because if i burn music CDs with roxio, they won't work on some of my music CD players images/smilies/cry.gif

wierd or what images/smilies/wacko.gif

and that's a right pain in the arse

Overheat · February 23rd, 2006, 7:57 PM

perhaps it's set to slave instead of master, or something silly like that - it can often cause probs with Windows.

matt2000 · February 23rd, 2006, 8:06 PM

just tried the LG website, and there was a new firmware for the drive. don't know if it's worked yet, i need to reboot the PC. Silverstar, i suggest you try that. BTW how's lightscribe?

Overheat: i fitted the drive myself, so that could be the problem images/smilies/oops.gif

i think i set the RW to master (it's just moving that bit of plastic isn't it?), but my old CD-RW was set to slave, and the DVD-rom to master.

confused yet?? I bloody well am images/smilies/bangin.gif

QupiX · February 23rd, 2006, 9:43 PM

well then its quite simpel, put it on slave and it should work well. and when it doesnt, try to load that new firmware. and when even that doesnt work, try burning audio cd's with nero, works perfect.

Silverstar · March 2nd, 2006, 1:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

Silverstar, i suggest you try that. BTW how's lightscribe?

I love it! I know it's not as best as being able to create color labels at times, but I think it's a great innovation.

Burn the data, flip it, burn it again images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

February 22nd, 2006, 8:35 PM	#1
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 2:26 AM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,616 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	LG DVD-RW help please HI again, not long ago i got me a new DVD-RW for my PC, the LG GSA-4197B. it's a great bit of kit, only trouble is, windows doesn't recognise it , so i can'r burn CDs or DVDs using media player . does anyone know if it is supposed to work, or is there a way to get it to work. i have lots of other burning software, but for music CDs, nothing beats the simplicity and ease of media player burning. my old LG CD-RW worked by btw

February 22nd, 2006, 8:51 PM	#2
QupiX Joined: Feb 8th, 2006 Last Online: December 9th, 2008 Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	mmm you could try to flash it. So download the most recent drivers for your dvd drive and maybe windows will recognise it then. Or cant you even see it in My Computer? __________________

February 22nd, 2006, 8:59 PM	#3
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 2:26 AM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,616 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	i can see it in My Computer, but i cannot see the tab in properties with all the tick boxes. i have the most recent driver, but still no luck. __________________ Forza 3 Owners Club

February 22nd, 2006, 9:18 PM	#4
QupiX Joined: Feb 8th, 2006 Last Online: December 9th, 2008 Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	mm thats really weird... maybe you should just go back with it to the store where you bought it, and change it with another one __________________

February 23rd, 2006, 2:11 AM	#6
Silverstar Joined: Jul 29th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Center Point, Iowa Age: 23 Posts: 1,145 Car: '08 Subaru Impreza STI\|'90 Ford Mustang GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 26	I thought I had the same one, but I have the GSA-4166. I had a problem with it not working..for some reason it would not read with my other RW in there, not sure if you have another RW along with it. __________________ SS - Bishop of the Hot Hatches, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Flickr\|deviantART

February 22nd, 2006, 11:44 PM	#5
haha604 Joined: Dec 28th, 2003 Last Online: February 13th, 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,051 Rep Power: 25	Maybe its an issue of Windows Media Player since you said the new drive works with other software.

February 23rd, 2006, 7:48 PM	#7
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 2:26 AM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,616 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	i bought the RW from an online shop (SVP.com?). it didn't come with any software or even a box , but the drive works with Roxio media creator 7.5, so that's fine. i used to have a CD-RW like i said, but that worked. the media player troubleshooting sent me to microsoft to check if the RW is on the 'compatible' list. http://testedproducts.windowsmarketp...9-3bd3c497f8f6 it is. so why does it not work still?? the only reason i want it to work with MP is because if i burn music CDs with roxio, they won't work on some of my music CD players wierd or what and that's a right pain in the arse

February 23rd, 2006, 7:57 PM	#8
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 29	perhaps it's set to slave instead of master, or something silly like that - it can often cause probs with Windows. __________________

February 23rd, 2006, 8:06 PM	#9
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 2:26 AM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,616 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	just tried the LG website, and there was a new firmware for the drive. don't know if it's worked yet, i need to reboot the PC. Silverstar, i suggest you try that. BTW how's lightscribe? Overheat: i fitted the drive myself, so that could be the problem i think i set the RW to master (it's just moving that bit of plastic isn't it?), but my old CD-RW was set to slave, and the DVD-rom to master. confused yet?? I bloody well am

February 23rd, 2006, 9:43 PM	#10
QupiX Joined: Feb 8th, 2006 Last Online: December 9th, 2008 Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	well then its quite simpel, put it on slave and it should work well. and when it doesnt, try to load that new firmware. and when even that doesnt work, try burning audio cd's with nero, works perfect. __________________

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