Can't Erase CD-RWs

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by cookjason, Nov 22, 2005.

  1. cookjason

    cookjason Private E-2

    i do only music recording on my one system and it's obviously cost effective to be able to rewrite over test mixes on disk after checking them out on commerical/domestic/car stereos.

    i'm using windows media player to burn my songs from the recording software and that's working aces. but i'm only getting one shot on a disk. the drive (or WMP?) won't recognize the disc when it's put in a second time if i want to erase it or copy over it, BUT it recognizes it for playback.

    my drive is a Yahmaha CRW3200E. the discs are Fujifilm CD-Rw (rewriteable) 74minutes/650MB.

    sure i'm leaving information out so ask away.

    thanks,
    jason
     
    cookjason, Nov 22, 2005
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  2. Petaluma

    Petaluma First Sergeant

    Not for nuthin but..I used to use fujifilm disc and it seemed like every 3 or 4 one was bad -- maybe I just got a bad shipment anyways....
    Have you tried another player?burner other than WMP ?? --(ie:nero-pinnacle etc.)
    Several free dl's are available here at mg to try..

    afewrandomthoughts
     
    Last edited: Nov 23, 2005
    Petaluma, Nov 23, 2005
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  3. cookjason

    cookjason Private E-2

    thanks for writing...

    yeah, i have nero as well but i haven't tried to erase with it. does nero even erase cd-rws? I'll give that a shot.

    sadly, every (fuji) disc i grab is a one shot deal making me think it's the hardware. i'll mess around some more.

    thanks,
    jason
     
    cookjason, Nov 26, 2005
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  4. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Strange as Fuji manufactured disks are generally in the top few you can buy, last company I worked for we delt with Fuji and went through 1000s of cds a year and only had <1% failure rate.

    Yes Nero erases CDRWs, easiest way to get to the erase option is to via the Menus click Nero Express once loaded click MORE ( at the bottom ) and the Erase option is listed, just click and follow prompts.

    OR if you go through the main Nero Burning Rom window just click Recorder and Erase Re-Writeable Disk.


    Are you via WMP using Nero ( nero in latest versions 6 and above ) as it installs a plugin for WMP so you can send the tracks to nero to burn rather than windows ( if using XP ) own inbuilt burning software, which may not me Multisession compatible, Nero 6 will allow tracks to be added.

    One side note have you actually tried a CDRW in a commerical/car cd player, ,ost are not able to play CDRWs!
     
    DavidGP, Nov 27, 2005
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  5. cookjason

    cookjason Private E-2

    thanks again...

    yeah, i don't think it's the discs either. it's me for sure. i'll have to mess around and get into some more deadends and come up with more questions.

    yes, these re-writables do play in my commercial "regular" stereo (and the car discman prior to being stolen).

    my nero version is laughably version 1.227. is there a free update anywhere?

    thanks,
    jason
     
    cookjason, Nov 27, 2005
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