Black Panther
01-19-2008, 09:09 PM
I've been battling this problem for a month or so now, to no avail.
I assembled this pc myself last year. Overclocked the E4300 to a stable 3.2Ghz on zalman 9500 cooler, and now I keep it at 3Ghz for day to day use.
My computer specs are:
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4300 1.8Ghz OC'd to 3.0Ghz
Motherboard: ASUS P5B
Memory: 2x1024MB Elixir DDR2-833 5-5-5-15
Video Card: BFG 8800 GT OC2 512MB DDR3 @ 729 core/ 1808 shader/ 2074 memory
Harddisk: 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 SATA-2 16MB Cache
CD/DVD Drive: LG GSA-H44N DVD±RW/±R/RAM
Sound Card: X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1,
DVD & CD burning hadn't been the first thing on my list I admit. I had a couple of 3-year old blank cd's way back then, and when I tried to burn on them just to check if it worked, I blamed it on the old disks and didn't worry that the problem could have been elsewhere.
Here's a link for the complete specs of my drive showing what it should do: http://uk.lge.com/products/model/det...gsah44n.jhtml#
Well, now I've discovered that the problem hadn't been the disks. No matter what brand I buy, what speed they support or whether they are cd-r, types of dvd-r or re-writers, the burn function doesn't work. In fact when I insert a blank disk, my computer reads it as being full:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h77/bigwideland_2006/untitled-23.jpg
(you can see here that I've got only 3 tabs showing, the 'recording' tab isn't there).
and if I try to double click on it it says "not accessible":
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h77/bigwideland_2006/untitled2.jpg
I've never had any problem with reading though. I can play all types of movies, music cd's, game cd's and game dvd's including TS2, Oblivion + all EP's and Crysis...
Now I'm sure that it isn't a problem with the DVD drive physically. I swapped the DVD drive with an identical one from another computer, and guess what? My drive burns perfectly in the other pc, and the other drive gives me the same errors in my pc!
Here is the stuff I've done so far, which hasn't solved the problem:
1) Updated the drivers for the DVD Rom and the IDE drivers;
2) Swapped DVD drive with that from another pc;
3) Updated the firmware;
4) Checked the bios controlling that it is in IDE mode;
5) Tried a different IDE slot;
6) Tried a new IDE cable;
7) Removed SecuRom and Starforce from the registry and from the device manager;
8) Underclocked cpu, ram and gfx to stock clocks;
9) Re-installed Windows XP through Windows Repair;
10) Modified the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\CD Burning\Drives\Volume{bc1eb9fa-d7ec-11dc-9722-806d6172696f} to read 2 instead of 3 which now gave me the recording tab, and brought me a step forward in that now I can access the disk (it's no longer not accessible) but I still cannot burn on any disk:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h77/bigwideland_2006/untitled-24.jpg
11) I ran Microsoft Windows Autofix (Autoplay repair wizard) which said the following:
AutoFix [V5.2.3790.67]
Time [2008-02-12 21:17:30]
Microsoft Windows Version [5.1 (Service Pack 2) <2600>]
Test [The Shell Hardware Detection service is running.] - Instance [N/A]:
Result [AutoStart Setting]: OK
Result [The Shell Hardware Detection service is running.]: OK
Test [Policies] - Instance [D:\, Drive Type: 5]:
Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDrives]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDriveAutorun]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDriveTypeAutorun]: OK {Present}
Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDrives]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDriveAutorun]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDriveTypeAutorun]: OK {Absent}
Result [Driver level policies]: OK {
HKLM\...\Services\cdrom!Autorun (Present) <Allows>
HKLM\...\Services\cdrom\Parameters!Autorun (Absent) <Allows>
HKLM\System\CCS\Enum\...!AlwaysEnable (Absent) <Not set>
HKLM\System\CCS\Enum\...!AlwaysDisable (Absent) <Not set> }
Test [Drive Notification] - Instance [D:\, Drive Type: 5]:
Result [Legacy Notification]: OK
Result [AutoPlay V2 Notification]: Problems {
Service (Silent)
Shell (Deaf) }
>> Repair << [Autoplay V2 Event]
Step: No steps to take.
Result: This AutoPlay setting cannot be fixed. Either the device is malfunctioning, or the wizard cannot determine the problem.
>> Required action: The wizard found problems but cannot fix them -> None
As you can see it saw a problem but it cannot fix it.
12) Deleted upper and lower filters from here HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
I don't know what else I can add, the computer is virus and spy-ware free, my XP is a legal copy, and I don't have much stuff installed which might be causing a conflict or mucked something up. After all as I pointed out earlier, this problem had been there from the start when I assembled the pieces and installed XP fresh straight from the box...
I've gone dizzy myself trying to remedy the problem for the past month or so.
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot.
I assembled this pc myself last year. Overclocked the E4300 to a stable 3.2Ghz on zalman 9500 cooler, and now I keep it at 3Ghz for day to day use.
My computer specs are:
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4300 1.8Ghz OC'd to 3.0Ghz
Motherboard: ASUS P5B
Memory: 2x1024MB Elixir DDR2-833 5-5-5-15
Video Card: BFG 8800 GT OC2 512MB DDR3 @ 729 core/ 1808 shader/ 2074 memory
Harddisk: 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 SATA-2 16MB Cache
CD/DVD Drive: LG GSA-H44N DVD±RW/±R/RAM
Sound Card: X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1,
DVD & CD burning hadn't been the first thing on my list I admit. I had a couple of 3-year old blank cd's way back then, and when I tried to burn on them just to check if it worked, I blamed it on the old disks and didn't worry that the problem could have been elsewhere.
Here's a link for the complete specs of my drive showing what it should do: http://uk.lge.com/products/model/det...gsah44n.jhtml#
Well, now I've discovered that the problem hadn't been the disks. No matter what brand I buy, what speed they support or whether they are cd-r, types of dvd-r or re-writers, the burn function doesn't work. In fact when I insert a blank disk, my computer reads it as being full:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h77/bigwideland_2006/untitled-23.jpg
(you can see here that I've got only 3 tabs showing, the 'recording' tab isn't there).
and if I try to double click on it it says "not accessible":
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h77/bigwideland_2006/untitled2.jpg
I've never had any problem with reading though. I can play all types of movies, music cd's, game cd's and game dvd's including TS2, Oblivion + all EP's and Crysis...
Now I'm sure that it isn't a problem with the DVD drive physically. I swapped the DVD drive with an identical one from another computer, and guess what? My drive burns perfectly in the other pc, and the other drive gives me the same errors in my pc!
Here is the stuff I've done so far, which hasn't solved the problem:
1) Updated the drivers for the DVD Rom and the IDE drivers;
2) Swapped DVD drive with that from another pc;
3) Updated the firmware;
4) Checked the bios controlling that it is in IDE mode;
5) Tried a different IDE slot;
6) Tried a new IDE cable;
7) Removed SecuRom and Starforce from the registry and from the device manager;
8) Underclocked cpu, ram and gfx to stock clocks;
9) Re-installed Windows XP through Windows Repair;
10) Modified the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\CD Burning\Drives\Volume{bc1eb9fa-d7ec-11dc-9722-806d6172696f} to read 2 instead of 3 which now gave me the recording tab, and brought me a step forward in that now I can access the disk (it's no longer not accessible) but I still cannot burn on any disk:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h77/bigwideland_2006/untitled-24.jpg
11) I ran Microsoft Windows Autofix (Autoplay repair wizard) which said the following:
AutoFix [V5.2.3790.67]
Time [2008-02-12 21:17:30]
Microsoft Windows Version [5.1 (Service Pack 2) <2600>]
Test [The Shell Hardware Detection service is running.] - Instance [N/A]:
Result [AutoStart Setting]: OK
Result [The Shell Hardware Detection service is running.]: OK
Test [Policies] - Instance [D:\, Drive Type: 5]:
Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDrives]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDriveAutorun]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDriveTypeAutorun]: OK {Present}
Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDrives]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDriveAutorun]: OK {Absent}
Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDriveTypeAutorun]: OK {Absent}
Result [Driver level policies]: OK {
HKLM\...\Services\cdrom!Autorun (Present) <Allows>
HKLM\...\Services\cdrom\Parameters!Autorun (Absent) <Allows>
HKLM\System\CCS\Enum\...!AlwaysEnable (Absent) <Not set>
HKLM\System\CCS\Enum\...!AlwaysDisable (Absent) <Not set> }
Test [Drive Notification] - Instance [D:\, Drive Type: 5]:
Result [Legacy Notification]: OK
Result [AutoPlay V2 Notification]: Problems {
Service (Silent)
Shell (Deaf) }
>> Repair << [Autoplay V2 Event]
Step: No steps to take.
Result: This AutoPlay setting cannot be fixed. Either the device is malfunctioning, or the wizard cannot determine the problem.
>> Required action: The wizard found problems but cannot fix them -> None
As you can see it saw a problem but it cannot fix it.
12) Deleted upper and lower filters from here HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
I don't know what else I can add, the computer is virus and spy-ware free, my XP is a legal copy, and I don't have much stuff installed which might be causing a conflict or mucked something up. After all as I pointed out earlier, this problem had been there from the start when I assembled the pieces and installed XP fresh straight from the box...
I've gone dizzy myself trying to remedy the problem for the past month or so.
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot.