DVD burner issue or software issue

[ulrich.von.lich]

Hi,

The DVD burner in my T43 (the Panasonic one) now refuses to burn discs but it has no problem to read them. It says burning starting failure soon after starting a burning process. I use Nero 6 and it's the only DVD writing software I have.

I wonder what would be the best way to determine whether it's a hardware or software issue.

Thanks!

Best Regards,
Tony

[GomJabbar]

You can try the following to rule out registry errors (happened to me once).

This method provides step-by-step instructions for how to use Registry Editor to delete the following corrupted Registry entries:
* UpperFilters
* LowerFilters

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/

[hart22]

Don't know if this would help, but I usually try different software before editing the registry in order to diagnose whether something is a hardware or software program. There's plenty of very powerful free CD burning software out there; I prefer ImgBurn myself, available here: http://www.imgburn.com/

[basketb]

How about using a different batch/brand of media?

[RealBlackStuff]

Run the (latest) NeroInfo tool http://www.nero.com/enu/support-nero8-t ... ities.html
It will tell you what your drive is capable of.

All other suggestions should be tried as well.