[wlmack]

my sony dru 710a does not recognize blank dvds. i hooked up a HP dvd writer and that won't read the blanks either (used space 0 bytes, free space 0 bytes). aslo the drives are indicated as dvd-rw in the my computer window. this changes to cd-drive once a blank dvd is loaded.

 

[ratchet]

Welcome to TSG.

Do you have any dvd player/burning software loaded?

Check this site for all dvd info;
Video Help

 

[wlmack]

yes. i've loaded nero. I may have left this out so here goes. when the blank dvd is loaded the icon for the drive in My Computer will read dvd-r at the bottom of the icon but the drive is listed as a cd-drive (only when the dvd is loaded). also under the autoplay tab there is no listing for dvd-r or dvd-rw media.

 

[ratchet]

Check out I am having problems burning with my Sony CDRW/DVDRW under Windows 2000/XP. What could be a possible solution?

 

[cblarn]

I am having very similar problems. I have a Rosewill R-162 combo and when I insert black dvd's it will turn into a cd-rom drive on My Computer. I have Nero burning software and I have tried both dvd-r and dvd+r media. I tried what was posted above but it did not solve the problem. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[cblarn]

I just want to note that it will recognize dvd movies and game cd's and what not, it just wont recognize blank media and I have no idea why.

 

[ratchet]

Have a look at About Recommended Discs and Compatibility.

Some people say it does not matter but try a disk recommended by SONY.