Okay, I'll try getting a new one and see how that goes. I appreciate all your help!
I forgot to mention, earlier you said "Roxio could cause the drive to go faulty".
That is not true it can get it's filters out of whack once in awhile but there are fixes for it like the PX Engine 4.18.16a. update I had you run.
Please keep us posted.
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Intel i7-950, Asus P6X58D Premium, Asus GeForce GTX 460 1GB 256-bit GDDR5, 12 GB Corsair Dominator Triple Channel DDR3 1600 SDRAM, Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional, Corsair Hydro CWCH50-1 CPU Cooler, Crucial RealSSD C300 128 GB SATA III OS Drive, Raid 0 Stripe Array, JBOD, W-7 Ultimate x64.. cdanteek built...
Intel C2D E8500, Asus P5Q3 Deluxe WIFI, ATI HD 4850 512MB GDDR3, 4 GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600, X-Fi XtremeMusic, JBOD, W-7 Pro x64 W-7 HP x32, Vista & XP HM x32. cdanteek built...
1.Click here Beginners Guide - Blank DVD Media Type Definitions & What A Firmware Upgrade Is for Your Burner. 2.Click here Firmware HQ - site dedicated to providing you with the latest firmware releases for your optical disc drives. 3.Click here CD-DVD Speed 4.Click here CD-DVD Speed - A user guide 5.Click here Enabling/Checking DMA in Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Me, 9x. 6.Click hereYou can no longer access the CD drive or the DVD drive. 7.click here Drive Not Recognized By Roxio, PX Engine 3_00_58a. Old Version<-> EMC 7.5 Up PX Engine 4.18.16a. Update .Click here 8.Click here How to uninstall IE 7 and WMP 11. 9.Click here ImgBurn Current version: 2.5.3.0 (5,262 KB) CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application 10.Click here InfoTool (Drive, Disk, Configuration, Software, Hardware, DMA settings, etc.). 11.Click here. Complete Uninstall of Creator 2011 & Creator 2012 12.Click here. Complete Uninstall of Creator 2009 and 2010 (Windows Vista and 7) 13.Click here Complete Uninstall of Creator 2009 and 2010 (Windows XP) 14.Click here Complete Uninstall of Easy Media Creator 9 & 10 on Windows Vista 15.Click here Complete Uninstall of Easy Media Creator 7.5, 8, 9, & 10 on Windows XP 16. Click here WinZip Data Compression Utility <> Click here WinRAR Data Compression Utility Click here 7-Zip Data Compression Utility 17. Click here Finding Your Computer Specs And Roxio Software Version Number.
I forgot to mention, earlier you said "Roxio could cause the drive to go faulty".
That is not true it can get it's filters out of whack once in awhile but there are fixes for it like the PX Engine 4.18.16a. update I had you run.
Please keep us posted.
Sorry, maybe my wording wasn't what I meant, it seems i've read there it can interfer with other things (programs, settings),....not sure how to say it. If my drive went bad, I don't think Roxio caused that at all. Anyhow, I guess it's safe to assume that when I get a new cd/dvd burner and it works okay, that it's safe to reinstall roxio creator?
Sorry, maybe my wording wasn't what I meant, it seems i've read there it can interfer with other things (programs, settings),....not sure how to say it. If my drive went bad, I don't think Roxio caused that at all. Anyhow, I guess it's safe to assume that when I get a new cd/dvd burner and it works okay, that it's safe to reinstall roxio creator?
Correct, the Bought Retail C2009.
cd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My Computer Specs click show.
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Intel i7-950, Asus P6X58D Premium, Asus GeForce GTX 460 1GB 256-bit GDDR5, 12 GB Corsair Dominator Triple Channel DDR3 1600 SDRAM, Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional, Corsair Hydro CWCH50-1 CPU Cooler, Crucial RealSSD C300 128 GB SATA III OS Drive, Raid 0 Stripe Array, JBOD, W-7 Ultimate x64.. cdanteek built...
Intel C2D E8500, Asus P5Q3 Deluxe WIFI, ATI HD 4850 512MB GDDR3, 4 GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600, X-Fi XtremeMusic, JBOD, W-7 Pro x64 W-7 HP x32, Vista & XP HM x32. cdanteek built...
1.Click here Beginners Guide - Blank DVD Media Type Definitions & What A Firmware Upgrade Is for Your Burner. 2.Click here Firmware HQ - site dedicated to providing you with the latest firmware releases for your optical disc drives. 3.Click here CD-DVD Speed 4.Click here CD-DVD Speed - A user guide 5.Click here Enabling/Checking DMA in Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Me, 9x. 6.Click hereYou can no longer access the CD drive or the DVD drive. 7.click here Drive Not Recognized By Roxio, PX Engine 3_00_58a. Old Version<-> EMC 7.5 Up PX Engine 4.18.16a. Update .Click here 8.Click here How to uninstall IE 7 and WMP 11. 9.Click here ImgBurn Current version: 2.5.3.0 (5,262 KB) CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application 10.Click here InfoTool (Drive, Disk, Configuration, Software, Hardware, DMA settings, etc.). 11.Click here. Complete Uninstall of Creator 2011 & Creator 2012 12.Click here. Complete Uninstall of Creator 2009 and 2010 (Windows Vista and 7) 13.Click here Complete Uninstall of Creator 2009 and 2010 (Windows XP) 14.Click here Complete Uninstall of Easy Media Creator 9 & 10 on Windows Vista 15.Click here Complete Uninstall of Easy Media Creator 7.5, 8, 9, & 10 on Windows XP 16. Click here WinZip Data Compression Utility <> Click here WinRAR Data Compression Utility Click here 7-Zip Data Compression Utility 17. Click here Finding Your Computer Specs And Roxio Software Version Number.