Please insert a blank or rewritable disk..

[jplalonde]

When I try to copy a disk image onto a DVD, I get the message: Please insert a blank or rewritable CD into the drive.

 

The DVD is a blank DVD that I erased (long and short method), I even tried with a brand new DVD+R. I rebooted the system and it always give me the same message.

 

Any idea what causes this glitch?

[jplalonde]

I was having a similar problem. Go to this forum > EMC 8-Copy and check Mrfletch' es qoute on>

2nd April 2006 - 03:01 PM

Last post by: pcostanza

 

I followed the instructions about doing a Disc Image ( copying to a file) then burning that file to a standard DVD+- R . It worked for me. For some reason you cant burn directly to a Standard DVD+- R, it will always prompt you to insert a D/L DVD unless you copy from a Disc Image.

I still hav'nt had real good luck with EMC 8 so I'm back to EMC 7 until they come up with some fixes. .

 

I added an external DVD drive to my system and the problem went away. I am not sure if EMC has trouble dealing with my old drive or maybe the drive itself has some difficulty. The new one performs the job everytime and much faster.

 

Thanks for your feedback. JP

[Larry]

When I try to copy a disk image onto a DVD, I get the message: Please insert a blank or rewritable CD into the drive.

 

The DVD is a blank DVD that I erased (long and short method), I even tried with a brand new DVD+R. I rebooted the system and it always give me the same message.

 

Any idea what causes this glitch?

If the message is saying you need to insert a CD, then maybe the image file is a CD Disc image, not a DVD disc image. I'm not sure you can burn a CD image file to a DVD disc. Have you tried a CD-RW to see what happens.

[jplalonde]

If the message is saying you need to insert a CD, then maybe the image file is a CD Disc image, not a DVD disc image. I'm not sure you can burn a CD image file to a DVD disc. Have you tried a CD-RW to see what happens.

 

The image is definitely a for a DVD. Last night, I tried one more time before going to bed with a DVD+RW that was rejected earlier. Guess what.... it worked just fine. I am starting to beleive the folks who say that my DVD writer may not be the best thing after sliced bread.

 

Have a nice day and thanks for your comments.

[mrfletch]

The image is definitely a for a DVD. Last night, I tried one more time before going to bed with a DVD+RW that was rejected earlier. Guess what.... it worked just fine. I am starting to beleive the folks who say that my DVD writer may not be the best thing after sliced bread.

 

Have a nice day and thanks for your comments.

 

I was having a similar problem. Go to this forum > EMC 8-Copy and check Mrfletch' es qoute on>

2nd April 2006 - 03:01 PM

Last post by: pcostanza

 

I followed the instructions about doing a Disc Image ( copying to a file) then burning that file to a standard DVD+- R . It worked for me. For some reason you cant burn directly to a Standard DVD+- R, it will always prompt you to insert a D/L DVD unless you copy from a Disc Image.

I still hav'nt had real good luck with EMC 8 so I'm back to EMC 7 until they come up with some fixes. .

[kao218]

Hi I was looking for some help. I just purchased a new HP Pavilion with a DVD burner recently. I am a school teacher and my students created short 10-15 movie project. Using my DVD recorder I recorded them all on a Philips DVD-R which had 4.7 GB and 1-8X speed. The total time available was 120 minutes. I recorded about 105 minutes onto the DVD-R.

 

Now comes the problem. I want to burn multiple copies of the master to give out to my students. My computer came with a Sonic Program and I also purchases Roxio Easy CD and DVD Burn. I am having the same issue with both programs. I can copy the master CD fine. However, when I go to burn the copies it will get to 70% copy and then an error screen will pop up, which says insert rewritable cd or something about memory. I have been trying to record on Memorex and Sony DVD-Rs with the same GB and recording time. What am I doing wrong?

[Beerman]

When I try to copy a disk image onto a DVD, I get the message: Please insert a blank or rewritable CD into the drive.

 

The DVD is a blank DVD that I erased (long and short method), I even tried with a brand new DVD+R. I rebooted the system and it always give me the same message.

 

Any idea what causes this glitch?

Your drive is not one that many people seem to be happy with. First thing is to make sure you have the latest drivers for your Phillips drive. Make sure the drive is clean and try different brands of discs.

[jplalonde]

Your drive is not one that many people seem to be happy with. First thing is to make sure you have the latest drivers for your Phillips drive. Make sure the drive is clean and try different brands of discs.

 

I updated the firmware to the latest Dell made available. I also tried two different brands of DVDs Verbatim and Memorex. Unfortunately the issue remains the same. I am not sure how to make sure the drive is clean, I guess that is my next assignment. Thank you for your suggestions. JP

[grandpabruce]

I updated the firmware to the latest Dell made available. I also tried two different brands of DVDs Verbatim and Memorex. Unfortunately the issue remains the same. I am not sure how to make sure the drive is clean, I guess that is my next assignment. Thank you for your suggestions. JP

 

 

If you do a search of the internet, you will find first, that that is an old burner. You will also find that some folks find it was a bad burner. If I could not get it to work properly, I would just replace it.