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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| problem burning photos and music to cds | 10/29/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Hey there, have acer pc amd semptron processor/windows xp home edition service pack2 bought in ... A: Have you ever burned a CD before? I'm not being rude you understand, but just trying to find out ... | ||
| DVD Writer | 10/29/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: I am having a problem with my dvd writer,it seems everytime i write a dvd the sound of the voice is ... A: This is a failing of the authoring software you are using. As you may well know, DVDs have to be ... | ||
| DVD Problems and confusion | 10/28/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Good day, My dvd drive Matshita sw 9584d will not burn. From my JVC digital video camera via ... A: Apart from the fact that the drive reads DVDs OK, I would have suspected a problem with the drive, ... | ||
| DVD/CD Drive won't open | 10/28/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: I have a DVD/CD rewriter on my computer. I went to burn a disc today and the drawer will not open! ... A: This is normally caused when there is a disk in the drive which cannot be read. This may be a faulty ... | ||
| dvd writer/player | 10/27/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Computer: Compaq presario SR1830NX Computer's age: 6 months OS: WinXP DVD RW: Lightscribe DVD RW ... A: At 6 months old the system is still under warranty I suppose, so I'd make this Compaq's problem. It ... | ||
| I/O Device Error on some DVDs only | 10/26/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: The problem is, it's on my Toshiba recovery DVD! The drive plays all CDs and most DVDs, but it ... A: The disk has a fault on it, you will need a replacement from Toshiba. The only question is whether ... | ||
| New CD/DVD in laptop | 10/25/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Replaced cd/dvd drive in laptop as the plastic centre died. New one same make but slightly different ... A: Well since you gave me no information at all to speak of I can't be certain, but it sounds as though ... | ||
| About CD and CDRw DVD Player Hard Drive | 10/24/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: I have a IBM Thinkcentre and recently it got a virus and I fixed it ok now when I go to the start ... A: so far as I can see from what you have said, you still have your hard drive (C:), it's only the CD ... | ||
| Error on cd drive | 10/24/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: i have a dell computer my cd drive went out, so i thought. When i instaled my new one it has the ... A: Just what version of windows are you using, with the possible exception of win2000, windows doesn't ... | ||
| emachines dvd drive problem | 10/23/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: i have an emachines with a cd - dvd writer combo drive and sometimes when i insert certain dvds it ... A: I think that this is because some dvds take a bit more reading than others. Some dvds take a few ... | ||
| CD/DVD rom issues | 10/23/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Well, I did all that and the problem isn't gone. I was at 85% free before I did the defrag so it ... A: First, DMA (Direct Memory Access), is a method of reading and writing a disk drive without using ... | ||
| dvd region settings | 10/22/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: is it possible to two dvd drives on one machine with one drive set to rgion1 and the other drive set ... A: The answer is yes you can. In fact you can by and large have as many as you have the interfaces for, ... | ||
| DVD Problems | 10/21/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: When I play a DVD on my computer it acts like it is on the wrong speed. I have 2 drives and they ... A: This is because your system, for whatever reason, isn't running fast enough to play the DVD ... | ||
| CD/DVD rom issues | 10/21/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Well I got the computer less than a year ago. It is a compaq with media center. 250 GB hard drive, ... A: Well, you just confirmed what I suspected pretty much. First, I doubt you have ever defragged your ... | ||
| CD/DVD rom issues | 10/20/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: My computer has started giving me playback trouble. The CD-Rom and the DVD-Rom drives have both ... A: It sounds very much like your system is running low on resources. Can you get back to me with some ... | ||
| My CD-ROM Drive Door is not opening | 10/19/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: I have a problem with my CD-ROM Drive Door it is not opening when I want to Eject.Please tell me ... A: There are a number of reasons why the door of your drive may not open, they are as follows:- Power ... | ||
| dvd | 10/17/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: I copied a DVD to HD (XP) by using DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0. (Lightning UK!), but I got message when I ... A: Could be any of two or three things. First windows XP can't write DVDs, only CDs, so you would need ... | ||
| Burning CDs... | 10/17/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: I recently tried to burn a cd using the Nero cd burner. The program acted like the burn worked but ... A: Most unusual, I have always found Nero to be very reliable. First thing to check is to try another ... | ||
| CD drive not responding | 10/16/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Roy, Thanks for the prompt reply. In answer to your question, no it will not read a DVD either as I ... A: I very much doubt that there is anything wrong with your drive, the fault therefore lies with the ... | ||
| cd rom drive | 10/16/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Ive had my new computer for a couple of weeks,its windows xp home edition,i need help in cleaning my ... A: Sorry Leigh, neither I nor anyone else can help you clean up a CD-ROM. It simply cannot be done. The ... | ||
| CD drive not responding | 10/15/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Desk top computer system, 2004 Compaq Presario SR1111NX, CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive - 48x32x16x48x. ... A: OK, the drive doesn't want to read a CD, but will it read a DVD? If so, it could just be the CD ... | ||
| hp DVD/CD writer shuts down system when black media is inserted | 10/11/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Let me tell you my results and ask you a question. 1) The writer plays ordinary disks that are ... A: Actually, from the results you got, it sounds as though both drives are probably OK, and it is most ... | ||
| cd rom driver | 10/10/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: I need a driver correct?Where can i get one?Lacie doesn't support 95.Is this cd rom compatable with ... A: Fist thing you need is a SCSII interface to connect the drive to, and I'm pretty sure that no ... | ||
| DVD drive | 10/10/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Can you tell me if I purchase a dual layer dvd rw drive does it only burn to dual layer dvds? Or ... A: (quelle belle nom!), excuse please, no, the dual layer capable drives are also quite at home with ... | ||
| hp DVD/CD writer shuts down system when black media is inserted | 10/9/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: My system shuts down when I insert blank DVD or CD discs into the drive. It is an hp DVD/CD writer ... A: You need to run a series of tests and then get back to me if necessary. First, does the writer read ... | ||
| dvd/cd rom lost drive | 10/9/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: My problem started when before taking out a usb device i went to safety remove hardware to stop ... A: Well, I'm not very familiar with notebooks at all, I perceive them to be not very good at all for ... | ||
| CD burner will not read CD | 10/8/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: This is not the typical question. I am having the same problems that other readers have had. The ... A: This does not make any sense whatever. If the original drive is working OK, then the system must ... | ||
| problem with my dvd wr | 10/8/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: A: I regret to have to tell you that in all probability, the CD laser has died. All DVD drives use a ... | ||
| burning | 10/7/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: i try burning a cd or dvd half way through the burn i get failed i run windows 2000 / lite on ... A: I need a bit more information than that I'm afraid, like what burning software are you using, do you ... | ||
| cd breakin in a cd drive | 10/5/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: why does a cd break inside a cd drive while its runnin? wat r the technical reasons and the future ... A: CDs break up because they were designed to rotate at 300rpm, and the latest high speed drives are ... | ||
| CD writer laser | 10/5/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: How powerful are the lasers in domestic P.C based CD writers? A: I just trolled around a few manufacturer's sites trying to get the latest figures, but there seem to ... | ||
| Emerson 3 CD Changer model MS3110 | 10/4/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Just got an Emerson 3 CD Changer from my young son last May, model MS3110 with Digital AM/FM ... A: you have just fallen foul of an amazing American invention of the sixties, called Planned ... | ||
| CD/DVD problems | 10/4/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: I have a toshiba satellite version 1115-S103, it runs windows xp and its about 3 years old. The ... A: Oh dear another restore disk screw up! If I had a penny for every time a restore disk didn't work ... | ||
| Mouse Button | 10/3/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: Hello. I will appreciate you if you answer to the following question. There are 5 button on optical ... A: These are generally user definable, if you installed the software that comes with the mouse, you ... | ||
| external slim dvd rom freezes | 10/3/2006 | Roy Bonner |
| Q: recently purchased a slim external USB dvd rom (unknown brand - E-Bay $28.00). I have a P3 ... A: Can't be absolutely certain without a thorough check of the system, which is obviously impossible ... | ||
| booting from dvd | 9/2/2006 | Vinay |
| Q: I baught a samsung DVD reader/writer and installed it in my computer, this dvd driver did not appear ... A: thats weird. uh, if u already have xp installed theres a program that will let u create a bootdisk. ... | ||
| Dvd/Cd Rom | 8/28/2006 | Vinay |
| Q: I cant get audio cd's to play in my Dvd RW. It will play Cd and Dvd Roms and even Dvd's but it wont ... A: yes. first up run your drive by going to start>run> and then the drive and colon (ex- d:). this ... | ||
| Non-detected HDD | 8/27/2006 | Vinay |
| Q: I have a problem with a backup HDD. I had been running a small secondary HDD for data backup ... A: well ur right its ur drive cuz what microsofts viatel check does is goes through every drive check ... | ||
| ilo dvd player/recorder | 8/27/2006 | Vinay |
| Q: aloha! i have an ilo dvd player/recorder model #DVDR05/ZU which was manufactured in April 2005. i ... A: no problem man. first off this IS a strange problem and its a good thing you are telling someone. ... | ||
| recording cd's | 8/26/2006 | Vinay |
| Q: my sister gave me a cd she had created from a tape of my father singing, i copied it onto a cd-r it ... A: there could be a number of reasons. first off run your cd on ur computer by going to the run command ... | ||
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Roy Bonner
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Expertise
Motherboard/cpu, disk drives, sound card, graphics card and modem setup, also software setup win95,98,98SE,Me,NT3.5, NT4, XP & win2000, Lotus, MS Office 95, 97, 2000 & 2003.
Experience
Hi, I have been doing this spot here for some years now, and I like to think that I have helped a few people here and there, but due to advancing years and failing health, I'm afraid that I have decided that I can no longer carry on since I can no longer guarantee to be able to answer questions in a reasonable timescale. I should like to thank all the other experts and the users of this site for what has been an enjoyable and enlightening experience. I shall be terminating next Sunday 12th November 2006.
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