CD-R grief....

[thayden]

I have been trying to write data (mp3 & doc) to some blank CD-R's I recently purchased, but whenever I try to it fails, and I get the same message, that the disc may no longer be usable. I can still burn CD's, so any info would be greatly appreciated.

[Mattk]

you say that you cant write to these discs but you can burn them ?!

sounds to me like this media isnt compatible with your burner.i always used datasafe cd's but then for no reason they simply stopped working so i switched to a diferent brand and the problem was solved ! not before i invested in a new hdd and re-formatted windows....grrrrrrrr

[Mobius1]

Which software package are you using to burn these discs? I, for example, have similar problems whenever I try to use the in-built one in WindowsXP (which is rubbish) whereas if I use Nero or the freeware one I downloaded, they work fine.

As Mattk said, it could just be the brand you're using not being compatible with your writer. I can't use "Princo" branded discs in mine because they simply don't work. Another explanation is that you're trying a writing speed that's too high for your discs (for example, they might be rated up to 40X, but try writing them at 24x or similar and see if this helps).

[brooklyn77]

Dont know if this will help at all but you could try a couple of other things.

1) Is this the first time you have burned? Do you know that some Discs dont like being burned at a speed of more than x7

2) Discs are very easily corruptable. Is the pack damaged, have you knocked them at all? In any way, even a slight bump to a disc can ruin them. Naturally the more cheap discs are more prone to this they will be.

3) I use i-tunes to burn discs and in the instructions page on how to burn. It states that I should use the 'Audio CD' format and not MP3 or otherwise. If you can use Audio CD format or similar this may also solve your problem.

Hope this helps in some way

[thayden]

Thanks to everyone for your help, after using a bit of all your advice I have finally got things working again.