about VPR MATRIX hardware

[speeder830]

hi guys i have a vpr matrix and when i bought it i was told that i have a dvd burner, i bought some dvd r by sony, i put it and and nothing happens at all, if anyone could help me it would be great, and also this is my first post and i dont nkow much on how to work around this board, so i just put it in here, sorry if its in the wrong place, but any help would be nice
thank you
josh
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[Wannabe Z]

DVD burners are funny, because there are actually 2 kinds of burnable DVD's, the + and -. I doubt if its a VPR Matrix machine that it has a combination drive, so make sure to check that you are using the correct DVD-R. Also, system specs would be great.

[cbuddha42]

do you just put it in and wait for something to happen? chances are nothings going to unless some piece of software is set up to open itself when a blank disc is inserted. try opening whatever burning software you are going to use and seeing if the drive shows as havign a disc in it

[Wannabe Z]

Well if its windows XP, it should prompt you to do something about the blank CD, so I dont think thats the issue.

[cbuddha42]

i dn if win xp does that for writeable dvds - check the format like wannabe said and then if it doesn't show up in your burning software then something else is wrong.

[speeder830]

hey guys thanks for the replys i do have xp and usually when i put in a cdR it prompts me but it doesnt on this

i dotn know if this is the info you need but it says under
DVD/CD-ROMS drivers in the device manager that i have a
_NEC CD-RW NR-92000A
LITEON DVD-ROM LTD163D

so it doesnt even look like i have one huh?
ugh i dunno lol
and also, do i need to use software or something like that? and if so what is it called? thanks

[tarpat1]

Looks like you have a DVD drive and a CD burner. If you bought it because it had a DVD burner, you should either take it back or call the place you bought it from.

[speeder830]

dang that sucks, any suggestions on ones to buy guys? preferably a black one?
thanks

[Gait_Keeper]

if that's the case then it really, really suc's
did the dealer tell you it was a dvd burner??