HP DVD Writer problems

[claassen]

I have an HP DVD Writer 200i on an 800 Mhz system w/ 512 MB RAM. One thing I use this drive for more than anything else, is file backup, so I use a +RW media a lot. Recently, I've been unable to backup files to RW media (CD and DVD), and I can't even erase/re-format the media (it doesn't matter what software I use, so this isn't a software issue). I keep getting messages that "Files on this drive are read-only."

If I look at the drive properties in Windows XP Pro, it doens't appear to have write properties. So, it appears that Windows doesn't seem to be recognizing the drive as a writeable drive (so, I guess it could be considered a software problem).

Has anyone else run into this, and, if so, how did you fix it? Uninstalling and re-installing the drive appear to have no effect.

[kranich]

I have had problems with CD-R in the past and it turned out that the media vendor had a lot to do with wheter it worked correctly or not. There should be a list of certified media vendors either on-line or with the documentation.

[claassen]

Originally posted by kranich
I have had problems with CD-R in the past and it turned out that the media vendor had a lot to do with wheter it worked correctly or not. There should be a list of certified media vendors either on-line or with the documentation.

The problem is, the disk that I first noticed the problem on was an HP DVD+RW disk that came with the drive. I've been backing up to this disk for about six months without a problem. The CD-RW disks are from various vendors (Memorex, and others that I can't remember off the top of my head). These have worked in the past, as well.

Based on all of this, I really don't think it's a media problem.