cdr requires formatting

[Belle427]

when i pop a cdr into my laptop drive a box pops up and asks for a disc that uses a format that windows recognises,does anyone know why this happens?
laptop is running vista,discs are datasafe branded cdrs

 

[daozen]

Firstly what OS are you using?

Second try putting a normal CD or DVD in the drive, do they work?

 

[Belle427]

os is vista,normal cds/dvds work fine

 

[daozen]

I had a similar problem a while ago and what it was that it played/burned cd's but not dvds, turned out that the dvd portion on the drive was busted. If it plays CDs then it cant be that.

My advice is to buy a different brand of cdr and see if they work, sometimes you just get a duff batch, if thats the case money back please.

 

[mikeddavies]

Not trying to be funny but you have been sold CDRs, not CDRWs?
MikeD

 

[Belle427]

they are cdrs, tried them in my desktop and they work fine

 

[daozen]

The it sounds like something is wrong with the drive, have you tried dvd-r's dvd and cd RW's? Another brand of CDR. You need to trouble shoot it.

As a last resort you could try updating the firmware.