I'm having trouble burning CDs with my external rewritable drive. It reads and rips CDs just fine, but when I insert a blank disc, my laptop doesn't seem to recognize it. I can't open the disc drive in file explorer either. I've tried reinstalling the driver, adjusting the burn speed settings, and using different programs like Windows Media Player and BurnAware, but nothing works. I'm using DVD-R "recordable media, 4.7GB / 120 mins, 16x recordable speed". Any tips on what I might be doing wrong?
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But you should still be able to burn audio CDs, right? I used to do it all the time!
Just a heads up, CDs and DVDs are different formats, so make sure you're using the right type of media. Also, check if there’s a firmware update for your drive—it might solve compatibility issues since some updates are OS-specific. You can search for something like "tsst ts-l462d 24x firmware update" to find it.
Could you share the model number of your external drive? That might help in figuring out what's going wrong.
I can't find the model number anywhere, not even in the manual! It's just labeled as a "USB slim portable optical drive."
Yeah, exactly! But if the software says it's incompatible with your system, that could be the issue.