I cant play CD-R's in my CDRom, can play CD's , why

[Charley]

I've an 8x CDRom which is an old one but i can play movie Cds, audio CD's on it but cant play CDR's. or CDRW's , what is the reason for it.....

[enoonmai]

Check the drive using Nero InfoTool to see if the drive supports reading these discs in the first place. You're the only guy I know who's using an 8x CDROM.

[Charley]

I have to upgrade my system to a new one , basically I use it for home purpose so havent thought of getting a new 1.. But the other componennts are upgraded freqntly....


Where do i get the Nero Info Tool from?

Tks....

[enoonmai]

You can get Nero InfoTool by either installing the Nero Burning ROM demo included on many of the Digit CDs or you can always download them from here:

Nero InfoTool v3.61
Website:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...d,22911,00.asp

[Charley]

This is the scan result i got on nero......

Serial Number;Drive;Firmware;Transfer Rate - Average;Transfer Rate - Start;Transfer Rate - End;Random Seek Time;1/3 Seek Time;Full Seek Time;1 X CPU Usage;2 X CPU Usage;4 X CPU Usage;8 X CPU Usage;Burst rate;Spin Up Time;Spin Down Time;Load Time;Eject Time;Recognition Time
?;MATSHITACD-ROM CR-583 ;107J;8.02x;7.99x;8.04x;77 ms;86 ms;139 ms;7 %;13 %;26 %;54 %;2458 KB/sec;4.07 sec;1.49 sec;1.57 sec;2.97 sec;13.23 sec


Wht does it mean?

[enoonmai]

LOL, the PC World site lists the file as InfoTool but downloads another Nero Toolkit program called "CDSpeed" .
Download the Nero InfoTool from here:

http://www.cdspeed2000.com/files/NeroInfoTool_227.zip

and then once it finishes the diagnostic, select your CDROM and you will be able to see checkmarks on CDR. CDRW, etc. if it supports it.
Like so,