× The internal search function is temporarily non-functional. The current search engine is no longer viable and we are researching alternatives.
As a stop gap measure, we are using Google's custom search engine service.
If you know of an easy to use, open source, search engine ... please contact support@midrange.com.


  1.  Home
  2. PCTECH
  3. December 2008

Re: Unable to add files to or delete files from CD/DVD

Thanks Roger.

I think I turned off the MS drag to disk some time ago due to issues with my third party software. Maybe that's my problem.

-----Original Message-----
From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Vicker, CCP
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 4:20 PM
To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Unable to add files to or delete files from CD/DVD

Rick,

I just replaced a CD drive for a customer that wouldn't open the tray unless you used the manual paper clip. Fried CD drive but the rest of the system was OK.

Check the DVD data cable carefully and maybe even swap a new cable.

Also, I have seen Nero's and Roxio's software interfere with MS drag to disk CD writing and even their own drag to disk foul up. Once, after removing the add-on software MS drag to disk was still broken and never fixed till the system went to the bit bucket. Could put the drive in another system and everything worked. Put another known drive into that system and couldn't write.

Roger Vicker, CCP

On 12/2/2008 7:32 AM, Rick.Chevalier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx arranged the binary bits such that:
I thought about that too and have already replaced the drive. Sorry, I forgot to mention that in my post. As a side note, I am having issues with the CD drive (ROM) of late. It doesn't even open the tray. I suspect a power issue but haven't taken time to investigate yet as the DVD drive works for reading CD's or DVD's.

-----Original Message-----
From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of sjl
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 6:30 PM
To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Unable to add files to or delete files from
CD/DVD

Rick -

I suspect that it may be a hardware problem with your drive.

If you have another drive available (a USB-attached CD/DVD-RW drive would make this test easy), I would connect it to your PC and try copying a file to it. This would prove whether or not it is an M$ OS problem.

- sjl

Privileged and Confidential. This e-mail, and any attachments there to, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately by a return e-mail and delete this e-mail. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and/or any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited.


--
*** Vicker Programming and Service *** Have bits will byte *** www.vicker.com *** Famous Quotes: "It's always something." R. Danna

--
This is the PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users (PcTech) mailing list To post a message email: PcTech@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/pctech
or email: PcTech-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/pctech.


As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

This thread ...
Replies:
Follow On AppleNews
Return to Archive home page | Return to MIDRANGE.COM home page

This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].

Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.