I'm About to Place a .22 Round in My CD-ROM Drive

[According2Aaron]

I hope somebody here can help me. My computer isn't even two years old now and the CD-ROM drive won't recognize blank CD-R's anymore. It'll still let me watch DVD's and stuff but it won't recognize blank CD-R's....

I pulled out the User's Guide to my computer and looked the drive up in the Troubleshooting section and did what it said but it didn't do anything. Help?

[According2Aaron]

Anybody...?

[ACC0RD22]

have you tried finding/reinstalling the driver?

[Phempa]

by "recognize" do you mean it won't Auto-run and open up a dialog asking you what to do?

Can you burn at all?

[According2Aaron]

have you tried finding/reinstalling the driver?

That's what I'm attempting now but it's taking a while.

by "recognize" do you mean it won't Auto-run and open up a dialog asking you what to do?

Can you burn at all?

It won't auto-run it, no, but it won't recognize the blank CD-R period. The disc just keeps spinning and spinning and spinning around in the drive until I get pissed and eject it. And when I open Windows Media Player or Nero and try to burn music, it will tell me to insert a blank disc, I do, but it keeps telling me to.

[spaztastic]

i would just replace the drive. they are cheap enough now adays, and then you should be fine.

[According2Aaron]

i would just replace the drive. they are cheap enough now adays, and then you should be fine.

Ugh.... I hate spending money.

Well, I've tried updating the driver and it didn't work. So I uninstalled the driver and tried to reinstall it, but I can't find the disc to do so. So I googled the part number of the drive and found a driver to download, but it's a .bin file and wouldn't open. The Microsoft website told me that .bin files aren't to be opened but are part of programs. So now what? Should I place this .bin file in a certain folder to make magical repairs to my software or what?

[ExplodingCake]

Ugh.... I hate spending money.

Well, I've tried updating the driver and it didn't work. So I uninstalled the driver and tried to reinstall it, but I can't find the disc to do so. So I googled the part number of the drive and found a driver to download, but it's a .bin file and wouldn't open. The Microsoft website told me that .bin files aren't to be opened but are part of programs. So now what? Should I place this .bin file in a certain folder to make magical repairs to my software or what?

you could get one for 20 bucks.

as for the driver, it should auto-install from windows itself. the driver wont install? thats weired.

[According2Aaron]

you could get one for 20 bucks.

as for the driver, it should auto-install from windows itself. the driver wont install? thats weired.

A CD/DVD burner for $20?

[91_accord]

what kind of computer do u have???

[elositocandela]

if you have nero, nero has an option where u can check your cd-drives you should try it

[According2Aaron]

what kind of computer do u have???

Gateway 702GE.

if you have nero, nero has an option where u can check your cd-drives you should try it

I only have one drive to choose from. TS-H552B.

[accordaffair]

.bin files are usually used to reflash a drive. I don't think thats necessary.

I found the firmware file on samsungs website....and users manuals, no driver, thats not unusual though

there is no driver, so it auto installs in everything but DOS

update the firmware, go here
http://samsung-odd.com/eng/

then click firmware and firmware downloads, search by your model ts-h552b, then select the most recent version, ts12. Instructions on how to flash it are listed on the site. Be gentle doing it though. A bad flash = a dead drive.

If its still not a go, try uninstalling the device. Right click my computer->properties->hardware tab->device manager->under dvd/cd drives you should see your drive->right click and click uninstall

After it finishes, reboot and windows will install the drive.

If it still doesn't work, it would be easiest to give up and buy another. If you really don't want to buy another you can try using it in another computer to see if it works. If it works there, a full format/install of windows may be in your future.

[maroonaccord2.2]

i would just replace the drive. they are cheap enough now adays, and then you should be fine.

Yup, that's what I had to do.... had the EXACT same symptoms....

[ExplodingCake]

A CD/DVD burner for $20?

lol i thought u had CD-ROM drive like stated above