HP DVD Writer 740b Problems

I have a problem with my DVD writer in my PC. This is a drive can also burn
CD's and I don't have a problem with that. However, whenever I insert a
blank DVD-R, it does not recongize it. I tried putting a DVD movie and it
also does not recognize it. Any ideas on how I can fix this problem?

On 7/30/2007, WILFREDO VASQUEZ posted this:
> I have a problem with my DVD writer in my PC. This is a drive can also burn
> CD's and I don't have a problem with that. However, whenever I insert a
> blank DVD-R, it does not recongize it. I tried putting a DVD movie and it
> also does not recognize it. Any ideas on how I can fix this problem?

That usually means the DVD laser has died, and the best bet is to buy a
new drive. They are amazingly cheap these days, fortunately.

Since DVDs and CDs use two different wavelengths of light, they have
two independent lasers in the read/write head, and one can die before
the other one does.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
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(replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")

My computer is brand new and I thougth it was just an configuration deal.
Is there a diagnostic software that I can run to test whether the laser is
dead or not??


"Gene E. Bloch" <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in message
news:mn.f39b7d775c07674d.1980@nobody.invalid...
> On 7/30/2007, WILFREDO VASQUEZ posted this:
>> I have a problem with my DVD writer in my PC. This is a drive can also
>> burn CD's and I don't have a problem with that. However, whenever I
>> insert a blank DVD-R, it does not recongize it. I tried putting a DVD
>> movie and it also does not recognize it. Any ideas on how I can fix this
>> problem?
>
> That usually means the DVD laser has died, and the best bet is to buy a
> new drive. They are amazingly cheap these days, fortunately.
>
> Since DVDs and CDs use two different wavelengths of light, they have two
> independent lasers in the read/write head, and one can die before the
> other one does.
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
> letters617blochg3251
> (replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")
>
>

I have no idea what you're talking about...

There is diagnostic software. Google will help.

If your drive won't read *commercial* CDs and/or DVDs, I'd say contact
the manufacturer's tech support department and get a warranty
replacement.

On 8/08/2007, George posted this:
> My computer is brand new and I thougth it was just an configuration deal. Is
> there a diagnostic software that I can run to test whether the laser is dead
> or not??
>
>
> "Gene E. Bloch" <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in message
> news:mn.f39b7d775c07674d.1980@nobody.invalid...
>> On 7/30/2007, WILFREDO VASQUEZ posted this:
>>> I have a problem with my DVD writer in my PC. This is a drive can also
>>> burn CD's and I don't have a problem with that. However, whenever I
>>> insert a blank DVD-R, it does not recongize it. I tried putting a DVD
>>> movie and it also does not recognize it. Any ideas on how I can fix this
>>> problem?
>>
>> That usually means the DVD laser has died, and the best bet is to buy a new
>> drive. They are amazingly cheap these days, fortunately.
>>
>> Since DVDs and CDs use two different wavelengths of light, they have two
>> independent lasers in the read/write head, and one can die before the other
>> one does.
>>
>> -- Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
>> letters617blochg3251
>> (replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")
>>
>>

--
Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
letters617blochg3251
(replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")

On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:48:27 GMT, "George" <gigaman@idonknow.net> wrote:

>My computer is brand new and I thougth it was just an configuration
deal.
>Is there a diagnostic software that I can run to test whether the laser
is
>dead or not??

I guess you called the mfgr?
Regards
buddy b