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My dvd reads but dont write

Forum Storage : CD/DVD Writers My dvd reads but dont write

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Hello,
On my HP Pavilion computer DVD Rom can read and recognise disk successfully but when ever I follow the steps for burning files it keeps asking for a blank DVD.
Thanks
Ahsan

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If what you have is actually a "DVD Rom" then it is read-only and will not burn files. Can you give a model number or some other way for us to tell if this is actually a writable drive? perhaps the properties from Device Manager?

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