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CD RW has become CD ROM!

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/cd-rw-has-become-cd-rom.133061/

patkim
patkim Original post #1
Oct 18, 2010 at 5:34 PM
I have one CD-RW disk. I am now surprised to notice that various CD burning apps be it Nero or Magic Burner or Imgburn for that matter are treating this disk as CD ROM only. Preventing any write operations. Till now I must have done several rewrites and erase operations on it. Now even erase disk also does not work. It has converted itself into a CD ROM!!
Sometimes the Erase operation totally fails, sometimes it just gets over in 3 - 4 seconds without any error but no actual results. Last written MP3 songs are still there and it plays well though.

Has it's life now ended as RW disk? I must have rewritten on it several times in last 1 year. Just wondering if there’s any way out or better use it as a Tea Coaster!
arpanmukherjee1
Oct 19, 2010 at 12:36 AM
get it replaced if warranty period is not over.

else buy a new one
Gollum
Gollum #3
Oct 19, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Its time for you to move on and buy a pen drive.