DIGIT-ARC read-only archive · snapshot: July 23, 2026

DVD+/- Detected as DVD RAM

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/dvd-detected-as-dvd-ram.117024/

N
Nin13 Original post #1
May 28, 2009 at 10:38 PM
I have ASUS DVD Writter which I brought 2 years back. Now I have been getting some problem with it.

My DVD RW is detected as DVD RAM and I'm unable to write DVDs with software like Nero or any other.

This problem is only with Windows XP SP2 and SP3.

On my other partition, I have Windows Vista Ultimate installed. Now Vista detects it as DVD RW and I can write DVDs using Nero.

It was workin fine for 2 year, I have this problem only for last 1 month or so.

I have tried uninstalling DVD RW and Secondary IDE channels from Device Manager and restarting PC. But does not work. :-x :-x

Any solution?? Please!! Thanks in advance. :sad::sad:
N
Nin13 #2
May 29, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Please help guy....... I desperately need solution..........
MetalheadGautham
May 29, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Firstly, a DVD RAM drive is said to be a drive which can read/write DVD-RAM discs along with DVD+-R and DVD+-RW, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc etc.

So there is NOTHING wrong with being detected as a DVD-RAM drive.

As for inability to write on windows xp, are you using an admin account or a limited user account ?