Recent content by FrankMaviglia

>>Assuming that there is no physical tab you have to move on the CD/DVD cartridge? Then they are not working fine are they? I don't believe that I said there was no physical tab on the cartridges. What I meant to say was that the physical tab was in the correct position. >>If you are sure that...

Yes, I can write to CDs,DVDs & RWs, MY ONLY problem is recovering used DVD=RAM disks that are in cartridges. When I try to erase/reformat these disks I get an error message that the disks are "write protected" when they are not. I am assuming the something has write protected the disks and I am...

Thanks for the information. I checked on firmware updates, and there are none I could find. As for removing/reinstalling the drives, I do not think that is the problem. My drives seem to be working just fine, but for some reason, I cannot reformat my DVD-RAM DISKS. I keep getting a message that...

This is one thing I am going to do today. I'll let you know the results

Still getting the Write Protected message. Looks like I am out of luck for now. However, I will keep trying.

ok, DID THAT ie I installed Nero 6 Ultra I will check things out and let you know if I have any success.

You are correct, I have numerous DVD-RAM DISKS BOTH TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2. I had origionally used them to backup my system Using Backup my PC from Stomp. I also had Nero 6 Ultra, but had lots of trouble with it so when I got my new computer all I installed was InCD. I have a total of 3 drives, a...

Well, your latest advise did in fact enable me to change the drive letters, BUT it didn't help with the "Write Protected" problem. I changed my E to N and my M to E, I then tried to erase/format a DVD-RAM DISK and got the usual Write Protected message. What I found was that my DVD-RAM driver...

Thanks again for the help, I will give it a shot and let you know how I make out.

Thanks for the reply, but I went to Computer Manager and couldn't figure out how to change drive letters. Could you be more specific or point met to where I can find out how to do it? Again thanks.

I have a new HP Pavilion Computer the came with a CD/DVD reader and a CD/dvd writer. The writer didn't accept cartridges, and seeing as how I have numerous DVD-RAM cartridges, I bought a Panasonic LF-M821 multi format drive and installed it in a firewire exterior enclosure. When I installed the...