trouble with dvd-rom

[sourced]

My DVD-ROM driver dosen`t read the DVDs I burn with my DVD burner. What can I do?

[hudsonsmith]

Does your dvd-rom read commercial dvds?
Do you have another dvd player that is able to read the dvds you burned?
If the answer to both is yes, I would try experimenting with different brands of media.

[Ferrit]

what kinda dvdrom is it?

[sourced]

Yes my dvd-rom reads commercial dvds.
I burn dvds with for back up reasons, but when I go to view the files I can`t. It reads "please insert disk".

[hudsonsmith]

Let's try this again. 1) Do you have another dvd player that is able to read the dvds you burned? For example, can your dvd burner read the disks. 2) Have you tried another brand of media? 3) What is the make and model of the dvd rom drive? 4) What dvd software (powerdvd, etc.) do you have installed.

[sourced]

Yes my dvd burner can read the dvds I burn.

[sourced]

Yes my dvd burner can read the dvds I burn. No I have not tried a diffrent kind of media. I don`t know the make and model, I have`nt checked to see if its marked on the drive itself. I have Powerdvd and Windvd installed. Both drives read commercial dvds, but viewing files useing explorer has proved to be difficult.

[NooNoo]

We need the following information to help further.

The make and model of the DVD rom
The make and model of the DVD burner
The make and model of your motherboard
Did you install the dvd rom and burner yourself? If so what ide port are they connected to? Which is master and which is slave? Is dma enabled?

[Squiny]

Also what type and brand of media are you using? Is it DVD-RW or DVD+RW instead of DVD-R or DVD+R? And what type of burning software are you using?