ejam2000
08-28-2006, 06:24 PM
I installed a Compaq DVD-Rom GD-2000 in a Dell OptiPlex GX-260 computer. It reads CD’s but doesn’t burn CD’s. I’m using Nero 6.0. Am I overlooking a driver or something?
You didn't say which version of Windows you're using.
When Nero opens up, it should immediately go out scanning for suitable recorders. Does it find your GD-2000? If not, Nero 6.0 might not be up-to-date enough to find this particular model.
You might try here for the latest:
http://ww2.nero.com/enu/Downloads.html
An update and User's Guide is available for download
What are you using as blanks to burn to? Which brand?
Or, you could try a different burning program such as CDCreator or something else similar.
Without a proper burning program installed, it will act just like a generic CDROM player.
Also, is this GD-2000 brand new or used? If used, it might be a bad unit. Looks like they are fairly cheap after Googling for them.
Are you sure that this DVD-ROM player is a Compaq and not a Hitachi?
You can find specs and reviews for the Hitachi GD-2000 here dated Feb, 98:
http://************.com/p/articles/mi_m0FXG/is_n2_v11/ai_20179380
It looks like this is strictly a "reader" and not a "writer." In other words, it will never burn CD's or DVD's.
Synopsis: Hitachi's GD-2000 is a second-generation, double-speed DVD-ROM drive with 20X maximum CAV CD-ROM drive performance and full backward compatibility for CD-R and CD-RW discs. Using Constant Angular Velocity (CAV) technology, which spins the disc at a constant rate rather than varying the rotational speed as the optical pickup moves across the disc, the GD-2000 offers an approximate 8.6X (1290KB/sec) data transfer rate at a disc's inner diameter and 20X (3000KB/sec) at the outside diameter. The drive is not priced by itself, but is instead integrated with brand name PC-compatibles, or within an aftermarket upgrade kit offered by Pacific Digital, a key distributor. The Pacific Digital PCD DVD-ROM kit used in this review retails for $370 and includes everything needed to play both DVD-ROM and DVD-Video titles, including Quadrant International's CineMaster MPEG-2 video/AC-3 audio decoder card, cables, software, and detailed installation manual. If compatibility and obsolescence concerns do not factor into the purchasing decision, the GD-2000 is a solid investment, given its backward compatibility with existing compact disc formats, CD-ROM read performance, and double-speed DVD-ROM capabilities.