DVD burner problems (Starforce?)

Floater · 04-24-06, 08:26 PM

My PC has an ASUS DRW-1608P DVD burner that I can't get to work. I suspect I may be a victim of Starforce from an SH3 install, but I'd like to make sure, or preferably fix the problem.

I've uninstalled Starforce with "Starforce removal.exe", and haven't allowed it to reinstall. I've upgraded the firmware on the DVD drive with the latest ASUS version; they don't seem to have any software drivers, so presumably that's handled by WinXP. No disc came with the system that seems to have anything to do with DVD writers.

I've also tried disabling the disc from XP's device manager, rebooting and letting it auto-detect. I've also tried updating the driver, but Windows doesn't see anything more up-to-date, and doesn't even seem to try looking for releases in the net.

The symptoms are, quite simply, that it works as a CD burner or a DVD reader, but not as a DVD writer. Windows says there's no valid disc in the drive, and assumes it's a CD anyway, and Nero Express doesn't enable the "Burn" button for a DVD data burn.

What else can I try?

04-24-06, 08:26 PM	#1
Floater Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: England Posts: 158 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	DVD burner problems (Starforce?) My PC has an ASUS DRW-1608P DVD burner that I can't get to work. I suspect I may be a victim of Starforce from an SH3 install, but I'd like to make sure, or preferably fix the problem. I've uninstalled Starforce with "Starforce removal.exe", and haven't allowed it to reinstall. I've upgraded the firmware on the DVD drive with the latest ASUS version; they don't seem to have any software drivers, so presumably that's handled by WinXP. No disc came with the system that seems to have anything to do with DVD writers. I've also tried disabling the disc from XP's device manager, rebooting and letting it auto-detect. I've also tried updating the driver, but Windows doesn't see anything more up-to-date, and doesn't even seem to try looking for releases in the net. The symptoms are, quite simply, that it works as a CD burner or a DVD reader, but not as a DVD writer. Windows says there's no valid disc in the drive, and assumes it's a CD anyway, and Nero Express doesn't enable the "Burn" button for a DVD data burn. What else can I try? __________________ Kriegstanz website Kriegstanz forum