Since this happened gradually over time, I would first try cleaning the 
drive (and discs?). The environmental operating conditions may need to 
be adjusted. Are there four legged pets allowed around the computer?

Tom

Dean K. Kukral wrote:
> I am sending this for a friend.  I seem to remember something like this 
> fairly recently, but I am in the midst of my own problems right now.  If 
> anyone has any suggestions, I will forward them to my friend.
>
> Dean Kukral
>
>
> DVD Writer and CD-RW & DVD-ROM combo drive will no longer recognize 
> blank CD-R/RW and DVD discs (messages say there is no blank disc in the 
> drive when there is).  Web search shows many others with the same 
> problem but no fixes suggeted other than what I have already tried: 
> System Restore, delete and reinstall programs, remove and reinstall 
> hardware have not worked.   Any suggestions ?
>
> Windows XP
>
> Samsung external (USB) super writemaster DVD-RAM SE S204
>
> Liteon 52x CD-RW and 16x DVD-ROM
>
> both installed with NERO s 7 essentials software and worked well for 
> weeks until gradually began refusing to recognized blank media. 
>
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>
>
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