You're burner is having a problem reading the disks you're using.  Are the disks the right speed for your burner?  Are you using el cheapo disks? What software are you using for burning the disks?  Have you installed the latest updates for firmware and software for the burner?

>Hi Listers,
>I'm trying to burn a CD an when I tell it to 'burn' I get the message;
>
>        "Please insert an empty CD to write to...."
>
>with only the option to 'cancel'.
>I already have a new CD-R in the burner.
>Any ideas as to what is the matter?  Am I missing a setting or something?
>My burner is a Yamaha CRW2200E.  If you need additional information please let me know.



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