DVD-R Question

[stewartlittle]

Hope this fits in to the storage part.

I have a HP zx5000 laptop with CD/DVD burner.
I have burned CD-R,CD-RW,DVD+RW.

I bought some Office Depot brand DVD-R (that might be the problem) and when I try to burn it,it's showing the disc 100% full.Even if I only try to put a 1 folder of only a few pictures.I tried two discs with the same result.

Whats wrong?
Does my laptop not read DVD-R's? I would think it should,but if not I just get DVD+R's.

[Jon]

As best I can tell from looking at HP's support page for the ZX5000, it doesn't support DVD-R, so you do need to get DVD+R or DVD+RW discs. But this should be spelled out in your manuals.

[stewartlittle]

As best I can tell from looking at HP's support page for the ZX5000, it doesn't support DVD-R, so you do need to get DVD+R or DVD+RW discs. But this should be spelled out in your manuals.


What manual,I bought it used and it did'nt come with one,I guess I just figured it would read it.
No biggie though,I called Office Depot and they just bring'em in and swap for DVD+R.

Thanks,

[Mark1]

DV-R or DV+R are a one shot deal I beleave. They are not RW (rewrite) sot the disk is finalized and closed to new info. So even with the smallest amount on it, because it is closed there is " no room".

[ben_r_]

Yea it sounds like you have put your one folder or whatever on there and clicked th burn button. Once you do that that disc is done. Theres no adding more or changing what you burned on a one time burn DVD. You probably what DVD-RWs...

[Jon]

What manual,I bought it used and it did'nt come with one,I guess I just figured it would read it.
No biggie though,I called Office Depot and they just bring'em in and swap for DVD+R.

Thanks,
Go over to HP then, under Support, give them the (exact) model, and download the PDFs for it.

[stewartlittle]

DV-R or DV+R are a one shot deal I beleave. They are not RW (rewrite) sot the disk is finalized and closed to new info. So even with the smallest amount on it, because it is closed there is " no room".

They were brand new,just opened'em up this morning.
Jon was right,I believe.I exchanged them for DVD+R and am burning one right now.
I don't finalize until the disc is almost full.Which brings up another question.

I also have a Burn4Free program,a couple of DVD+RW's are currupted because I tried to import and I guess it put too much info on there.Now it wont erace or anything.So now I'm using the ole Complete CD Maker again.
Any ideas on that?