DVD Drive on Win2K3

[Jon Lickey]

I am trying to back up some data onto a DVD from a Proliant DL360G5 Server. After placing either a DVD+R or DVD-R disc into the drive the system does not see the media via explorer. Error message states that the drive is not accessible. What could be the issue? Driver? Media?

[Torsten.]

You cannot see an empty media in explorer - it's empty!

Check your drive capabilities and media information for example with Neros info tool:

http://www.nero.com/enu/support-nero8-tools-utilities.html

[Steven Clementi]

Jon:

What service pack are you running on the server? and is it R2?

Last I heard there was no driect to DVD support, like there is for a regular CD. You can ony use 3rd party software to write to DVD.


Steven

[Jon Lickey]

Yes it is Win2K3 R2 SP2

I ran the tool that Torsten suggested.

Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4084N
Type : DVD±R/RW DL Recorder
Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : Yes
Read DVD-R : Yes
Read DVD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-R DL : Yes
Read DVD+R : Yes
Read DVD+RW : Yes
Read DVD+R DL : Yes
Read BD-ROM : No
Read BD-R : No
Read BD-RE : No
Read HD DVD-ROM : No
Read HD DVD-R : No
Read HD DVD-R DL : No
Read HD DVD-RAM : No
Read HD DVD-RW : No
Read HD DVD-RW DL : No
Read HD-BURN : No
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : No
Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : Yes
Write DVD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R DL : No
Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD+R DL : Yes
Write DVD-RAM : No
Write DVD-RAM : Yes
Write BD-R : No
Write BD-RE : No
Write HD DVD-R : No
Write HD DVD-R DL : No
Write HD DVD-RAM : No
Write HD DVD-RW : No
Write HD DVD-RW DL : No
Write HD-BURN-R : No
Write HD-BURN-RW : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
SolidBurn : No
Labelflash : No
LightScribe : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW DAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96

[Steven Clementi]

Are you trying to use 3rd party software to write to the dvd? or just trying to do it from Windows Explorer?


Steven

[Jon Lickey]

I would like to just use Windows Explorer like you can for a CD. However, I am starting to think that you are correct with the idea that you MUST use a 3rd Party tool to write to a DVD.