TheFiresInTheSky Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 ya, it can read regular cd's like software, music, but just not blank cd's. heres the error i get... Details Product: Windows Operating System Event ID: 7 Source: Cdrom Version: 5.2 Symbolic Name: IO_ERR_BAD_BLOCK Message: The device, %1, has a bad block. Explanation The device has a bad block of memory, which Windows attempted to read. The data might be missing or corrupted. User Action Do one or all of the following: Retry the operation. Clean the physical hard drive. Use newer media. Version: 5.0 Component: System Event Log Symbolic Name: IO_ERR_BAD_BLOCK Message: The device, %1, has a bad block. Explanation The device has a bad block of memory, which Windows attempted to read. The data might be missing or corrupted. User Action Do one or all of the following: Retry the operation. Clean the physical hard drive. Use newer media. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently there are no Microsoft Knowledge Base articles available for this specific error or event message. For information about other support options you can use to find answers online, see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx. well, ive reinstalled windows and its still like that. any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 You said it's a CD-ROM ... if it is, it can't read a blank CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFiresInTheSky Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 well, it has to be able to read it if im gonna write to it. all my writing programs say theres no cd in the drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 I repeat ... You said it' a CD-ROM. ROM means Read Only Memory. To write to a CD you need a CD (or DVD) writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokoike Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 I repeat ... You said it' a CD-ROM. ROM means Read Only Memory. To write to a CD you need a CD (or DVD) writer. Glenn's right. If the drive could read/write blank disks, it would be a CD-RW (re-writeable) drive, not a CD-ROM (read-only memory) drive. Since a CD-ROM drive can't write on a blank disk, what would be the point of it recognizing that disk in the first place, since it wouldn't be able to put anything on it anyway? You can purchase decent internal CD burners for $20-30 these days, so you may want to consider that. But your current hardware just won't work, no matter what software you get. Save a tree, eat a beaver. Save a tree, wipe with an owl. Every time a bell rings, a thread gets hijacked! ding, ding! Give Andavari lots of money and maybe even consider getting K a DVD-RW drive. If it's not Scottish, IT'S CRAP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFiresInTheSky Posted April 28, 2006 Author Share Posted April 28, 2006 sorry, i have a cd writer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted April 28, 2006 Moderators Share Posted April 28, 2006 Have you considered that it may be the brand of blank CD's you are using? Have you tried the blanks in another computer? While you wait for more suggestions here's your error on google http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=thi...bad+block&meta= Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 sorry, i have a cd writer This link may help http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=270008 Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit - IE11 - Nod32 - Mbam pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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