TDK 440N indiDVD +-R/+-RW/CD-R/RW in ADS Dual Link drive kit not recognized as DVD Writer

[Stan Spotts]

I took the TDK out of a tower I decomissioned and put it into an ADS
Technologies Dual Link Drive Kit (external box w/Firewire and USB 2.0). I
wanted to make the drive usable by my laptop.

When I connected the drive, it doesn't see it as a DVD writer. It'll read a
DVD, and properties show up with region settings, but still it looks like
Windows XP thinks it's a CD-ROM drive.
The loaded drivers associated with the drive are: cdrom.sys, imapi.sys,
redbook.sys, and storprop.dll. Also, the device shows up as "TDK DVDRW0404N
USB Device".

Has anyone gotten this combination to work? I also have an ADS USB drive
kit with a 120Gb IDE drive that worked from day 1, so I'm guessing that it's
something about recognizing the info from the BIOS of the drive and making
the connection that it's a DVD writer.

Any solution will be welcome. I'm comfortable with tweaking .inf or playing
with the registry to get this going. TDK already said it's not their
problem and would offer no help. ADS hasn't responded, and no info is on
their site about this.

Thanks,
Stan

[Stan Spotts]

Playing around a bit more...

I looked at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314060
and saw that the drive did show up as a writeable DVD drive.

Without a disk in the drive, it shows up in Explorer (via My Computer) as
DVD R/W Drive (D:) or something similar. When I put a blank DVD+R disk into
it, this changed to CD Drive (D:).

When I started Nero Burning ROM (6.1), it defaulted to creating a CD
compilation. When I changed it to DVD, it hung.

Help!

--Stan


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--Stan
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"Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
...
> I took the TDK out of a tower I decomissioned and put it into an ADS
> Technologies Dual Link Drive Kit (external box w/Firewire and USB 2.0). I
> wanted to make the drive usable by my laptop.
>
> When I connected the drive, it doesn't see it as a DVD writer. It'll read
a
> DVD, and properties show up with region settings, but still it looks like
> Windows XP thinks it's a CD-ROM drive.
> The loaded drivers associated with the drive are: cdrom.sys, imapi.sys,
> redbook.sys, and storprop.dll. Also, the device shows up as "TDK
DVDRW0404N
> USB Device".
>
> Has anyone gotten this combination to work? I also have an ADS USB drive
> kit with a 120Gb IDE drive that worked from day 1, so I'm guessing that
it's
> something about recognizing the info from the BIOS of the drive and making
> the connection that it's a DVD writer.
>
> Any solution will be welcome. I'm comfortable with tweaking .inf or
playing
> with the registry to get this going. TDK already said it's not their
> problem and would offer no help. ADS hasn't responded, and no info is on
> their site about this.
>
> Thanks,
> Stan
>
>

[Stan Spotts]

Even more fun - if Nero is hung, and I remove the USB cable, it becomes
responsive again. Has anyone tried this configuration with a firewire
connection? Since USB 2.0 is faster, I'd rather have that working, but
right now a tin-can-and-string connection is better than what I have.

--Stan

"Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
...
> Playing around a bit more...
>
> I looked at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314060
> and saw that the drive did show up as a writeable DVD drive.
>
> Without a disk in the drive, it shows up in Explorer (via My Computer) as
> DVD R/W Drive (D:) or something similar. When I put a blank DVD+R disk
into
> it, this changed to CD Drive (D:).
>
> When I started Nero Burning ROM (6.1), it defaulted to creating a CD
> compilation. When I changed it to DVD, it hung.
>
> Help!
>
> --Stan
>
>
> --
> --Stan
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
> http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm.
>
> "Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I took the TDK out of a tower I decomissioned and put it into an ADS
> > Technologies Dual Link Drive Kit (external box w/Firewire and USB 2.0).
I
> > wanted to make the drive usable by my laptop.
> >
> > When I connected the drive, it doesn't see it as a DVD writer. It'll
read
> a
> > DVD, and properties show up with region settings, but still it looks
like
> > Windows XP thinks it's a CD-ROM drive.
> > The loaded drivers associated with the drive are: cdrom.sys, imapi.sys,
> > redbook.sys, and storprop.dll. Also, the device shows up as "TDK
> DVDRW0404N
> > USB Device".
> >
> > Has anyone gotten this combination to work? I also have an ADS USB
drive
> > kit with a 120Gb IDE drive that worked from day 1, so I'm guessing that
> it's
> > something about recognizing the info from the BIOS of the drive and
making
> > the connection that it's a DVD writer.
> >
> > Any solution will be welcome. I'm comfortable with tweaking .inf or
> playing
> > with the registry to get this going. TDK already said it's not their
> > problem and would offer no help. ADS hasn't responded, and no info is
on
> > their site about this.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Stan
> >
> >
>
>

sounds like you might be using media that your dvd burner does not
recognize. i had similar issues when using cheap dvd media. not every
burner recognizes every type of media. try a different, better brand and
see if that works. of course, you also need to make sure you are using the
right type, in your case, +R or +RW media, not -R or -RW.


"Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
...
> Even more fun - if Nero is hung, and I remove the USB cable, it becomes
> responsive again. Has anyone tried this configuration with a firewire
> connection? Since USB 2.0 is faster, I'd rather have that working, but
> right now a tin-can-and-string connection is better than what I have
>
> --Stan
>
> "Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Playing around a bit more...
> >
> > I looked at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314060
> > and saw that the drive did show up as a writeable DVD drive.
> >
> > Without a disk in the drive, it shows up in Explorer (via My Computer)
as
> > DVD R/W Drive (D:) or something similar. When I put a blank DVD+R disk
> into
> > it, this changed to CD Drive (D:).
> >
> > When I started Nero Burning ROM (6.1), it defaulted to creating a CD
> > compilation. When I changed it to DVD, it hung.
> >
> > Help!
> >
> > --Stan
> >
> >
> > --
> > --Stan
> > --
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> > Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
> > http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm.
> >
> > "Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I took the TDK out of a tower I decomissioned and put it into an ADS
> > > Technologies Dual Link Drive Kit (external box w/Firewire and USB
2.0).
> I
> > > wanted to make the drive usable by my laptop.
> > >
> > > When I connected the drive, it doesn't see it as a DVD writer. It'll
> read
> > a
> > > DVD, and properties show up with region settings, but still it looks
> like
> > > Windows XP thinks it's a CD-ROM drive.
> > > The loaded drivers associated with the drive are: cdrom.sys,
imapi.sys,
> > > redbook.sys, and storprop.dll. Also, the device shows up as "TDK
> > DVDRW0404N
> > > USB Device".
> > >
> > > Has anyone gotten this combination to work? I also have an ADS USB
> drive
> > > kit with a 120Gb IDE drive that worked from day 1, so I'm guessing
that
> > it's
> > > something about recognizing the info from the BIOS of the drive and
> making
> > > the connection that it's a DVD writer.
> > >
> > > Any solution will be welcome. I'm comfortable with tweaking .inf or
> > playing
> > > with the registry to get this going. TDK already said it's not their
> > > problem and would offer no help. ADS hasn't responded, and no info is
> on
> > > their site about this.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Stan
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Peter Hutchison]

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:43:50 -0400, "Stan Spotts"
> wrote:

>Playing around a bit more...
>
>I looked at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314060
>and saw that the drive did show up as a writeable DVD drive.
>
>Without a disk in the drive, it shows up in Explorer (via My Computer) as
>DVD R/W Drive (D:) or something similar. When I put a blank DVD+R disk into
>it, this changed to CD Drive (D:).
>
>When I started Nero Burning ROM (6.1), it defaulted to creating a CD
>compilation. When I changed it to DVD, it hung.
>
>Help!


You cannot 'change' the name of the drive shown in Explorer. It will
only change when you insert a CD and it will use the volume name read
from the CD. It will not change the name if you insert a blank disc.

The only thing, you need to check is that the correct device name is
shown in Device Manager. Leave Explorer alone.

More info on how a CD drive is described is in the Registry:
HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\I DE

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/

[Stan Spotts]

I tried two different brands, both DVD+R and DVD+RW. For that matter, the
drive supports +R, -R, +RW, and -RW. Doesn't seem to matter, but I'll see if
I can find a DVD of yet another brand and try it.


--
--Stan
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> wrote in message
...
> sounds like you might be using media that your dvd burner does not
> recognize. i had similar issues when using cheap dvd media. not every
> burner recognizes every type of media. try a different, better brand and
> see if that works. of course, you also need to make sure you are using
the
> right type, in your case, +R or +RW media, not -R or -RW.
>
>
> "Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Even more fun - if Nero is hung, and I remove the USB cable, it becomes
> > responsive again. Has anyone tried this configuration with a firewire
> > connection? Since USB 2.0 is faster, I'd rather have that working, but
> > right now a tin-can-and-string connection is better than what I have
> >
> > --Stan
> >
> > "Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Playing around a bit more...
> > >
> > > I looked at
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314060
> > > and saw that the drive did show up as a writeable DVD drive.
> > >
> > > Without a disk in the drive, it shows up in Explorer (via My Computer)
> as
> > > DVD R/W Drive (D:) or something similar. When I put a blank DVD+R
disk
> > into
> > > it, this changed to CD Drive (D:).
> > >
> > > When I started Nero Burning ROM (6.1), it defaulted to creating a CD
> > > compilation. When I changed it to DVD, it hung.
> > >
> > > Help!
> > >
> > > --Stan
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > --Stan
> > > --
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> > > Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm.
> > >
> > > "Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > I took the TDK out of a tower I decomissioned and put it into an ADS
> > > > Technologies Dual Link Drive Kit (external box w/Firewire and USB
> 2.0).
> > I
> > > > wanted to make the drive usable by my laptop.
> > > >
> > > > When I connected the drive, it doesn't see it as a DVD writer.
It'll
> > read
> > > a
> > > > DVD, and properties show up with region settings, but still it looks
> > like
> > > > Windows XP thinks it's a CD-ROM drive.
> > > > The loaded drivers associated with the drive are: cdrom.sys,
> imapi.sys,
> > > > redbook.sys, and storprop.dll. Also, the device shows up as "TDK
> > > DVDRW0404N
> > > > USB Device".
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone gotten this combination to work? I also have an ADS USB
> > drive
> > > > kit with a 120Gb IDE drive that worked from day 1, so I'm guessing
> that
> > > it's
> > > > something about recognizing the info from the BIOS of the drive and
> > making
> > > > the connection that it's a DVD writer.
> > > >
> > > > Any solution will be welcome. I'm comfortable with tweaking .inf or
> > > playing
> > > > with the registry to get this going. TDK already said it's not
their
> > > > problem and would offer no help. ADS hasn't responded, and no info
is
> > on
> > > > their site about this.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Stan
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Stan Spotts]

I wasn't clear. I didn't try changing the name in Explorer, I was merely
noting that Explorer changed the name of the drive at those times.

This drive shows up in the registry in
HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\U SBSTOR. Not sure what the
properties should be for this DVD drive. I'd love to get the tree from
someone who has the external version of the drive just to make comparisons.

--
--Stan
--
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm.

"Peter Hutchison" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:43:50 -0400, "Stan Spotts"
> > wrote:
>
> >Playing around a bit more...
> >
> >I looked at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314060
> >and saw that the drive did show up as a writeable DVD drive.
> >
> >Without a disk in the drive, it shows up in Explorer (via My Computer) as
> >DVD R/W Drive (D:) or something similar. When I put a blank DVD+R disk
into
> >it, this changed to CD Drive (D:).
> >
> >When I started Nero Burning ROM (6.1), it defaulted to creating a CD
> >compilation. When I changed it to DVD, it hung.
> >
> >Help!
>
>
> You cannot 'change' the name of the drive shown in Explorer. It will
> only change when you insert a CD and it will use the volume name read
> from the CD. It will not change the name if you insert a blank disc.
>
> The only thing, you need to check is that the correct device name is
> shown in Device Manager. Leave Explorer alone.
>
> More info on how a CD drive is described is in the Registry:
> HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\I DE
>
> Peter Hutchison
> Windows FAQ
> http://www.pcguru.plus.com/
>

[Stan Spotts]

The system event log, BTW, shows the following many, many times over:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Cdrom
Event Category: None
Event ID: 11
Date: 9/10/2003
Time: 11:37:46 PM
User: N/A
Computer: TPC01
Description:
The driver detected a controller error on \Device\CdRom0.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 0f 00 68 00 01 00 b8 00 ..h...¸.
0008: 00 00 00 00 0b 00 04 c0 .......À
0010: 03 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0028: 89 d8 08 00 00 00 00 00 ‰Ø......
0030: ff ff ff ff 06 00 00 00 ÿÿÿÿ....
0038: 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 @.......
0040: ff 20 0a 12 48 01 00 10 ÿ ..H...
0048: 08 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 ........
0050: 20 fd d8 85 f0 6e 32 86 ýØ…ðn2†
0058: 00 00 00 00 40 a6 a5 85 ....@¦¥…
0060: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0068: 4a 01 00 00 58 00 00 00 J...X...
0070: 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0078: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0088: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........


--
--Stan

"Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
...
> I wasn't clear. I didn't try changing the name in Explorer, I was merely
> noting that Explorer changed the name of the drive at those times.
>
> This drive shows up in the registry in
> HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\U SBSTOR. Not sure what
the
> properties should be for this DVD drive. I'd love to get the tree from
> someone who has the external version of the drive just to make
comparisons.
>
> --
> --Stan
>
> "Peter Hutchison" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:43:50 -0400, "Stan Spotts"
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >Playing around a bit more...
> > >
> > >I looked at
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314060
> > >and saw that the drive did show up as a writeable DVD drive.
> > >
> > >Without a disk in the drive, it shows up in Explorer (via My Computer)
as
> > >DVD R/W Drive (D:) or something similar. When I put a blank DVD+R disk
> into
> > >it, this changed to CD Drive (D:).
> > >
> > >When I started Nero Burning ROM (6.1), it defaulted to creating a CD
> > >compilation. When I changed it to DVD, it hung.
> > >
> > >Help!
> >
> >
> > You cannot 'change' the name of the drive shown in Explorer. It will
> > only change when you insert a CD and it will use the volume name read
> > from the CD. It will not change the name if you insert a blank disc.
> >
> > The only thing, you need to check is that the correct device name is
> > shown in Device Manager. Leave Explorer alone.
> >
> > More info on how a CD drive is described is in the Registry:
> > HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\I DE
> >
> > Peter Hutchison
> > Windows FAQ
> > http://www.pcguru.plus.com/
> >
>
>

[Stan Spotts]

After contacting ADS Technologies and being told to contact TDK, contacting
TDK and being told to contact ADS, and contacting Ahead (Nero) and being
told to talk to TDK for drivers, I said screw it and bought a Sony DRX-510UL
(external DVD 4X +R/RW, -R/RW,CD - USB/i.Link), which worked right out of
the box. Go figure. :)

--Stan

"Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
...
> I tried two different brands, both DVD+R and DVD+RW. For that matter, the
> drive supports +R, -R, +RW, and -RW. Doesn't seem to matter, but I'll see
if
> I can find a DVD of yet another brand and try it.
>
>
> --
> --Stan
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > sounds like you might be using media that your dvd burner does not
> > recognize. i had similar issues when using cheap dvd media. not every
> > burner recognizes every type of media. try a different, better brand
and
> > see if that works. of course, you also need to make sure you are using
> the
> > right type, in your case, +R or +RW media, not -R or -RW.
> >
> >
> > "Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Even more fun - if Nero is hung, and I remove the USB cable, it
becomes
> > > responsive again. Has anyone tried this configuration with a firewire
> > > connection? Since USB 2.0 is faster, I'd rather have that working,
but
> > > right now a tin-can-and-string connection is better than what I have
> > >
> > > --Stan
> > >
> > > "Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Playing around a bit more...
> > > >
> > > > I looked at
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314060
> > > > and saw that the drive did show up as a writeable DVD drive.
> > > >
> > > > Without a disk in the drive, it shows up in Explorer (via My
Computer)
> > as
> > > > DVD R/W Drive (D:) or something similar. When I put a blank DVD+R
> disk
> > > into
> > > > it, this changed to CD Drive (D:).
> > > >
> > > > When I started Nero Burning ROM (6.1), it defaulted to creating a CD
> > > > compilation. When I changed it to DVD, it hung.
> > > >
> > > > Help!
> > > >
> > > > --Stan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > --Stan
> > > > "Stan Spotts" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > I took the TDK out of a tower I decomissioned and put it into an
ADS
> > > > > Technologies Dual Link Drive Kit (external box w/Firewire and USB
> > 2.0).
> > > I
> > > > > wanted to make the drive usable by my laptop.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I connected the drive, it doesn't see it as a DVD writer.
> It'll
> > > read
> > > > a
> > > > > DVD, and properties show up with region settings, but still it
looks
> > > like
> > > > > Windows XP thinks it's a CD-ROM drive.
> > > > > The loaded drivers associated with the drive are: cdrom.sys,
> > imapi.sys,
> > > > > redbook.sys, and storprop.dll. Also, the device shows up as "TDK
> > > > DVDRW0404N
> > > > > USB Device".
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone gotten this combination to work? I also have an ADS
USB
> > > drive
> > > > > kit with a 120Gb IDE drive that worked from day 1, so I'm guessing
> > that
> > > > it's
> > > > > something about recognizing the info from the BIOS of the drive
and
> > > making
> > > > > the connection that it's a DVD writer.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any solution will be welcome. I'm comfortable with tweaking .inf
or
> > > > playing
> > > > > with the registry to get this going. TDK already said it's not
> their
> > > > > problem and would offer no help. ADS hasn't responded, and no
info
> is
> > > on
> > > > > their site about this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Stan
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>