Not an uncommon problem I guess:
Re: Problem with Samsung H552B DVD Writer
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Ok so I`ve been having similar problems and having searched the web (for what seems like years!) I can see that this may well be a common theme... The H552B just will not recognise any type of recordable media be it burned or blank, DVD or CD.
Can anyone help? I`ve upgraded to the latest firmware, swapped between master and slave and CS, uninstalled, reinstalled but I really don`t know what to try next!
All that was technical enough for me so its over to you guys... Anyone think they`re up to the job?!!!
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18-02-2005 #22
alamir
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Posts: 1 Re: Problem with Samsung H552B DVD Writer
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Hi men.
I bought a H522B dvdrw and I'm experiencing a really nasty problem: after a few months of normal use, the drive stopped recognizing CD media, but not DVD.
According to the user's forum on
www.chl.it (italian) this is a very common issue. I've just reveived a new unit, produced on january 2005, from the warranty service, but I'm still worried... how long will it work?
nb: this is a HARDWARE error, the drive doesn't recognize cd media even unconnected from the 40pin ribbon (i mean, the green light keeps flashing for 1 1/2 minute. a working unit recognize the media with just power plugged in).
according to the mentioned forum, samsung replied it depends on xp's service pack 2...
this seems a "farmer", not tech, opinion!!
any idea?
thx
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26-03-2005 #23
NEM25
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This sounds like very bad news to me. I've posted this already, but it might well interest you to read it here, too.
I have recently bought a Samsung TS-552B DVD Writer. I bought some Imation DVD-RW discs to backup my PC before I did a clean-install of Windows. During the backup process I tried to erase some of the discs using Nero 6 Express that came with the DVD Writer. However, when trying to erase the discs on 'Full erase', the process started, but after about 10 seconds it stopped and ejected the DVD. When I reloaded the DVD, Nero disc info. showed the DVD to be empty, but when I tried to access the DVD via My Computer I got an 'Incorrect Function' error. I went to Nero.com and downloaded the most recent update at the time (6.6.0.6). I installed this update and it actually fixed the problem completely - I was able to erase the DVD-RWs with no more problems.
After formating the hard drive and re-installing Windows, I installed the same software as before, including Nero and the same update.
A few weeks ago I tried to erase the DVD-RWs, but the same problem happened again. I tried with more than one DVD-RW, but each one I tried gave the same result - 10 seconds and then it stopped. Nero gave me an 'Erasing Failure' error.
I have tried using Nero without any update installed, and also with the most recent update (6.6.0.8a) installed, but get the same problem. I have uninstalled and re-installed using Nero's Clean Tools, but still cannot erase the DVD-RWs. I downloaded the freeware Cyberlink DVD Solution. I tried to erase the discs using this (after completely removing Nero), but again had the same problem - 10 seconds then failure.
I have a friend who has an LG DVD Writer, and plan on trying to erase the discs on his Writer to see whether it is the discs or my Writer.
Has anyone experienced similar problems? I've heard that Nero can actually damage the discs so they are unre-writable. Is this true? The DVD-Writer is very new and Imation is a reputable brand, is it not? Any ideas???
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03-04-2005 #24
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I spoke to someone at Samsung Technical Help. He said that the drive does have compatability issues with media. He suggested that I use only Samsung or TDK media.
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05-04-2005 #25
Bob_G
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I have a Samsung TS-H552B as OEM on my HP (TS-05). Initially I was able to write DVD+R 4X media at 2X with no problems, couldn't get a quality write on the same cheap DVD-R 4X media. Decided to try better media (Memorex ProdiscF10 DVD-R 8X).
Writer wrote fine, had some minor issues with write quality. Then for some reason (hiccup in the system), all of a sudden I couldn't write to this media, could write to the cheap DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD+RW with no problems, but could write to the Memorex disks.
I then loaded the latest Firmware TS-08 and all of a sudden, I could write to the Memorex disks again.
The two lessons I've learned for the TS_H552B are:
1) Don't use cheap media, if that's all you have it has less problems with DVD+R
2) If all of a sudden you can't read / write to a disk that you used to before, reload the latest Firmware.
