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I have a Toshiba P25 with a matsushita DVD-RAM model UJ-811. I have never
successfully recorded anything to DVD - but not for lack of trying. I am
confused as to what exactly I have here, what media type I should be using
and whether or not to format the disks. I thought DVD-RAM came in
cartridges - but my drive only accepts naked disks. I have a utility to
format DVD disks but figure that only rewrittable media can/should be
formatted.
I know next to nothing about this - any help would be appreciated.

Dave

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http://www.panasonic.com/industria [...] UJ-811.pdf

What software are you using to burn DVDs?
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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"Dave" <david.r.harmon@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I have a Toshiba P25 with a matsushita DVD-RAM model UJ-811. I have never
>successfully recorded anything to DVD - but not for lack of trying. I am
>confused as to what exactly I have here, what media type I should be using
>and whether or not to format the disks. I thought DVD-RAM came in
>cartridges - but my drive only accepts naked disks. I have a utility to
>format DVD disks but figure that only rewrittable media can/should be
>formatted.
> I know next to nothing about this - any help would be appreciated.
>
> Dave
>
>

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Dave

I have exactly the same problem as you. Mine has a Matsushita UJ-811 DVD-RAM
drive and I have had not any success in recording to DVD and also even
struggle to write to CD although after much "fooling around" have had some
joy with these.

I also have problems trying to play DVD's as typically get an "I/O device
error" when I try to play or access from Windows Explorer

I am using Intervideo WinDVD Creator 2 for software

Toshiba have been of little help on this and the manual offers few solutions.

Bob

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I'm struggling to find info on the drive. But dvd ram is different to dvd
rom, and to dvd writers. If it's a ram it will use a different media to the
normal dvd disc.

Graham

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"DrBob" <bobwilson10@compuserve.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
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> Dave
>
> I have exactly the same problem as you. Mine has a Matsushita UJ-811
> DVD-RAM
> drive and I have had not any success in recording to DVD and also even
> struggle to write to CD although after much "fooling around" have had some
> joy with these.
>
> I also have problems trying to play DVD's as typically get an "I/O device
> error" when I try to play or access from Windows Explorer
>
> I am using Intervideo WinDVD Creator 2 for software
>
> Toshiba have been of little help on this and the manual offers few
> solutions.
>
> Bob
>
>