i have a cd burner and it used to work now i it doesnt work. when i put a cd inside it said the space is all used up, but when i put in a empty cd it said used space 0 bytes and free space 0 bytes. Something is wrong with it. i dont know when it happen i didnt used it for a long time.

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i kind of looking for a way to fix it not a way to get around it.

First, is the device recognized during your POST (Power On Self Test)? (If it is this means the device is electronically functioning and "seen" by the bios.)

If it's "seen", open Device Manager and see if there are any errors etc reported for the device.

There could be a number of reasons for this problem. Dirty laser lens, the device (or part of it) has died, loose connections, motherboard controller problems, chipset drivers, etc etc.

Post back with your results and any further questions.

when you said seen by bios does it mean does it appear on the black screen like above.

i think it seen by bios because it on My Computer when i chieck on it.

the drive is show up in the POST and Device Manager shows no error.

Go back to the device manager and right click on the drive.

Choose Uninstall and reboot the computer.

This will force a reinstall of both the drive and the drivers.

the cd still said 0 bytes

Got any canned air?

If so shoot some inside the drive towards the top.

Have you tried event viewer? It is in computer management.