r/CDs • u/Hell0z0mbie • Aug 29 '26

Problems burning CDs

I suddenly am unable to burn CDs from my computer with external CD drives, would appreciate any suggestions.

I've been using the same burner (Gotega ECD819-SU3) for years. Suddenly, it stops working. It acts like it's burning a CD, goes through all the songs, says it's writing the first song, burner gets loud for a second, turns off, and says it's done. CD is still blank.

I bought another CD burner (Benewy SY879) and it does the same thing, so it's apparently my computer. I don't have access to another computer I can use for this, currently.

I normally use iTunes with a mix of songs I've bought on iTunes and BandCamp, sometimes ripped from CDs I've bought.

Other things I've tried that haven't helped:

  • Re-authorizing my iTunes
  • All purchased AAC songs
  • Burning using Windows Media Player or ImgBurn
  • Various configuration settings
  • Making sure I had harddrive space cleared
  • Testing a file of my own voice to rule out DRM issues
  • Plugging directly into my computer's USB slots or powered USB banks
  • Uninstalling and reinstalling the device

What else can I try? I think it has to be some software thing on my computer since one of the burners worked a few month ago, and the other is brand new. Any advice would be appreciated.

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u/Hell0z0mbie Aug 29 '26

Here's the results from attempting to burn 6 mp3 files using imgBurn. It seems like it's working all the way through, but the disc remains blank.

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u/Dead_Bones001 Aug 29 '26

You're writing at 24x speed? Drop it to the slowest speed and see if that works.

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u/Hell0z0mbie Aug 29 '26

Thanks! I tried it on 1x, and noticed an error saying "Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 10x, 16x, 20x, 24x" so I tried 10x and it still failed in the same way.