powerdrive recognises blank cd as dvd rw

so, a while back i put a rw dvd into the drive, worked fine!, now i tried to burn a regular cd and the powerdrive showed up as: DVD RW DRIVE, and when i burned it it showed as a data disc?!?!? i wanna burn a cd to listen to help would be greatly appreciated


Posted on Sep 6, 2025 01:04 AM

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Sep 6, 2025 07:44 AM in response to Alikoyuzz

Good day,


We can more effectively help you here when you give details. We are not Apple but other end user; we have no way to see nor remotely access your device to see key details, OS version, etc.


Details that will help us better help you with this are:

— What Apple device, including sub-model (the part with a year)?

— What OS version is it running?

— is the optical drive built into the device or an external drive?

— If external, what make and model?

— Are you using aftermarket disk-burning software? If so which one?


Many of the most experienced helpers here are old and not very good at guessing! 😉

powerdrive recognises blank cd as dvd rw

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