dual layer media not detected

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"bojangles" <bojangles.1vjydn@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
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>
> Hi all,
>
> I have an freecom external dual layer burner that shows empty when I
> insert blank dual layer disks.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> My system specs are Pentium 4 2GHz, 512 Mb of RAM and the operating
> system is XP.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> --
> bojangles

Are you sure your DVD software will recognize dual layer disks? Only the
recent versions will. Recognizing dual layer disks is not a function of the
hardware or the OS but of the DVD software.