BD Disk shows up in Windows as "Not Formatted" - Blu-ray Forum

davem · 09-26-2007, 06:06 PM

We are using a Sony BDW-100A drive, and cannot read BD-ROM disks (Retail Movie). The error that comes up is "Disk is not formatted - Windows cannot read from this disk. The disk might be corrupted or it could be using a format that is not compatible with Windows." The PC is running XP, SP2. Is there a special driver that is needed? I have tried this on 3 different PCs and with both this drive and a Panasonic UJ-215 Slimline. Any clues? Thanks.

dadkins · 09-26-2007, 08:33 PM

What player software are you using to try and play the movie?

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davem · 09-27-2007, 08:47 PM

We weren't aware that a specific player software is needed to "see" a BD-ROM. We are developing a system that will transfer data files from Blu-ray media, not play a movie. Will this same software show files on the disk? It also appears that the BD-R and BD-RE Blu-ray media comes unformatted, and must have a format burned onto it using NERO 7, or similar burner software. Is that true? Thanks.

owa · 09-27-2007, 08:53 PM

Have you installed whatever software came with the burner? Even with a fairly new DVD burner (external device with more than the usual burner capabilities), I recently had to install the software that came with it before it was properly recognized. It appears it must have installed updated drivers/info.

09-26-2007, 06:06 PM	#1
davem Junior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Longmont, Colorado	BD Disk shows up in Windows as "Not Formatted" We are using a Sony BDW-100A drive, and cannot read BD-ROM disks (Retail Movie). The error that comes up is "Disk is not formatted - Windows cannot read from this disk. The disk might be corrupted or it could be using a format that is not compatible with Windows." The PC is running XP, SP2. Is there a special driver that is needed? I have tried this on 3 different PCs and with both this drive and a Panasonic UJ-215 Slimline. Any clues? Thanks.

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09-26-2007, 08:33 PM	#2
dadkins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Hercules, CA Blu-ray collection:35 Blu-ray reviews:2	What player software are you using to try and play the movie? InterVideo WinDVD 8 HD/BD or PowerDVD Ultra 7.3 is needed to playback Blu-ray Disc movies

09-27-2007, 08:47 PM	#3
davem Junior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Longmont, Colorado	We weren't aware that a specific player software is needed to "see" a BD-ROM. We are developing a system that will transfer data files from Blu-ray media, not play a movie. Will this same software show files on the disk? It also appears that the BD-R and BD-RE Blu-ray media comes unformatted, and must have a format burned onto it using NERO 7, or similar burner software. Is that true? Thanks.

09-27-2007, 08:53 PM	#4
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Have you installed whatever software came with the burner? Even with a fairly new DVD burner (external device with more than the usual burner capabilities), I recently had to install the software that came with it before it was properly recognized. It appears it must have installed updated drivers/info.

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