DVD+RW disk is not recognised

I have a Toshiba SA40-231, Model No. PSA40E-08DLT-EN which has a DVD ROM/R/RW. I have been trying to back up some stuff using a DVD+RW 4x. However, the drive fails to recognise the DVD. What am I doing wrong?

Hello Gerry
Your unit has just DVD-R/RW drive and it can not handle with +R or +RW medias.
Bye

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