Satellite P100-403: DVD burning won't work

Hi
I have tried working out the DVD problem from the help menu, no luck, tried the Toshiba online help, but not much use as it turns out to be a user forum, where people help one another.
Couldn't even find a box to ask a question. Pass work is metalicg
"P2" - Right click - properties for "format" only works if you enable C.D burning and DLA is ticked.
If you do this it says "by enabling C.D. recording function, you cannot right to DVD RAM
I have tried DVD R & DVD RAME TYPE II Rewriteable, neither will format.
I have some software that states what this machine should be able to do and it and the using DVD discs help menu says I should be able to format and record on them.
Can anyone please advise why I can only write to C.D or how to write to DVD?
Thanks
Melvyn

Hi
If you want to burn a DVD then you should use an 3rd party burning allocation like Nero.
Nero contains the option to format the rewritable medias like CD RW.
>If you do this it says "by enabling C.D. recording function, you cannot right to DVD RAM
This is right and not a problem or an bug. If the own windows burning function is enabled in the CD/DVD drive properties you will be not able to burn the RAM medias!!!
As I said. Use an 3rd party software to burn files on DVD.

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