Windows 10 Why can't I write to my external CD writer?

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I have a Pioneer BDR-XD07S portable CD burner. When I plug it into a USB port on my laptop, I can copy files from the laptop to a disk in the external drive...no problem. However, when I plug the same external drive, with the same disk, into my workstation, I cannot copy files from the workstation to the disk in the external drive. Could the read/write settings be different from laptop to workstation? The external disk drive shows up in the Device Manager, and a Windows Explorer window opens when I plug in the external drive...just can't write to it. But, once again, it works fine when plugged

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