Sigma Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) I built a new PC last year. It's built around an ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3 motherboard. It has 6 SATA ports, 2 red and 4 black. My SSD and hard drive are hooked up to the red ports and work just fine. I was using Windows 7 and am now using Windows 8. I just cannot get a consistently good burn with dual layer media with ImgBurn. Burns fail with a variety of errors in the log. Here's the latest failed attempt: - I 18:22:45 ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.0 started!I 18:22:45 Microsoft Windows 8 Unknown x64 Edition (0x00000067) (6.2, Build 9200)I 18:22:45 Total Physical Memory: 16,673,928 KB - Available: 15,192,824 KBI 18:22:45 Initialising SPTI...I 18:22:45 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...I 18:22:46 -> Drive 1 - Info: Optiarc DVD RW AD-5280S 1.Z8 (E:) (SATA)I 18:22:46 Found 1 DVD±RW!I 18:23:00 Operation Started!I 18:23:00 Source File: D:\ISOs\GOW.isoI 18:23:00 Source File Sectors: 4,267,015 (MODE1/2048)I 18:23:00 Source File Size: 8,738,846,720 bytesI 18:23:00 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROMI 18:23:00 Source File Volume Set Identifier: d2ee4000MS UDFBridgeI 18:23:00 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM)I 18:23:00 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDFI 18:23:00 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.50)I 18:23:00 Destination Device: [2:0:0] Optiarc DVD RW AD-5280S 1.Z8 (E:) (SATA)I 18:23:00 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00)I 18:23:00 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8xI 18:23:00 Destination Media Sectors: 4,267,040I 18:23:00 Write Mode: DVDI 18:23:00 Write Type: DAOI 18:23:00 Write Speed: 4xI 18:23:00 DVD+R DL Reserve Track: NoI 18:23:00 Link Size: AutoI 18:23:00 Lock Volume: YesI 18:23:00 Test Mode: NoI 18:23:00 OPC: NoI 18:23:01 BURN-Proof: EnabledI 18:23:01 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 5,540 KB/s (4x)I 18:23:01 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROMI 18:23:01 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,133,520I 18:23:01 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original DiscI 18:23:10 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded!I 18:23:10 Filling Buffer... (80 MB)I 18:23:11 Writing LeadIn...I 18:23:14 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 4267014)I 18:23:14 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 4267014)I 18:23:14 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 2133519)I 18:36:41 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 2133520 - 4267014)W 18:38:22 Failed to Write Sectors 2337712 - 2337743 - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:22 Retrying (1 of 20)...W 18:38:23 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:23 Retrying (2 of 20)...W 18:38:24 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:24 Retrying (3 of 20)...W 18:38:24 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:24 Retrying (4 of 20)...W 18:38:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:25 Retrying (5 of 20)...W 18:38:26 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:26 Retrying (6 of 20)...W 18:38:27 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:27 Retrying (7 of 20)...W 18:38:27 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:27 Retrying (8 of 20)...W 18:38:28 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:28 Retrying (9 of 20)...W 18:38:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:29 Retrying (10 of 20)...W 18:38:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:29 Retrying (11 of 20)...W 18:38:30 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:30 Retrying (12 of 20)...W 18:38:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:31 Retrying (13 of 20)...W 18:38:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:31 Retrying (14 of 20)...W 18:38:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:32 Retrying (15 of 20)...W 18:38:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:33 Retrying (16 of 20)...W 18:38:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:33 Retrying (17 of 20)...W 18:38:34 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:34 Retrying (18 of 20)...W 18:38:35 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:35 Retrying (19 of 20)...W 18:38:36 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorW 18:38:36 Retrying (20 of 20)...W 18:38:36 Retry Failed - Reason: Write ErrorE 18:38:51 Failed to Write Sectors 2337712 - 2337743 - Reason: Write ErrorI 18:38:51 Synchronising Cache...W 18:38:55 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions.E 18:38:55 Failed to Write Image!I 18:38:55 Exporting Graph Data...I 18:38:55 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Steve\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\Optiarc_DVD_RW_AD-5280S_1.Z8_11-JANUARY-2013_18-23_MKM-003-00_4x.ibgI 18:38:55 Export Successfully Completed!E 18:38:55 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:15:54I 18:38:55 Average Write Rate: 4,995 KB/s (3.6x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,647 KB/s (4.1x) I always use Verbatim MKM-003-00 discs. I have tried different spindles of discs. I have tried 4 different burners: -iHAS 124BiHAS 224BSony Optiarc AD-5280S-PLUS (2 of them with the latest firmware)I have tried all 4 unused SATA ports. I have tried different SATA cables. The BIOS is up to date. All of the drivers, including the chipset drivers, are up to date. There are no filter drivers or other software causing issues. I have tried different burn speeds. When I was using the iHAS drives I tried different combinations of drive settings. I have tried alternative burning software such as CloneCD. Nothing works.I am getting to the end of my tether with this, as I just cannot see what the problem is. If the SATA controller on my MOBO was faulty, surely that wouldn't just affect burning discs? Wouldn't it affect other SATA devices as well, including my SSD/HDD? Is getting an external enclosure and connecting a burner via USB worth a try?Thanks for any help you can give. Edited April 5, 2013 by Sigma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 That's new enough to be a B3 revision of the chipset yeah? The first revision had SATA controller issues (only on the SATA 2 ports) and it died over a period of time. Just for giggles, try the burner in one of the red ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 I found what the problem was a few weeks ago, so I thought I'd come back and post it in case anyone else has the same issues with one of these high end ASUS mATX boards. When I started this thread, I had a Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3 board. After convincing myself that that must be the cause of my woes, I got a Maximus V Gene board instead, but I had the same problems with that too. It turns out that in both cases, I hadn't installed a necessary driver. Device Manager didn't show any issues, so I assumed that all of the drivers for all of my hardware were installed already, particularly as I occasionally got a good burn. But the SATA ports on these boards are controlled by 2 different controllers - an Intel one and an ASMedia one. Both boards only have 2 Intel ports and I had an SSD and a HDD plugged into those. I had my optical drive plugged into one of the ASMedia ports, but I had not installed the ASMedia drivers. As soon as I installed the ASMedia drivers a new entry appeared in Device Manager under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers and in ImgBurn's family tree and I have not had a single issue since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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