Talisman

Thanks for your help everyone. It was, indeed, a bad DVD burner - I swapped it out with a colleague's HP DVD burner and completed the task very quickly. Thanks again!

What brand do you recommend I purchase? Also, it'd have to be something I can pick up a Staples, Best Buy, or Circuit City as I can't wait for something to be mailed. Truth be told, after these are burned, I probably won't ever need a DVD burner again so anything I can do in the way of a short term solution would be greatly, greatly appreciated. Additionally, having read through a few other posts, should I turn down the burn speed? Would that make a difference in reliability of burns?

Hi, I'm having a problem burning DVDs. More often than not, I can't get my DVDs to burn complete ISOs to Sony DVD-Rs I have (I've also tried Memorex DVD+Rs). Writes fail at random points burning the sessions - but only sometimes. I've posted a log below. Is this a media problem or a DVD burner problem or what? I had updated my DVD burner's firmware, and at the time that worked - I burned 7 DVDs in a row, no problem. Then I burned 10 more the day after and only 2 worked. I need to burn these for work - please help! Thanks. Also, if this is just me using second rate DVDs, please advise on what format and brand I should purchase. If this is a DVD drive problem, do the same. Thanks. I 13:11:53 Operation Started! I 13:11:53 Source File: Q:\Comm3.iso I 13:11:53 Source File Sectors: 2,294,560 (MODE1/2048) I 13:11:53 Source File Size: 4,699,258,880 bytes I 13:11:53 Source File Volume Identifier: KC 3/7 I 13:11:53 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3987984200230306 I 13:11:53 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.4.2.0 I 13:11:53 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 13:11:53 Source File File System(s): UDF (1.50) I 13:11:53 Destination Device: [3:0:0] DVDRW IDE 16X A091 (E:) (ATA) I 13:11:53 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: SONY16D1) (Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x) I 13:11:53 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496 I 13:11:53 Write Mode: DVD I 13:11:53 Write Type: DAO I 13:11:53 Write Speed: MAX I 13:11:53 Link Size: Auto I 13:11:53 Test Mode: No I 13:11:53 OPC: No I 13:11:53 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 13:11:54 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 13:11:56 Writing LeadIn... I 13:12:13 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2294559) I 13:12:13 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2294559) W 13:16:47 Failed to Write Sectors 1553888 - 1553919 - Reason: Write Error W 13:16:47 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:47 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 13:16:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:51 Retrying (21)... W 13:16:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:51 Retrying (22)... W 13:16:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:52 Retrying (23)... W 13:16:52 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:52 Retrying (24)... W 13:16:52 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:52 Retrying (25)... W 13:16:52 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:16:52 Retrying (26)... W 13:16:52 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:17:02 Retrying (27)... W 13:17:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:17:02 Retrying (28)... W 13:17:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:17:03 Retrying (29)... W 13:17:03 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:17:03 Retrying (30)... W 13:17:03 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:17:03 Retrying (31)... W 13:17:03 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range W 13:17:03 Retrying (32)... W 13:17:03 Retry Failed - Reason: Logical Block Address out of Range E 13:21:27 Failed to Write Sectors 1553888 - 1553919 - Reason: Write Error I 13:21:27 Synchronising Cache... W 13:21:30 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions. E 13:21:30 Failed to Write Image! I 13:21:30 Exporting Graph Data... I 13:21:30 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\*********\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\DVDRW_IDE_16X_A091_MONDAY-DECEMBER-08-2008_1-11_PM_SONY16D1_MAX.ibg I 13:21:30 Export Successfully Completed! E 13:21:30 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:09:36 I 13:21:30 Average Write Rate: 5,609 KB/s (4.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 18,897 KB/s (13.6x)