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The truth is out there© or the happy end. As I mentioned before I was pretty confident in both Imageburn program and Pioneer hardware. My media came from the same source in Japan and all disks except for TDK BD-RE were repacked (were not in the original jewel cases or sealed box). As soon as I got the sealed box of jeweled cases of the same exact Verbatim BR-R DL media from another source all my problems were history! BTW the disks look, feel and display the same exact info. The only difference is that the good disks for some reason take about 1:20 to burn 43 Gb image, while the bad ones claim only 1:10. Bottom line: Imagburn is the best CD-DVD-BD burning program in the world so far, Pioneer BDR-205 is a fine piece of hardware as well :-)

Well, as you said before, not too many people in the world burn the BD-R DL media yet. I never burned any of BD disks faster than 2x speed. I did not set it I guess the program defaults to it. Yes it's a totally different drive - date of manufacture and s/n. At this point I can be looking at anything from using different enclosure/drive to using a different computer. But it's totally outside the "support" it's rather finding another solution to the problem. Bottom line is that unfortunately you have no more suggestions for me at this point and getting help from Pioneer is similar to beating on the dead horse :-)

Yes I admit: I have nothing better to do than making all this up, buying Pioneer BDR-205 drive and enclosure, 10 Verbatim BD-R disks, 10 TDK BD-R disks, 5 TDK BD-RE disks. Putting it all together, spending time burning (1 hour+ for each disk), killing 8 BD-R disks, getting a replacement BDR-205, spending hours on hold with Pionner "tech support", saving and posting here all screenshots and logs... All I needed here was some help and I was trying to provide as much info as I could, not simply saying: "it does not burn - help" :-( You say Imageburn must burn them - fine, Pioneer say BDR-205 must burn them - fine. The results are somewhat different.

Well, it's quite limited supply of different brands of BD DL media here in the States (I'm sure that in UK one can just go to the store and buy any brand he'd like). Now it's proven for two major brands. I beleive that 7 Verbatim and 1 TDK coasters are a rock solid proof of that. This time 60% failure.

Ok, my last attempt with a different media: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unique Disc Identifier : [bD-R-DL:TDKBLD-RFB-000] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disc Type : [bD-R DL : Class 0 - Version 1] Manufacturer Name : [TDK Corp.] Manufacturer ID : [TDKBLD] Media Type ID : [RFB] Product Revision : [000] Stamper Date : [Not Present On Disc] Layer Info : [2 Layers (L0-L1) : 25.03 GB (23.31 GiB) Per Layer] Blank Disc Capacity : [24,438,784 Sectors = 50.05 GB (46.61 GiB)] Recording Speeds : [1x , 2x , 4x]

Do you beleive in magic? I now certainly do! According to Pioneer the BDR-205 v1.04 supports those Verbatim disks, according to you the program works :-) The BDR-205 drive FW 1.04 does support the media you listed "VERBATIMb" although it will only burn at 2X. I'm not sure why it is not working for you. FYI, if you use Panasonic DL 4x media "MEI__T02" you can burn up to 10x. And if you use Panasonic DL 6x media (most likely you will need to buy online), it will burn up to 12x. Just letting you know in case speed is a factor for you. All other DL media will burn 8x (best case). Best Regards, Blu-ray Disc Support Desk Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. www.pioneerelectronics.com

Well, I don't know whose fault it is - Pioneer or software - SOMEBODY's FOR SURE! And it does not work, this time at 39% However I'm the one who lost: 6 BR-R DL 50 GB disks, purchased the Pioneer BDR-205 drive + housing and spent all this time for nothing! I 15:52:02 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started! I 15:52:02 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600) I 15:52:02 Total Physical Memory: 4,184,956 KB - Available: 2,906,796 KB W 15:52:02 AnyDVD can interfere with ImgBurn's ability to verify accurately, please ensure it's disabled! W 15:52:02 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 15:52:02 Initialising SPTI... I 15:52:02 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 15:52:02 -> Drive 1 - Info: hp BDDVDRW CT21L 1.02 (D:) (ATAPI) I 15:52:02 Found 1 BD-ROM/DVD±RW! W 15:52:07 Device Arrival Detected! I 15:52:07 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 15:52:08 -> Drive 1 - Info: hp BDDVDRW CT21L 1.02 (D:) (ATAPI) I 15:52:08 -> Drive 2 - Info: PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.04 (E:) (ATAPI) I 15:52:08 Found 1 BD-ROM/DVD±RW and 1 BD-RE! I 15:54:13 Operation Started! I 15:54:13 Source File: C:\Temp\Blu-Ray\PW.ISO I 15:54:13 Source File Sectors: 20,123,680 (MODE1/2048) I 15:54:13 Source File Size: 41,213,296,640 bytes I 15:54:13 Source File Volume Identifier: PRETTY_WOMAN_DEU I 15:54:13 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3C72B04801330E5F I 15:54:13 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0 I 15:54:13 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 15:54:13 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50) I 15:54:13 Destination Device: [0:2:0] PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.04 (E:) (ATAPI) I 15:54:13 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMb-00) (Speeds: 2x) I 15:54:13 Destination Media Sectors: 24,438,784 I 15:54:13 Write Mode: BD I 15:54:13 Write Type: DAO I 15:54:13 Write Speed: 1x I 15:54:13 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes I 15:54:13 Link Size: Auto I 15:54:13 Lock Volume: Yes I 15:54:13 Test Mode: No I 15:54:13 OPC: No I 15:54:13 BURN-Proof: Enabled W 15:54:13 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 4,496 KB/s (1x), Got: 8,990 KB/s (2x) I 15:54:13 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No I 15:54:14 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 15:54:15 Writing LeadIn... I 15:54:36 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 20123679) I 15:54:36 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 20123679) W 16:24:48 Failed to Write Sectors 7893632 - 7893663 - Reason: Internal Target Failure W 16:24:48 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:24:58 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 16:24:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:41:32 Retrying (21)... W 16:41:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:43:20 Retrying (22)... W 16:43:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:43:22 Retrying (23)... W 16:43:22 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:43:23 Retrying (24)... W 16:43:23 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:47:29 Retrying (25)... W 16:47:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:47:30 Retrying (26)... W 16:47:30 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:47:30 Retrying (27)... W 16:47:30 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:47:31 Retrying (28)... W 16:47:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 16:47:32 Retrying (29)... W 16:47:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write E 16:47:34 Failed to Write Sectors 7893632 - 7893663 - Reason: Internal Target Failure E 16:47:34 Next Writable Address: 0 I 16:47:34 Synchronising Cache... I 16:47:37 Closing Track... I 16:47:40 Finalising Disc...

Ok the replacement new Pioneer drive is in - with the same exact firmware. To play it safe I burned TDK BD-RE DL 50GB. Aside from "zeroing sectors" for almost two hours(!) it burned fine. I can't afford the 6th(!) Mitsubishi/Verbatim BD-R DL 50 GB coaster, do we have a test mode to try it without ruining the disk? Disc ID: VERBAT-IMb-00 Pioneer tech support is useless suggesting to update to the latest firmware :-)

Changing of the flow attributes work but it's not a conversion :-)

I also had major issues with BDR-205, still not resolved. http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=14110&st=0#entry114678

I'm sorry but I don't know how the drive and program work. All I used was the common sense which told me that it gets stock shortly after burnung 25 GB (not before 25 GB, not after 30 or 35)! Pioneer suggested to send it in for repairs! Will get a replacent drive - I doubt it'd solve it.

Well, I did it again: tried to burn another one using USB instead of eSATA. Same crap - failed at 61%. So 5 BD DL-R disks are in the garbage! At this point it's safe to say that the Pioneer BDR-205 is not capable of burning the BR DL-R 50Gb using the ImageBurn or vice versa. I had never any problems with ImageBurn in the past plus Pioneer has been making one of the best burners and Verbatim disks by Mitsubishi are the best. Pioneer has been contacted. So obviously the problem is going over 25 Gb - as I mentioned before BR SL-R 25 GB burn no problem whatsoever. Let's face it: both 61% and 63% of total 41 Gb are right pass the 25 Gb landmark! In first case it's 63% of 40,496 = 25,599 Gb (reported by IB) In second case it's 61% of 41,214 = 25,264 Gb (reported by IB) So either the drive or the program don't know that they need to switch layers (drive and ImageBurn need to do some handshaking?) The first layer (25 Gb) is used up, but it keeps writing onto it, runs out of physical space on the disk and gets the error! The error says: Invalid Address for write - sure, no more addresses left on the first layer :-( I think it's obvious or am I the only one who noted this? I 19:12:11 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started! I 19:12:11 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600) I 19:12:11 Total Physical Memory: 4,184,956 KB - Available: 2,806,204 KB W 19:12:11 AnyDVD can interfere with ImgBurn's ability to verify accurately, please ensure it's disabled! W 19:12:11 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 19:12:11 Initialising SPTI... I 19:12:11 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:12:11 -> Drive 1 - Info: hp BDDVDRW CT21L 1.02 (D:) (ATAPI) I 19:12:11 -> Drive 2 - Info: PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.04 (E:) (USB) I 19:12:11 Found 1 BD-ROM/DVD±RW and 1 BD-RE! I 19:12:55 Operation Started! I 19:12:55 Source File: C:\Temp\Blu-Ray\__.ISO I 19:12:55 Source File Sectors: 20,123,680 (MODE1/2048) I 19:12:55 Source File Size: 41,213,296,640 bytes I 19:12:55 Source File Volume Identifier: _____________________________ I 19:12:55 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3C72B04801330E5F I 19:12:55 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0 I 19:12:55 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 19:12:55 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50) I 19:12:55 Destination Device: [0:0:0] PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.04 (E:) (USB) I 19:12:55 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMb-00) (Speeds: 2x) I 19:12:55 Destination Media Sectors: 24,438,784 I 19:12:55 Write Mode: BD I 19:12:55 Write Type: DAO I 19:12:55 Write Speed: 1x I 19:12:55 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes I 19:12:55 Link Size: Auto I 19:12:55 Lock Volume: Yes I 19:12:55 Test Mode: No I 19:12:55 OPC: No I 19:12:55 BURN-Proof: Enabled W 19:12:55 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 4,496 KB/s (1x), Got: 8,990 KB/s (2x) I 19:12:55 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No I 19:12:55 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 19:12:56 Writing LeadIn... I 19:13:16 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 20123679) I 19:13:16 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 20123679) W 20:00:43 Failed to Write Sectors 12335936 - 12335967 - Reason: Internal Target Failure W 20:00:43 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 20:00:50 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 20:00:50 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write E 20:25:08 Failed to Write Sectors 12335936 - 12335967 - Reason: Internal Target Failure E 20:25:08 Next Writable Address: 12219392 I 20:25:08 Synchronising Cache... I 20:25:13 Closing Track... I 20:25:16 Finalising Disc... E 20:25:46 Failed to Write Image! I 20:25:46 Exporting Graph Data... I 20:25:46 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Tony\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_BD-RW_BDR-205_1.04_MONDAY-MARCH-22-2010_7-12_PM_VERBAT-IMb-00_1x.ibg I 20:25:46 Export Successfully Completed! E 20:25:46 Operation Failed! - Duration: 01:12:51 I 20:25:46 Average Write Rate: 5,721 KB/s (1.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 9,038 KB/s (2.0x)

Still no-go, this time 63%... I did not switch to USB, still on external cable eSATA. The program did not lock up like it did first time. I 12:07:25 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started! I 12:07:25 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600) I 12:07:25 Total Physical Memory: 4,184,956 KB - Available: 2,784,252 KB W 12:07:25 AnyDVD can interfere with ImgBurn's ability to verify accurately, please ensure it's disabled! W 12:07:25 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 12:07:25 Initialising SPTI... I 12:07:25 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 12:07:25 -> Drive 1 - Info: hp BDDVDRW CT21L 1.02 (D:) (ATAPI) I 12:07:25 Found 1 BD-ROM/DVD±RW! W 12:07:28 Device Arrival Detected! I 12:07:28 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 12:07:28 -> Drive 1 - Info: hp BDDVDRW CT21L 1.02 (D:) (ATAPI) I 12:07:38 -> Drive 2 - Info: PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.04 (E:) (ATAPI) I 12:07:38 Found 1 BD-ROM/DVD±RW and 1 BD-RE! I 12:08:11 Operation Started! I 12:08:11 Source File: C:\Temp\Blu-Ray\HL.ISO I 12:08:11 Source File Sectors: 19,773,344 (MODE1/2048) I 12:08:11 Source File Size: 40,495,808,512 bytes I 12:08:11 Source File Volume Identifier: HURT_LOCKER I 12:08:11 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3C72B525012DB733 I 12:08:11 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0 I 12:08:11 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 12:08:11 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50) I 12:08:11 Destination Device: [0:2:0] PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.04 (E:) (ATAPI) I 12:08:11 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMb-00) (Speeds: 2x) I 12:08:11 Destination Media Sectors: 24,438,784 I 12:08:11 Write Mode: BD I 12:08:11 Write Type: DAO I 12:08:11 Write Speed: 1x I 12:08:11 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes I 12:08:11 Link Size: Auto I 12:08:11 Lock Volume: Yes I 12:08:11 Test Mode: No I 12:08:11 OPC: No I 12:08:11 BURN-Proof: Enabled W 12:08:11 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 4,496 KB/s (1x), Got: 8,990 KB/s (2x) I 12:08:11 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No I 12:08:11 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 12:08:12 Writing LeadIn... I 12:08:33 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 19773343) I 12:08:33 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 19773343) W 12:57:15 Failed to Write Sectors 12499424 - 12499455 - Reason: Write Error W 12:57:15 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 12:57:20 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 12:57:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 13:00:21 Retrying (21)... W 13:00:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 13:00:23 Retrying (22)... W 13:00:23 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 13:00:24 Retrying (23)... W 13:00:24 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 13:07:01 Retrying (24)... W 13:07:01 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write E 13:07:02 Failed to Write Sectors 12499424 - 12499455 - Reason: Write Error E 13:07:02 Next Writable Address: 11852096 I 13:07:02 Synchronising Cache... I 13:07:06 Closing Track... I 13:07:09 Finalising Disc... E 13:07:25 Failed to Write Image! I 13:07:25 Exporting Graph Data... I 13:07:25 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Tony\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_BD-RW_BDR-205_1.04_MONDAY-MARCH-22-2010_12-08_PM_VERBAT-IMb-00_1x.ibg I 13:07:25 Export Successfully Completed! E 13:07:25 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:59:14 I 13:07:25 Average Write Rate: 7,124 KB/s (1.6x) - Maximum Write Rate: 9,048 KB/s (2.0x)

Successfully installed - thanks! Will keep my fingers crossed and will try to burn another one :-(

Yep I ran both of them before getting the second coaster. At this point the last resort left is to switch from eSATA to USB. What's bugging me is why did it write the BR SL 25Gb no problem?

Another coaster! Well, this time it went 49% and got stock! Then we've got at least an error: Something is very wrong! The program does not know where and how to switch the layers on DL BD video disk? I remember it was (a big) issue with DL DVDs - is it the same with DL BDs? The log: I 22:23:08 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started! I 22:23:08 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600) I 22:23:08 Total Physical Memory: 4,184,956 KB - Available: 2,885,204 KB W 22:23:08 AnyDVD can interfere with ImgBurn's ability to verify accurately, please ensure it's disabled! W 22:23:08 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 22:23:08 Initialising SPTI... I 22:23:08 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 22:23:08 -> Drive 1 - Info: hp BDDVDRW CT21L 1.02 (D:) (ATAPI) I 22:23:08 -> Drive 2 - Info: PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.04 (E:) (ATAPI) I 22:23:08 Found 1 BD-ROM/DVD±RW and 1 BD-RE! I 22:24:08 Operation Started! I 22:24:08 Source File: C:\Temp\Blu-Ray\__.ISO I 22:24:08 Source File Sectors: 19,773,344 (MODE1/2048) I 22:24:08 Source File Size: 40,495,808,512 bytes I 22:24:08 Source File Volume Identifier: _______________ I 22:24:08 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3C72B525012DB733 I 22:24:08 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0 I 22:24:08 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 22:24:08 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50) I 22:24:08 Destination Device: [0:2:0] PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.04 (E:) (ATAPI) I 22:24:08 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMb-00) (Speeds: 2x) I 22:24:08 Destination Media Sectors: 24,438,784 I 22:24:08 Write Mode: BD I 22:24:08 Write Type: DAO I 22:24:08 Write Speed: 1x I 22:24:08 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes I 22:24:08 Link Size: Auto I 22:24:08 Lock Volume: Yes I 22:24:08 Test Mode: No I 22:24:08 OPC: No I 22:24:08 BURN-Proof: Enabled W 22:24:08 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 4,496 KB/s (1x), Got: 8,990 KB/s (2x) I 22:24:08 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No I 22:24:09 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 22:24:10 Writing LeadIn... I 22:24:30 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 19773343) I 22:24:30 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 19773343) W 23:06:11 Failed to Write Sectors 9763040 - 9763071 - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:11 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 23:06:11 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:11 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 23:06:11 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:11 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 23:06:11 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:11 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 23:06:11 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:06:12 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 23:06:12 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:08:08 Retrying (21)... W 23:08:08 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:08:10 Retrying (22)... W 23:08:10 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:08:11 Retrying (23)... W 23:08:11 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 23:08:37 Retrying (24)... W 23:08:37 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write E 23:08:39 Failed to Write Sectors 9763040 - 9763071 - Reason: Invalid Address For Write E 23:08:39 Next Writable Address: 9763008 I 23:08:39 Synchronising Cache... I 23:08:43 Closing Track... I 23:08:45 Finalising Disc... E 23:09:12 Failed to Write Image! I 23:09:12 Exporting Graph Data... I 23:09:12 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Tony\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_BD-RW_BDR-205_1.04_SUNDAY-MARCH-21-2010_10-24_PM_VERBAT-IMb-00_1x.ibg I 23:09:12 Export Successfully Completed! E 23:09:12 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:45:03 I 23:09:12 Average Write Rate: 7,373 KB/s (1.6x) - Maximum Write Rate: 9,038 KB/s (2.0x)

It's the same Intel: Intel® 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family 6 Port SATA AHCI Controller I'm sorry but the Intel updates are dated are the same age or few months older than my laptop! :-( I had a virtual drive mounted by DAEMON Tools light - could it be the problem as well? I need a SOLUTION please!

Ok, what it says in the computer description: "Quick access to files via high-speed eSATA combo port, which also serves as a USB 2.0 port" If I'm not mustaken it's: Intel® 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller

I'm not sure about drive spinning, LED was not blinking and I was unable to close/stop ImgBurn - it was not responding (well, I gave it 5-10 minutes). Then I had to shut the computer down. I installed the SIW - not sure what I'm looking for...

Here's what I've got: - Win7 Ultimate x64 - ImageBurn 2510 - AnyDVD 6630 - new external Pioneer BDR-205 BD DL burner on eSATA port - new HP Pavilion DV7 Quad laptop computer with full support of its internal BD player drive and nothing running in the background! I tried to burn the 41 GB DL disk onto Verbatim BD-R DL 50 GB disk. In addition to being marked on the disk, Windows report 50 Gb capacity of the empty disk in the drive. It went 7% through and got stock forever (well, for one hour) doing nothing... The log is below with 3 problematic lines in bold. I burned a 25 GB SL BD-R before with no problem. I think what's wrong is that for some reason ImagBurn thinks that BDR-205 is only SL BD burner! The reasons to assume this are: - I had no problem burning the SL BD 25 GB disk - the log says "Destination Media Sectors: 24,438,784", even though it had Verbatim BD-R 50GB disk in drive (it's now garbage!) - the info page in ImgBurn for some reason reports BDR-205 as only SL BD-R reader/writer - this is WRONG! According to all sources including Pioneer Web Page Read/Write support: BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL Also the media is marked 1-2x speed - maybe I need to burn at 1x (not at MAX)? Can't afford more coasters :-( Could we please get this all fixed? Here is the log: I 21:56:13 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started! I 21:56:13 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600) I 21:56:13 Total Physical Memory: 4,184,956 KB - Available: 2,890,728 KB W 21:56:13 AnyDVD can interfere with ImgBurn's ability to verify accurately, please ensure it's disabled! W 21:56:13 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 21:56:13 Initialising SPTI... I 21:56:13 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 21:56:13 -> Drive 1 - Info: hp BDDVDRW CT21L 1.02 (D:) (SATA) I 21:56:13 -> Drive 2 - Info: PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.04 (F:) (SATA) I 21:56:13 -> Drive 3 - Info: WFQBCX 0XU7KH6RWX 1.03 (E:) (SCSI) I 21:56:13 Found 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM, 1 BD-ROM/DVD±RW and 1 BD-RE! I 21:56:42 Operation Started! I 21:56:42 Source File: C:\Temp\Blu-Ray\__.ISO I 21:56:42 Source File Sectors: 20,123,680 (MODE1/2048) I 21:56:42 Source File Size: 41,213,296,640 bytes I 21:56:42 Source File Volume Identifier: ___________________ I 21:56:42 Source File Volume Set Identifier: ______________________ I 21:56:42 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0 I 21:56:42 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 21:56:42 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50) I 21:56:42 Destination Device: [3:0:0] PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.04 (F:) (SATA) I 21:56:42 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMb-00) (Speeds: 2x) I 21:56:42 Destination Media Sectors: 24,438,784 I 21:56:42 Write Mode: BD I 21:56:42 Write Type: DAO I 21:56:42 Write Speed: MAX I 21:56:42 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes I 21:56:42 Link Size: Auto I 21:56:42 Lock Volume: Yes I 21:56:42 Test Mode: No I 21:56:42 OPC: No I 21:56:42 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 21:56:42 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 8,990 KB/s (2x) I 21:56:42 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No I 21:56:43 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 21:56:44 Writing LeadIn... I 21:57:05 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 20123679) I 21:57:05 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 20123679)