PCA

Thank you for your prompt responses! I'm going to buy new discs now. I'm using the internal drive that came with my computer when I bought it 6 years ago.

So drives just start "going bad," and then you have to buy a new one? My drive still recognizes professionally produced DVDs. (And my TV's DVD player still recognizes the store-bought ones... I've been burning from the same spindle of 100 blank DVD-Rs for 4 years.)

Yes, I'm using the same blank DVD-Rs that I always use. Are you saying the solution is that I can no longer use normal store-bought DVD-Rs? I can do that but it's very inconvenient. Would newer store-bought DVD-Rs help (mine are 4 years old)? Would buying a DVD/CD-Rom cleaner help?

I was writing an Image file to a DVD-R, like I've done many times, when this error occurred. I closed and re-opened ImgBurn, but the software won't recognize my blank DVD-R anymore. It says, "Device not Ready (Medium Not Present - Tray Closed)." What happened? ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 - Log ; Friday, 30 April 2021, 12:29:26 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 12:22:18 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started! I 12:22:18 Microsoft Windows 8 Core x64 Edition (6.2, Build 9200) I 12:22:18 Total Physical Memory: 8,030,852 KiB - Available: 4,863,944 KiB I 12:22:18 Initialising SPTI... I 12:22:18 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 12:22:19 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GHA2N 1.00-04 (E:) (SATA) I 12:22:19 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 12:22:37 Operation Started! I 12:22:37 Source File: C:\Users\livingroom\Desktop\Current Stuff 2018-04-16\z misc\ISO\MALIBU_SONG.ISO I 12:22:37 Source File Sectors: 2,227,584 (MODE1/2048) I 12:22:37 Source File Size: 4,562,092,032 bytes I 12:22:37 Source File Volume Identifier: Malibu Song I 12:22:37 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 36386279 I 12:22:37 Source File Application Identifier: TOAST ISO 9660 BUILDER COPYRIGHT (C) 1997-2005 SONIC SOLUTIONS - HAVE A NICE DAY I 12:22:37 Source File Implementation Identifier: Roxio Toast I 12:22:37 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 12:22:37 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GHA2N 1.00 (E:) (SATA) I 12:22:37 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: CMC MAG. AM3) I 12:22:37 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 6x, 8x, 16x I 12:22:37 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888 I 12:22:37 Write Mode: DVD I 12:22:37 Write Type: DAO I 12:22:37 Write Speed: 16x I 12:22:37 Link Size: Auto I 12:22:37 Lock Volume: Yes I 12:22:37 Test Mode: No I 12:22:37 OPC: No I 12:22:37 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 12:23:27 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 22,160 KB/s (16x) I 12:23:29 Filling Buffer... (80 MiB) I 12:23:30 Writing LeadIn... I 12:24:18 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2227583) I 12:24:18 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2227583) W 12:27:51 Failed to Write Sectors 1487968 - 1487999 - Reason: Unknown (Internal Target Failure) (ASC: 0x44, ASCQ: 0x86) W 12:27:51 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:27:51 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 12:27:51 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:28:02 Retrying (21)... W 12:28:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 12:28:03 Retrying (22)... W 12:28:03 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format E 12:28:05 Failed to Write Sectors 1487968 - 1487999 - Reason: Unknown (Internal Target Failure) (ASC: 0x44, ASCQ: 0x86) I 12:28:05 Synchronising Cache... W 12:28:11 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions. E 12:28:11 Failed to Write Image! I 12:28:17 Exporting Graph Data... I 12:28:17 Graph Data File: C:\Users\livingroom\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GHA2N_1.00_FRIDAY-APRIL-30-2021_12-22_PM_CMC_MAG._AM3_16x.ibg I 12:28:17 Export Successfully Completed! E 12:28:17 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:05:34 I 12:28:18 Average Write Rate: 13,167 KiB/s (9.7x) - Maximum Write Rate: 18,996 KiB/s (14.0x) I 12:29:26 Close Request Acknowledged I 12:29:26 Closing Down... I 12:29:26 Shutting down SPTI... I 12:29:26 ImgBurn closed!