"Program Memory Area Update Failure" while burning BluRay discs

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Hi, anytime I try to burn a bluray disc (7 or 8 so far), I get this error message. I updated the firmware but it's no use. However, it verifies and plays fine on my laptop. What to do? Btw, I don't have an external burner, it came with my vaio laptop.

Here is the log:

I 22:05:37 ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.0 started!

I 22:05:37 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1)

I 22:05:37 Total Physical Memory: 4.160.536 KB - Available: 1.270.216 KB

I 22:05:38 Initialising SPTI...

I 22:05:38 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 22:05:38 -> Drive 1 - Info: MATSHITA BD-MLT UJ240AS 1.01 (D:) (ATAPI)

I 22:05:38 Found 1 BD-RE!

I 22:07:20 Operation Started!

I 22:07:20 Building Image Tree...

I 22:07:20 Calculating Totals...

I 22:07:20 Preparing Image...

I 22:07:20 Contents: 31 Files, 11 Folders

I 22:07:20 Content Type: Data

I 22:07:20 Data Type: MODE1/2048

I 22:07:20 File System(s): UDF (2.50)

I 22:07:21 Volume Label: [Not Configured]

I 22:07:21 Size: 23.990.612.129 bytes

I 22:07:21 Sectors: 11.714.181

I 22:07:21 Image Size: 23.991.681.024 bytes

I 22:07:21 Image Sectors: 11.714.688

I 22:07:21 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00

I 22:08:41 Operation Started!

I 22:08:41 Building Image Tree...

I 22:08:42 Calculating Totals...

I 22:08:42 Preparing Image...

I 22:08:42 Contents: 31 Files, 11 Folders

I 22:08:42 Content Type: Data

I 22:08:42 Data Type: MODE1/2048

I 22:08:42 File System(s): UDF (2.50)

I 22:08:42 Volume Label: None

I 22:08:42 Size: 23.990.612.129 bytes

I 22:08:42 Sectors: 11.714.181

I 22:08:42 Image Size: 23.991.681.024 bytes

I 22:08:42 Image Sectors: 11.714.688

I 22:08:44 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:02

I 22:08:44 Operation Started!

I 22:08:44 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

I 22:08:44 Source File Sectors: 11.714.688 (MODE1/2048)

I 22:08:44 Source File Size: 23.991.681.024 bytes

I 22:08:44 Source File Volume Identifier: None

I 22:08:44 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 4085B11400B2C005

I 22:08:44 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.7.0

I 22:08:44 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 22:08:44 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50)

I 22:08:44 Destination Device: [0:1:0] MATSHITA BD-MLT UJ240AS 1.01 (D:) (ATAPI)

I 22:08:44 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMc-000)

I 22:08:44 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 1x; 2x; 4x

I 22:08:44 Destination Media Sectors: 12.219.392

I 22:08:44 Write Mode: BD

I 22:08:44 Write Type: DAO

I 22:08:44 Write Speed: 2x

I 22:08:44 Hardware Defect Management Active: No

I 22:08:44 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes

I 22:08:44 Link Size: Auto

I 22:08:44 Lock Volume: Yes

I 22:08:44 Test Mode: No

I 22:08:44 OPC: No

I 22:08:44 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 22:08:44 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 8.991 KB/s (2x)

I 22:08:48 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 22:08:49 Writing LeadIn...

I 22:09:00 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 11714687)

I 22:09:00 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 11714687)

W 22:18:03 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 2347200)

W 22:18:14 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level...

I 22:18:15 Writing Sectors...

I 22:53:53 Synchronising Cache...

I 22:53:56 Closing Track...

I 22:53:57 Finalising Disc...

W 22:53:58 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - (0/3) - Program Memory Area Update Failure

W 22:53:58 Finalise Disc Failed! - Reason: Program Memory Area Update Failure

W 22:53:58 Retrying (1 of 3)...

W 22:53:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Session Fixation Error

W 22:53:58 Retrying (2 of 3)...

W 22:53:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Session Fixation Error

W 22:53:58 Retrying (3 of 3)...

W 22:53:58 Retry Failed - Reason: Session Fixation Error

I 22:54:13 Exporting Graph Data...

I 22:54:13 Graph Data File: C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\MATSHITA_BD-MLT_UJ240AS_1.01_05-NISAN-2012-PERÞEMBE_22-08_VERBAT-IMc-000_2x.ibg

I 22:54:13 Export Successfully Completed!

I 22:54:13 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:45:28

I 22:54:13 Average Write Rate: 8.703 KB/s (1.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 9.094 KB/s (2.0x)

I 22:54:13 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 22:54:22 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 22:56:36 Device Ready!

I 22:56:39 Operation Started!

I 22:56:39 Source Device: [0:1:0] MATSHITA BD-MLT UJ240AS 1.01 (D:) (ATAPI)

I 22:56:39 Source Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMc-000)

I 22:56:39 Source Media Supported Write Speeds: 1x; 2x; 4x

I 22:56:39 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

I 22:56:39 Image File Sectors: 11.714.688 (MODE1/2048)

I 22:56:39 Image File Size: 23.991.681.024 bytes

I 22:56:39 Image File Volume Identifier: None

I 22:56:39 Image File Volume Set Identifier: 4085B11400B2C005

I 22:56:39 Image File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.7.0

I 22:56:39 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 22:56:39 Image File File System(s): UDF (2.50)

I 22:56:39 Read Speed (Data/Audio): 2x / 2x

I 22:56:40 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 11714687)

I 22:56:40 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 11714687)

I 23:43:50 Exporting Graph Data...

I 23:43:50 Graph Data File: C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\MATSHITA_BD-MLT_UJ240AS_1.01_05-NISAN-2012-PERÞEMBE_22-08_VERBAT-IMc-000_2x.ibg

I 23:43:50 Export Successfully Completed!

I 23:43:50 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:47:10

I 23:43:50 Average Verify Rate: 8.284 KB/s (1.8x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 17.171 KB/s (3.8x)

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Have you tried burning at 4x? Perhaps try with another variation of the Verbatim discs - there are several to choose from.

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Yes, I tried to do that but strangely enough it didn't go beyond 2x. Could it be that verbatim bluray discs aren't that good? I already bought 50 of them:(

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The discs should be fine, I'd probably blame the drive if anything.

 

I'm not a fan of slimline drives, especially Matshita ones.

 

It would be interesting to check out the burn quality of that drive/media combo but you'd need access to a LiteOn Blu-ray drive (or clone of such a drive).

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For now, I don't have any option other than using what I got. So can you say that it is safe for me to continue burning the discs getting the same error message every time? As I said, it verifies and the files are all there. Is there a chance that the data may get lost after some time?

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Well, in theory, all the data should be on the disc (as Verify passed) but you may find the disc as a whole is totally unrecognisable/unreadable in certain devices. That's what normally happens when a disc can't be closed.