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Are you setting you application as the default one for the given file extension? i.e. for the '.iso' extension I add 'ImgBurn.Write.1' as the value of the '(default)' entry - as it's seen in regedit. Then, also under HKCR, I make a 'ImgBurn.Write.1' key and populate it with the same Shell/Command type stuff and provide a 'DefaultIcon' entry. This is what the 'Set ImgBurn As Default Application' option in the settings does, otherwise ImgBurn is just added to the context menu and nothing else is changed.

Compaq and HP are the same thing. Download the firmware I linked to and install it to update your drive. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwar...228&lang=en (slightly different version of the same page - uses 'compaq' logo) Oh and post a log when you're burning a Verbatim disc please.

Do you have a HP machine? You could try this firmware update: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/generic...=en&lang=en You might also like to consider ditching your discs and getting some better ones - Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim.

Don't forget that Microsoft made one too. Give that a go when you're done with Memtest+. You might want to enable the advanced tests though because the standard ones are done with pretty quickly. If you're running Vista it's an option in the boot menu (maybe press F8 if it doesn't appear automatically?). Failing that, just download 'windiag' from microsoft's site.

SB03 firmware is out now too. When you think it's stuck on the sync cache thing (i.e after no less than 2 mins has passed), press F8 to enable I/O debug mode and look in the log window. If you see I/O commands scrolling up/being added to it then the drive just still thinks it's busy. If you don't see anything, something has died. Check your SATA controller config and drivers. Optical drives like being on controllers set to normal/standard/ata mode rather than RAID or AHCI. Press F8 again to disable I/O debug mode (it slows things down).

It was said as a bit of a joke. You shouldn't really be in a situation where you can't trust your PC's memory. I'd concentrate more on fixing the ram issues right now than verifying discs and hold off on burning anything else until it's sorted.

Verify it 3 times! Compare any miscompare error addresses and take an average.

Yeah, I would have to say it's very unlikely that the burn and the verify would both be corrupted at exactly the same spot, therefore if the verify passes it's fair to say the disc is fine. If Verify fails once with miscompare errors and you do it again and it passes, the first was probably due to bad ram and so again it's safe to think the disc is fine. If in doubt, take the best of 3!

No it's not just a problem with verify, *anything* that ever sits in memory is subject to corruption if it's faulty - this includes data being read from a file and written to a disc. There's just no way of knowing that this corruption is taking place unless you compare it against a 'known' something (or of course if the application/computer just keeps crashing!).

They're the same function so it doesn't matter which one you use - verify after write or the standalone one. Bad ram would give you miscompare errors.

If you burn a CD Audio disc with the new version (2.4.0.0+), yes it'll be the same as a normal CD Audio disc and you'll be able to play it in the same places you can play those. (legacy cd players, PC, car stereo, dvd players) If you want a data CD containing MP3 etc, it'll be playable in whatever devices you have that can play mp3 files. (i.e. in your PC, a new car stereo, most new dvd players) Discovery mode just burns a disc full of zeroes so you can do pipo scans on it etc. (see the media and testing forum)

Build mode can either create an ISO or burn to a disc directly (without making an ISO). Just change the 'Output' as mmalves has already said.

Erm... pass. Only you know what you've done so without lots of screenshots etc it's hard to say. If it's showing LB positions, I'd say you have nothing to worry about!

You don't, they're the standard ones and are fine.

Yes I know it doesn't report the current setting, that's why I made it say what it says! There's simply no way to query the drive and find out if it's going to perform bitsetting to DVD-ROM or not. Are you sure the booktype isn't DVD-ROM on your ImgBurn burnt discs? Show me the full log of a burn + verify. You can also insert one of the burnt discs and copy + paste all the info from the panel on the right when you're in Write mode.

Ah what joy, another USB drive with the famous 'The semaphore timeout period has expired' error. You could Google that and find enough reading for the next 10 years.

The screenshot doesn't show an error. Change 'New Setting' to DVDROM and click 'Change'. If it works, it'll work automatically when you burn. Post the log of an actual burn and maybe we'll get more info.

Bob, (if that's your real name?!) There's really nothing between Nero and ImgBurn. If one fails, so should the other one. I couldn't make your burner fail to burn if I tried - that's something it has to do all by itself. The drive has complete control over burn quality etc, all the software does is provide it with the data to burn. Lots of the errors we see on DL media are during the Verify stage... does Nero even verify anything by default? (ImgBurn does). Does it retry when it hits a sector that the drive says it can't read? (ImgBurn doesn't - that would defeat the purpose of verification) The only real difference there could be is in the 'Write Type' used by the software. ImgBurn defaults to SAO/DAO but 'Incremental' is an option. Nero may default to 'Incremental'. So all you have to do is change that option in the settings (on the Write tab) and then try again. Don't get me wrong, both these 'Write Types' should perform exactly the same. I've no idea why sometimes one works better than the other on a specific drive (and I don't mean a certain model of drive, I mean the individual drive having the problems). There are just a handful of people that run into these issues out of the hundreds of thousands of actual users. Nothing is perfect for everyone, I read stories all over the place where Nero and other tools have failed where ImgBurn succeeds. Lets face it, nobody takes the times to go on a support forum and post about a successful burn!

The read errors have nothing to do with the layer break or which option you select. Nor are they anything to do with specific image. The drive doesn't give a monkey's uncle what you're burning. There are other things you could try (like using Incremental instead of SAO/DAO) but you have to want to get it working first. If people just whinge about stuff then I can't be bothered to help them.

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215 1.18 (SCSI) Media Information: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215 1.18 (SCSI) Current Profile: DVD+R Disc Information: Status: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 2,295,104 Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 20x Physical Format Information (ADIP): Disc ID: MCC-004-00 Book Type: DVD+R Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Disc ID: MCC-004-00 Book Type: DVD+R Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 Results: I 14:37:07 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.46 Beta started! I 14:37:07 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (5.2, Build 3790 : Service Pack 2) I 14:37:07 Total Physical Memory: 3,406,216 KB - Available: 2,111,240 KB I 14:37:07 Initialising SPTI... I 14:37:07 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 14:37:14 Found 2 DVD-ROMs, 2 DVD±RWs, 3 DVD±RW/RAMs and 1 BD-RE/HD DVD-ROM! I 14:37:35 Operation Started! I 14:37:35 Source File: -==/\/[DISCOVERY IMAGE]\/\==- I 14:37:35 Source File Sectors: 2,295,104 (MODE1/2048) I 14:37:35 Source File Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes I 14:37:35 Source File Volume Identifier: DISCOVERY_IMAGE I 14:37:35 Source File File System(s): None I 14:37:35 Destination Device: [6:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215 1.18 (P:) (SCSI) I 14:37:35 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 20x) I 14:37:35 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104 I 14:37:35 Write Mode: DVD I 14:37:35 Write Type: DAO I 14:37:35 Write Speed: 16x I 14:37:35 Link Size: Auto I 14:37:35 Test Mode: No I 14:37:35 OPC: Yes I 14:37:35 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 14:38:01 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 14:38:01 Writing LeadIn... I 14:38:02 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2295103) I 14:38:02 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2295103) I 14:43:07 Synchronising Cache... I 14:43:08 Closing Track... I 14:43:09 Finalising Disc... I 14:43:21 Exporting Graph Data... I 14:43:21 Graph Data File: C:\IBG Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-215_1.18_30-JANUARY-2008_14-37_MCC-004-00_16x.ibg I 14:43:21 Export Successfully Completed! I 14:43:21 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:05:46 I 14:43:21 Average Write Rate: 15,049 KB/s (10.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 22,291 KB/s (16.1x) I 14:43:21 Cycling Tray before Verify... I 14:43:41 Device Ready! I 14:43:41 Operation Started! I 14:43:41 Source Device: [6:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215 1.18 (P:) (SCSI) I 14:43:41 Source Media Type: DVD+R (Book Type: DVD+R) (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 20x) I 14:43:41 Image File: -==/\/[DISCOVERY IMAGE]\/\==- I 14:43:41 Image File Sectors: 2,295,104 (MODE1/2048) I 14:43:41 Image File Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes I 14:43:41 Image File Volume Identifier: DISCOVERY_IMAGE I 14:43:41 Image File File System(s): None I 14:43:41 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX I 14:43:41 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2295103) I 14:43:41 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2295103) I 14:48:47 Exporting Graph Data... I 14:48:47 Graph Data File: C:\IBG Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-215_1.18_30-JANUARY-2008_14-37_MCC-004-00_16x.ibg I 14:48:47 Export Successfully Completed! I 14:48:47 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:05:05 I 14:48:47 Average Verify Rate: 15,049 KB/s (10.9x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 21,871 KB/s (15.8x) Scans: BENQ DVD LS DW1655 BCIB ATAPI DVD A DH20A3P XV5Z

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215 1.18 (SCSI) @ 20x Media Information: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215 1.18 (SCSI) Current Profile: DVD+R Disc Information: Status: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 2,295,104 Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 20x Physical Format Information (ADIP): Disc ID: MCC-004-00 Book Type: DVD+R Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Disc ID: MCC-004-00 Book Type: DVD+R Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 Results: I 13:31:42 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.46 Beta started! I 13:31:42 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (5.2, Build 3790 : Service Pack 2) I 13:31:42 Total Physical Memory: 3,406,216 KB - Available: 2,151,252 KB I 13:31:42 Initialising SPTI... I 13:31:42 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 13:31:43 Found 2 DVD-ROMs, 2 DVD±RWs, 3 DVD±RW/RAMs and 1 BD-RE/HD DVD-ROM! I 13:31:50 Operation Started! I 13:31:50 Source File: -==/\/[DISCOVERY IMAGE]\/\==- I 13:31:50 Source File Sectors: 2,295,104 (MODE1/2048) I 13:31:50 Source File Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes I 13:31:50 Source File Volume Identifier: DISCOVERY_IMAGE I 13:31:50 Source File File System(s): None I 13:31:50 Destination Device: [6:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215 1.18 (P:) (SCSI) I 13:31:50 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 20x) I 13:31:50 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104 I 13:31:50 Write Mode: DVD I 13:31:50 Write Type: DAO I 13:31:50 Write Speed: 20x I 13:31:50 Link Size: Auto I 13:31:50 Test Mode: No I 13:31:50 OPC: Yes I 13:31:50 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 13:32:15 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 13:32:15 Writing LeadIn... I 13:32:18 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2295103) I 13:32:18 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2295103) I 13:36:59 Synchronising Cache... I 13:37:00 Closing Track... I 13:37:01 Finalising Disc... I 13:37:13 Exporting Graph Data... I 13:37:14 Graph Data File: C:\IBG Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-215_1.18_30-JANUARY-2008_13-31_MCC-004-00_MAX.ibg I 13:37:14 Export Successfully Completed! I 13:37:14 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:05:23 I 13:37:14 Average Write Rate: 16,393 KB/s (11.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 22,230 KB/s (16.1x) I 13:37:14 Cycling Tray before Verify... I 13:37:34 Device Ready! I 13:37:34 Operation Started! I 13:37:34 Source Device: [6:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215 1.18 (P:) (SCSI) I 13:37:34 Source Media Type: DVD+R (Book Type: DVD+R) (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 20x) I 13:37:34 Image File: -==/\/[DISCOVERY IMAGE]\/\==- I 13:37:34 Image File Sectors: 2,295,104 (MODE1/2048) I 13:37:34 Image File Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes I 13:37:34 Image File Volume Identifier: DISCOVERY_IMAGE I 13:37:34 Image File File System(s): None I 13:37:34 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX I 13:37:34 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2295103) I 13:37:34 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2295103) I 13:42:40 Exporting Graph Data... I 13:42:40 Graph Data File: C:\IBG Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-215_1.18_30-JANUARY-2008_13-31_MCC-004-00_MAX.ibg I 13:42:40 Export Successfully Completed! I 13:42:40 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:05:05 I 13:42:40 Average Verify Rate: 15,049 KB/s (10.9x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 21,889 KB/s (15.8x) Scans: BENQ DVD LS DW1655 BCIB ATAPI DVD A DH20A3P XV5Z

It's the start time within that PGC, not on the disc as a whole. The LB position you picked the first time around was fine, the issue is with your drive/media. Check for firmware updates. Try burning at all the different 'supported write speeds'. Buy Verbatim 2.4x DVD+R DL's instead of anything else.

Truncated is the wrong word (and has been changed for the next version), it should be 'modified'. What you're probably seeing is file with invalid characters for the 'standard' character set. On my own 2003 SP2 disc I get 86 modified names with your settings. Switch to ASCII and I get 4. Switch to Level X and I get 0.

Yes, update to that.

That would have been fine if I'd done it back in May. Of course since that time a lot has changed and now it all needs testing properly and bugs need to be ironed out as much as possible. If you look at 2.3.1.0 and 2.3.2.0, there were actually quick fixes based on 2.3.0.0.