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There was once a version someone made that called ImgBurn instead. No doubt if you search Google you'll find it somewhere.

Yup, the problem lies with the DVD-ROM (Pioneer DVD-127) I can't work out if there are any updates for it either - everything Google returns is in Chinese If we look at the log, we can see it accepts some of the 'GET CONFIGURATION' command but then stops dead on this last one. (See, it does the first ok (46 02 00 1D), but not the second (46 02 00 1E). It's quite rare for a drive to do that. Anyway, as blu pointed out, the drives say they're on a 'SCSI' type controller. Obviously it's not a real SCSI card but an interface with a driver making it look/work like one. I can only assume you've got a new motherboard without a decent on-chip IDE port and so are having to use the 3rd party Jmicron one - or whatever else they've stuck on it. That's to be avoided at all cost really and if you do need to put them on it, ensure you're using the Microsoft drivers (which shouldn't make it look like a 'SCSI' one) or use the latest from that 3rd party (so it fixes bugs - but even then it may never work). At the moment though, if you want ImgBurn to work you need to disable the pioneer dvd-127 in device manager.

It only works on CD's and DVD- (minus) format media. Basically it's where the laser isn't running at full power and doesn't actually burn anything to the disc. You might also know it as 'simulation' mode.

Unless you can find some sort of driver update, I'd probably give up with that card and try to find another one that doesn't use the NEC chipset. eBay is great for that kind of thing, you can pick them up for like £5 -£10.

Hard to know where the problem lies without you doing a bit more testing. Can you read discs faster than 0.2x? You might have massive firewire issues where all the commands are failing, i've seen that before on someone's PC. You might be able to find a hotfix or something for it from Microsoft. Even a motherboard bios update could do the trick (assuming the firewire is built onto it?).

DVD-RAM is a totally different format of media - in the same way you get DVD+R and DVD-R.

It's normally something on the sidebar - or media player (but that would be obvious!).

No probs, I'll still be here when you get back from work! Oh and yes, you can just burn from the files that have already been created, no need to run DVDFlick again (I don't think!).

The word 'detecting' doesn't exist in ImgBurn's source code. Could you please provide the real message. A screenshot of the main app window would be nice too, along with a copy + paste job of the text in the log window (open it via the 'View' menu if you've closed it - and then leave it open in future!)

What was the 'source' of the disc - an original DVD? ImgBurn cannot copy original copy protected discs.

ImgBurn doesn't have any drivers, it's an exe, a text file an a couple of wav files - that's it! Take a look at the system using Process Explorer (google it). It might show you a bit more info.

crossflash to a 1633, then you can run the real 1633 firmware updates direct from liteon. The cdfreaks forum will have this covered, take a stroll over there.

Update ImgBurn too.

lol I know the RAID volume is your hard disc, but in the MB BIOS, you either have 'ATA', 'RAID' or 'AHCI' - and that's for the entire controller (i.e. all 6 ports). You can't run a RAID volume if you're in ATA mode, hence you can't be in it. Don't ever go by the ASUS site for Intel drivers, get them direct from Intel. The Matrix one is from here: http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/ The Chipset one is from here: http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/inf/ As mentioned earlier, only the 1.22 Pioneer firmware supported that media dye properly (even then it's not perfect!) so if Plextor's 1.00 firmware isn't based on that, you need to be using different media.

The only way to get that info is to load each disc into the drive one by one. Obviously that takes aaaaagggeeeees.

You've got an 'Intel Raid 0 Volume' listed in your screenshot, so I can only assume it's NOT in the standard (S)ATA mode. The drive would also probably be listed as (ATA) rather than (ATAPI)... but I couldn't be 100% sure on that. btw, 'AUTO' write speed doesn't mean anything if you've not configured the 'Automatic Write Speed' settings - look in the Guides forum.

Use Verbatim DL media, your drive doesn't appear to like those.

Ah ok, you've got it connected to the ICH9R controller by the looks of it - rather than the jmicron one or whatever else they also implement. I avoided using RAID (or AHCI) on my P35 based board because drives seem to prefer just being on a normal (S)ATA controller. Since you're using AHCI, make sure you keep your motherboard bios and the Intel Matrix driver up-to-date.

What controller is your drive connected to? (which motherboard do you have or which chipset does it use?) Have you tried burning at 8x or 12x? Lower speeds doesn't always mean better burns - drives are geared for speed these days and 'faster' might work when 'slower' does not. Also, that's a rebadged Pioneer 212. They have issues with MCC 03RG20 media and only the 1.22 firmware fixes that (or so I believe).

If you can post in here you can post in the 'support' forum. Their permissions are identical.

This isn't anything related to burning. Everything is burnt as-is, so you need to start looking at your source files. Do they play ok on your PC?

Just to make it clear, your Sony drive is the only burner you have (and that's only a CD burner). The samsung one is JUST a DVDROM drive - meaning it can only READ discs (both CD and DVD), it cannot WRITE either of them.

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112 1.22 (SCSI) @ 4x Media Information: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112 1.22 (SCSI) Current Profile: DVD-R Disc Information: Status: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 2,297,888 Free Space: 4,706,074,624 bytes Free Time: 510:40:38 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 18x Pre-recorded Information: Manufacturer ID: MCC 03RG20 Recording Management Area Information: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Disc ID: 0@P-!-00 Book Type: DVD-R Part Version: 5 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: 0 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 Results: I 00:59:34 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.20 Beta started! I 00:59:34 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (5.2, Build 3790 : Service Pack 2) I 00:59:34 Total Physical Memory: 3,406,220 KB - Available: 2,278,040 KB I 00:59:34 Initialising SPTI... I 00:59:34 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 00:59:35 Found 3 DVD-ROMs, 1 DVD±RW and 5 DVD±RW/RAMs! I 01:00:01 Operation Started! I 01:00:01 Source File: -==/\/[DISCOVERY IMAGE]\/\==- I 01:00:01 Source File Sectors: 2,297,888 (MODE1/2048) I 01:00:01 Source File Size: 4,706,074,624 bytes I 01:00:01 Source File Volume Identifier: DISCOVERY_IMAGE I 01:00:01 Source File File System(s): None I 01:00:01 Destination Device: [7:1:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112 1.22 (P:) (SCSI) I 01:00:01 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: MCC 03RG20) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 18x) I 01:00:01 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888 I 01:00:01 Write Mode: DVD I 01:00:01 Write Type: DAO I 01:00:01 Write Speed: 4x I 01:00:01 Link Size: Auto I 01:00:01 Test Mode: No I 01:00:01 OPC: Yes I 01:00:01 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 01:00:10 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 01:00:10 Writing LeadIn... I 01:00:31 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2297887) I 01:00:31 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2297887) I 01:14:52 Synchronising Cache... I 01:15:10 Exporting Graph Data... I 01:15:10 Graph Data File: C:\IBG\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-112_1.22_07-NOVEMBER-2007_01-00_MCC_03RG20_4x.ibg I 01:15:10 Export Successfully Completed! I 01:15:10 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:15:09 I 01:15:10 Average Write Rate: 5,337 KB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,592 KB/s (4.0x) I 01:15:10 Cycling Tray before Verify... I 01:15:32 Device Ready! I 01:15:33 Operation Started! I 01:15:33 Source Device: [7:1:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112 1.22 (P:) (SCSI) I 01:15:33 Source Media Type: DVD-R (Book Type: DVD-R) (Disc ID: MCC 03RG20) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 18x) I 01:15:33 Image File: -==/\/[DISCOVERY IMAGE]\/\==- I 01:15:33 Image File Sectors: 2,297,888 (MODE1/2048) I 01:15:33 Image File Size: 4,706,074,624 bytes I 01:15:33 Image File Volume Identifier: DISCOVERY_IMAGE I 01:15:33 Image File File System(s): None I 01:15:33 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX I 01:15:33 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2297887) I 01:15:33 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2297887) I 01:22:02 Exporting Graph Data... I 01:22:02 Graph Data File: C:\IBG\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-112_1.22_07-NOVEMBER-2007_01-00_MCC_03RG20_4x.ibg I 01:22:02 Export Successfully Completed! I 01:22:02 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:06:29 I 01:22:02 Average Verify Rate: 11,814 KB/s (8.5x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 17,374 KB/s (12.5x) Scans: BENQ DVD LS DW1655 BCIB LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H LL0C

Perhaps it just needed defragging?

So long as you had 1, that's good enough. If you want more you need to make the entire disc smaller (more room for ImgBurn to align existing cells) or to split the existing cells into multiple smaller cells.