Big-Dave

Thanks, eBay here I come

Hi all I had a lot of problems a while ago getting discs to write using my SONY DRU-190a. It transpired that I was using discs that it didn't like!! I was quite surprised that a new supposedly all-singing all-dancing drive would struggle with what were pretty good discs but there we have it. Following some top advice from this forum, I invested in some Verbatim DVD-R (Taiyo Yuden) and haven't had a problem since. Until now. I've run out. And I can't find any more!! But I can fine Verbatim DVD+R (Taiyo Yuden). So, my question is, will these work just as well? I don't wanna invest in a pack of these to find out they don't work! Thanks in advance

Thanks for the reply Cynthia. I had actually come to the same conclusion today. I know that when I switch on my G: drive I receive a message saying that it isn't connected to the fastest USB port. Yet when I connect to the faster port it doesn't work LOL I'm just glad the writer is working again If it continues to let me write with the problem I have with G: then excellent, and if not I can just copy what I want over to C: before I start. Thanks again Dave

My new discs arrived today, excellent service indeed. I tried to burn one, tbh not expecting it to make a difference, but it worked!!! Looks like I am sticking to these discs now forevermore I noticed on the log some parts were highlighted in yellow (not highlighted in this post but it's the parts beginning with 'W'), I guess some kind of problem. Need I worry about it? Here is the log: I 11:04:32 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 11:04:32 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 11:04:32 Total Physical Memory: 523,760 KB - Available: 180,288 KB I 11:04:32 Initialising SPTI... I 11:04:32 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 11:04:33 Found 1 DVD

I have just ordered some of these big boys from eBay : 50 Verbatim DVD-R 16x/4.7gb (Taiyo Yuden) Hopefully that will do the trick, I'll let you know. And if it doesn't at least it rules out the media as likely cause. Thanks

Hi, and thanks again for your help. There is no brand name (or anything else) on the disc. They are plain white (for printing on I assume). They are all from the same spindle and the only reference to what discs they are was on an insert which I got rid of when I opened the pack GRRRR. For all I know they are proper Verbatims!! I tried to delete and reinstall my IDE controllers but same result. I am gonna have to go get some new discs aren't I? LOL Thanks for your help and fingers crossed the new discs will work when I get them. Dave

No joy. Problem seems the same to my untrained eye, although I didn't have to wait as long for it to fail!! I 11:21:30 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 11:21:30 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 11:21:30 Total Physical Memory: 523,760 KB - Available: 115,344 KB I 11:21:30 Initialising SPTI... I 11:21:30 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 11:21:31 Found 1 DVD

Hi, Thanks for the reply I am desperate to get this sorted!! I am surprised that slower doesn't mean a better burn, I will try again using a faster speed of x8. However, it doesn't look to me like it burned anything so I am not hopeful that a faster speed will make a difference. Hopefully I will be just as wrong about this as I was about assuming that slower was better Dave

Hi all, I am unable to write anything to DVD, and have no idea what the problem is. Here is the log: I 01:59:18 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 01:59:18 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 01:59:18 Total Physical Memory: 523,760 KB - Available: 302,584 KB I 01:59:18 Initialising SPTI... I 01:59:18 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 01:59:19 Found 1 DVD

Oh ok, have never heard of that before! Thanks for the tip. Mind you, then where would I get all these lovely coasters from?

Cynthia, Thanks again for the reply. Your help is much appreciated. It may seem strange that I am burning a few tracks to DVD, but that is only to see if I can write ANYTHING to DVD successfully. It just happened to be the first type of file I found. To try and fail over and over with a larger type of file would take longer each time. I figured that when I sorted the problem and the disc wrote ok, it stood to reason I could then write anything I liked. I thought back to when I last had a problem like this, and it was after a reformat of my hard drive. It literally took me months last time to work out what was wrong, before I found an IDE chipset update on the PC manufacturers website which I duly installed and it fixed the problem. So I thought (despite there not being a reformat/reinstall this time) I would try it again. So i did. And it worked Problem solved, thanks for your ideas. I have posted back this result as maybe it could help you assist someone else in the future. Thanks again, this site and it's members are fab Dave p.s. here is the log from the successful write in case it helps somehow: I 15:46:16 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 15:46:16 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 15:46:16 Total Physical Memory: 523,760 KB - Available: 179,380 KB I 15:46:16 Initialising SPTI... I 15:46:16 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 15:46:16 Found 1 DVD

I have tried again at x2.4, seems the same result to me. Coaster anyone? Here is the log: I 15:05:36 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 15:05:36 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 15:05:36 Total Physical Memory: 523,760 KB - Available: 141,864 KB I 15:05:37 Initialising SPTI... I 15:05:37 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 15:05:47 Found 1 DVD

Thanks for the reply Cynthia. Previously I was using the yellow datawrite discs and wrote many discs without any problem whatsoever. They ran out, and I now have a spindle of discs which I actually I don't know what they are as I removed the label LOL. To look at they are just white (printable) no writing at all nor labelling. They were the ones the local shop recommended. I have also got a spindle of 50 Tesco own DVD-Rs which my wife kindly picked up for me. Same result exactly. I wasn't having any problems with the previous disc, but to my knowledge these discs should work ok and it is very frustrating that they don't! I am about to try a lower speed write, but tbh I don't hold out much hope I will post the new log. Dave

Hi all For some reason I am no longer able to burn onto DVD! I ran out of the discs I was using and have different ones now but I don't know why that would make a difference. As far as I remember, no settings have changed with my PC that could have made a difference, though I am always fiddling with something so it is a possibility!! I have no idea what is wrong, my writer is quite new and hasn't been used much so I find it hard to believe I need a new one already. I have teh write speed down to only x6 and don't think that has anything to do with it. I am using MCC tpye discs which I understand are good quality. I am flummoxed! I would really appreciate any assistance, here is the log: ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 - Log ; Saturday, 08 November 2008, 14:07:43 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 14:02:17 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 14:02:17 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 14:02:17 Total Physical Memory: 523,760 KB - Available: 91,692 KB I 14:02:17 Initialising SPTI... I 14:02:17 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 14:02:17 Found 1 DVD

I am very pleased to report that this evening I have written both a data DVD and also a movie DVD! I visited the Packard Bell website to find information on how to find any suitable BIOS/Chipset upgrades for my PC. The PB site was excellent, and invited me to enter my PC's serial number (thank you Belarc Advisor for telling me what it was) then presented me with all the upgrades / drivers / etc that my PC needed. This included a more recent BIOS update, and also a more recent Chipset upgrade. It also included an IDE patch!! The file was called col2idepatch in case anyone looks here in the future with a similar problem. I installed the Chipset upgrade and the IDE patch (not the BIOS update yet as I need a floppy and for some reason my floppies aren't formatting - a job for another day!) I believe one of those two updates solved my problem. The discs wrote at x8, very quiet and I have watched the film on my own DVD player and it was perfect throughout. Just wanna thanks everyone for all your help and ideas, nice one