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Have you tried using these Ritek DVD-R's before with this drive in the Dell laptop? If you haven't, your drive may not like Riteks.

I don't think the CUE file should be used for PS1 CD's. CUE files are for audio CD's. I believe PS1 discs are combinations of data and audio track sessions. So, it doesn't surprise me that that disc would try to open in PS CD player. But, I don't know. As for it Riteks don't work, the only thing I remember seeing from past forums, etc is that TDK CD-R's worked in the past for PS1. However, I think TDK might now use CMC instead of making its own CD-R. Unfortunately, it's hard to find quality media anywhere anymore. Taiyo Yuden, which used to be a go to staple for good media, is exiting the optical media business next year. Verbatim is about the only good choice left but only if you get the RIGHT Verbatim. Verbatim farms out to CMC for its Life series CD-R and DVD products you find in brick and mortar stores and all of their BD-RE is now CMC junk.

It's hard to say about those CD-R's. The packaging is the same as the CMC CD-R's you get in a store. However, I saw in the description SuperAZO. SuperAZO generally means a better quality so it's hard to say if you'll get CMC's or not. Unfortunately, the 2nd log was too long for me to see what was right. One thing you can try if you're willing to use a Ritek CD-R for testing. Take a PS1 CD-R you have that you know works. First, test it in the PS1 and make sure it still boots correctly. It could be your PS1. My PS2 suddenly just only booted to a black screen and had to be thrown away. If your PS1 still boots a known working CD-R, it's not the PS1. Then, take this CD-R, create an image of it, and then write that image to a Ritek CD-R and test that CD-R. If that Ritek CD-R doesn't boot and you haven't tried Ritek CD-R before, it is most likely that that PS1 doesn't like Ritek CD-R media. I've seen cases were certain brands of CD-R aren't liked by PS1

Depends on the Verbatims you ordered. If they're CMC Magnetics, you may have actually traded down to worse discs. If they're not DataLife Plus series, you most likely got CMC.

Yeah, that error with USB drives unfortunately really has no solution. What's weird in this case is that it suddenly popped up after working all this time? Or is this a new drive you haven't tried yet in your burning of discs? Also, you should avoid CMC media. They're the manufacturer of the worst optical media out there. While that won't help fix the problem here, it's the cause of a whole lot of errors we see on this board.

I've never heard of Gigamax so they're probably cheap media. Verbatim DataLife plus MKM media is really the only good choice for DVD+R DL. Other media either won't complete burns, won't complete verifies, or will die sooner than MKM discs. Also, apparently according to the last log, you're using a slim type DVD burner. Unless you have a laptop, you should avoid slim types and get a full size burner. Slim types are very unreliable.

Well, it's sadly true. http://www.kitguru.net/components/optical-drive/anton-shilov/taiyo-yuden-major-maker-of-recordable-optical-discs-exits-the-market/ That will mean that this board can only recommend Verbatim DVD-R going forward after TY ends. And, the problem there is people will get cheap CMC Verbatims from brick and mortar stores, not knowing we mean the DataLife series which you can only find online, usually.

I was not aware that Taiyo Yuden/JVC were shutting down. I'm not familiar with JVC's media, but I've used many a Taiyo Yuden CD-R. You know what? It never occurred to me to get quality Verbatim BD-RE DL's and write single layer images to them! I do have 1 Verbatim BD-RE DL but it was mostly so I'd have one on hand in case I needed them. I also have 10 Verbatim inkjet BD-RE DL's but TDK made them. Which is interesting as TDK BD-RE is typical CMC junk!

Verbatim used to make their own BD-RE and it was of high quality. Then, like with the CD's and their brick and mortar store Life series DVD's, they switched to CMC junk, the worst media you can buy. Unfortunately, the only non BD-RE manufacturers I've come across as RITEK, which have playback issues in the Playstation 3, and Maxell's made by Panasonic. However, the Maxell BD-RE's are rated at 2x but only write at 1x max! Verbatim is somewhat of a sad company. They used to be totally reliable but then started getting in bed with CMC like everyone else. Unfortunately, I foresee a point where Verbatim will go for the bottom dollar and farm out everything they can to CMC. They'll stop making their own media.

Oh, I forgot we were talking about BD-RE DL. Yeah, Verbatim's BD-RE DL's are not CMC junk, most likely because CMC probably doesn't make BD-RE DL. All you can get for BD-RE from Verbatim is that CMC crap.

Yeah, I'm surprised you managed to find actual Verbatim MID BD-RE instead of the CMC junk. However, if they're six years old, that explains it. I,too, would be interested to know where you managed to get actual Verbatim BD-RE. Anyway, if your drive is six years old, yeah, replace the drive. My Pioneer is over a year old and that's a miracle that it still works in terms of optical drives.

Yeah, a problem with the source drive was my initial thought, too. I, also, recommend you look into replacing the HDD. Although on a laptop, which I think this system was said it was, it's easier said than done.

Did you try checking the disc from Windows Explorer? Sometimes CHKDSK doesn't find errors that Windows Explorer's own checker catches. Or it returns errors that aren't really there. I had CHKDSK return a FAT error that wasn't really there. The only solution I could find was converting it to NTFS. You'd think CHKDSK being more of a DOS utility would be a lower level application but sometimes it's too dumb for its own good.

I'm not entirely sure about my diagnosis, though. It's a CRC error, which is usually a read error, but it's showing up in a log line from a Write. However, it could be a Write error because the Write operation could not read the data. Do you still have the source disc that was read to an image file? If so, try reading the disc to an image file to the internal HDD and using that as the source. If you still get the CRC error, the next thing I'd try is using something like a Verbatim BD-R. Is your RITEK disc a Memorex BD-R? Some people report problems with RITEK, but I've found RITEK media to be a decent 2nd tier media. With the occasional hiccup like the Playstation 3 not liking RITEK BD media.

You're getting errors from the ISO itself it looks like. Either the ISO you're trying to burn is bad or the source drive/disc is failing, I'd say. Is L:\ an internal SATA HDD, an external USB HDD, an internal SATA Blu-Ray drive, or an external USB Blu-Ray drive? If it's a write problem, it's most likely the RITEK BD-R's. Your drive may not like them. I know RITEK BD discs don't play back properly on the Playstation 3.

I had a BD job that was like 250 MB less than the maximum 25 GB size. I tried burning it to BD-RE but ImgBurn asked if I wanted to Overburn it. It burned to BD-R fine. So, I'm guessing that a BD-RE's maximum available space is slightly smaller than a BD-R? What is the maximum size then for a BD-RE?

All indications are they are recordable discs. Amazon.com says these were "DVD-R" manufactured on demand. The bottom of the discs are red/purple, indicative of being a recordable disc. The labels on them are glossy, indicative that they were printed in a printer. The labels have bar codes on them. The earlier American Dad! discs don't have bar codes on the labels. There's nothing in the inner ring so I can't get any kind of manufacturer information.

I get info in the panes but no MID. It's not a blank. It's an already recorded writable DVD. What's weird is this on all 3 discs of American Dad! Volume 9. However, Volume 10 of American Dad! returns MID's. I checked the bottom of the Volume 9 discs and they are recordable discs. So, Amazon.com is correct when they list it is manufactured on demand. The Volume 10 discs are DVD+R DL's I'm guessing since the MID is MKM indicative of the kind I use. Read Mode HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH16NS40 1.03 (SATA) Current Profile: DVD-ROM Disc Information: Status: Complete State of Last Session: Complete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Sectors: 3,172,768 Size: 6,497,828,864 bytes Time: 705:05:43 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Read Speeds: 4.2x, 6.4x, 8.4x Current Read Speed: 2.8x - 6.4x, 6.4x - 2.8x File System Information: Sectors: 3,172,768 Size: 6,497,828,864 bytes Time: 705:05:43 (MM:SS:FF) TOC Information: Session 1... (LBA: 0) -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 3172767) -> LeadOut (LBA: 3172768) Track Information: Session 1... -> Track 01 (LTSA: 0, LTS: 3172768, LRA: 0) Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L0): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L1): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Layer Information: Layer 0 Sectors: 1,835,232 (57.84%) Layer 1 Sectors: 1,337,536 (42.16%) Write Mode HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH16NS40 1.03 (SATA) Current Profile: DVD-ROM Disc Information: Status: Complete State of Last Session: Complete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Sectors: 3,172,768 Size: 6,497,828,864 bytes Time: 705:05:43 (MM:SS:FF) TOC Information: Session 1... (LBA: 0) -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 3172767) -> LeadOut (LBA: 3172768) Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L0): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L1): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Write Mode PIONEER BD-RW BDR-209M 1.30 (SATA) Current Profile: DVD-ROM Disc Information: Status: Complete State of Last Session: Complete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Sectors: 3,172,768 Size: 6,497,828,864 bytes Time: 705:05:43 (MM:SS:FF) TOC Information: Session 1... (LBA: 0) -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 3172767) -> LeadOut (LBA: 3172768) Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L0): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L1): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Read Mode PIONEER BD-RW BDR-209M 1.30 (SATA) Current Profile: DVD-ROM Disc Information: Status: Complete State of Last Session: Complete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Sectors: 3,172,768 Size: 6,497,828,864 bytes Time: 705:05:43 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Read Speeds: 8x Current Read Speed: 3.3x - 8x File System Information: Sectors: 3,172,768 Size: 6,497,828,864 bytes Time: 705:05:43 (MM:SS:FF) TOC Information: Session 1... (LBA: 0) -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 3172767) -> LeadOut (LBA: 3172768) Track Information: Session 1... -> Track 01 (LTSA: 0, LTS: 3172768, LRA: 3172767) Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L0): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L1): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Layer Information: Layer 0 Sectors: 1,835,232 (57.84%) Layer 1 Sectors: 1,337,536 (42.16%) Read Mode ATAPI eHAU424 A 7L1P (USB) Current Profile: DVD-ROM Disc Information: Status: Complete State of Last Session: Complete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Sectors: 3,172,768 Size: 6,497,828,864 bytes Time: 705:05:43 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Read Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x Current Read Speed: 2.4x - 6x File System Information: Sectors: 3,172,768 Size: 6,497,828,864 bytes Time: 705:05:43 (MM:SS:FF) TOC Information: Session 1... (LBA: 0) -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 3172767) -> LeadOut (LBA: 3172768) Track Information: Session 1... -> Track 01 (LTSA: 0, LTS: 3172768, LRA: 0) Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L0): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L1): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Layer Information: Layer 0 Sectors: 1,835,232 (57.84%) Layer 1 Sectors: 1,337,536 (42.16%) Write Mode ATAPI eHAU424 A 7L1P (USB) Current Profile: DVD-ROM Disc Information: Status: Complete State of Last Session: Complete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Sectors: 3,172,768 Size: 6,497,828,864 bytes Time: 705:05:43 (MM:SS:FF) TOC Information: Session 1... (LBA: 0) -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 3172767) -> LeadOut (LBA: 3172768) Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L0): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L1): Book Type: DVD-ROM Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,082,911 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,031,839

I received a made on demand recordable dual layer DVD from Amazon.com. I don't know if it's a DVD+R DL or DVD-R DL. I just know it's 2 layers and that it's a recordable disc. It's Type has been set to DVD-ROM so there is no MID field being displayed by ImgBurn. Is there a way to get the DID for this media from ImgBurn? I want to know if they've used a cheap ass dual layer DVD disc to make this DVD. Thanks!

CMC is Taiwanese with factories in Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong.

Believe me, I know the evils of CMC. Before I learned of CMC, I wasted about $1,000 in more copies of CMC media and new DVD recorders. I had been using Optodisc DVD-R, which used to be a good brand. Then, they started crapping out, not finishing burns, not finishing Verifies, etc. Then, I randomly came across a post somewhere else about CMC and decided to see if these Optodiscs were now CMC's. That they had changed manufacturers. Sure enough, these failing discs were CMC's. Ever since then, I've ragged on CMC because they are the scum of the Earth when it comes to optical media.

I received a single item, sealed in plastic Maxell BD-RE in a slim case. It came pre-formatted! It's the first rewritable optical disc I can think of I ever received that came pre-formatted. In the old days, they used to, eventually, ship floppy disks pre-formatted. But, never any optical discs. No CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, BD-RE or BD-RE DL. It's always been somewhat of a pain. They have to be formatted in order to use. They eventually started shipping floppy disks pre-formatted so why not optical discs? I can remember back in 1991 when boxes of floppy disks had to be formatted. I'd use multiple PC's in high school after class to format all 10 disks in the box at the same time. This BD-RE was still sealed. It hadn't been opened, formatted, and resealed. It still had its holder glued to it to put on a peg in a store so it seems unlikely that this disc was removed from its packaging, formatted, and resealed, so it came from the factory pre-formatted. Points to Maxell. They not only pre-formatted the disc but it wasn't typical CMC junk like from Verbatim and TDK. It was MEI, which is Panasonic. Panasonic might have made some lousy DVD burners but they generally made good quality DVD-R. I've got DVD-R from Panasonic that were written in 2002 that are still readable today. So, I have high hopes that this Panasonic MEI BD-RE will be of good quality, too.

Yeah, I am running Windows 8. The odd thing is I don't think I ever noticed there were 2 paging files before since I got this new machine in August.

I checked my root directory and discovered a swapfile.sys. However, I already had a pagefile.sys, which is Windows swap file. So, why do I suddenly have something called swapfile.sys which was the old name for pagefile.sys in older Windows versions?

Oh, I didn't think about Test Mode. I was thinking when he said test he meant an actual burn to media test, an actual Write. Did you check the Test Mode box or did you actually burn the media?