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What size are the screws that hold CD/DVD drives onto the side of the interior case of a PC? Are they the same size or smaller than so called PC Computer Case thumbscrews? Does anyone know?

I, too, have no idea. As I said, the only thing I could find on Google was double sided DVD-RAM. Now, if there were such a thing, a double LAYER DVD-RAM would make sense as an answer to this question.

Unfortunately, for what I need the disc to do, I can't remove anything. It's a bootable recovery media for Acronis True Image that contains the 2 files in an image backup. I need the bootable recovery because I no longer use Acronis, but, may need to restore that backup's data someday. So, what I did was split it across 2 bootable DVD-R's, one each of the backup image files per disc. I doubt I'll try a modified firmware for this drive as I've already ordered a replacement LG. It's only been 5 months and it's already started failing to write to BD-RE that it was writing to and returned failed to read sector errors on Verifies of DVD+R DL. Plus, this LG drive has BDXL capabilities that my drive didn't. Anyway, that LiteOn appeared to be problematic from the start. The first DVD Video DVD+R DL I burned on it had to be reburned because of a skipping in playback. The first BD-RE I fed it, a Sony, failed before it had been written to 5 times. I had pegged it down to the Sony quality issue, but, now my Memorex Riteks that the drive was writing to before are getting Miscompares on Verifies and Reflect returned Cyclic Redundancy Errors while writing to BD-RE.

One of the disc sizes in UltraISO is 9.4 GB. But, what media is this? I Googled 9.4 GB and all I found was double sided DVD-RAM. Which leads me to believe these are 4.7 GB a side, so, it's not the 9.4 GB file size listed in UltraISO. Any ideas?

Is it possible to Overburn a DVD+R DL? I ask because I have an image that is only 90 MB over the listed maximum size for a DVD+R DL when I go to burn the image. Image size 4,219,968 sectors (8,242 MB). Disc size 4,173,824 sectors (8,152 MB). The image was created by UltraISO which says there is 99% used of the 8.5 GB space with 28 MB free. I tried selecting Overburn, but, ImgBurn wouldn't write to the media at all. Forgot the log, sorry! I 17:02:32 ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.1 Beta started! I 17:02:32 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1) I 17:02:32 Total Physical Memory: 8,370,632 KB - Available: 6,454,068 KB I 17:02:32 Initialising SPTI... W 17:47:19 User accepted disc space warning and is attempting to overburn! I 17:47:19 Operation Started! I 17:47:19 Source File Sectors: 4,219,968 (MODE1/2048) I 17:47:19 Source File Size: 8,642,494,464 bytes I 17:47:19 Source File File System(s): ISO9660 (Bootable), UDF (1.02) I 17:47:19 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) I 17:47:19 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x I 17:47:19 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824 I 17:47:19 Write Mode: DVD I 17:47:19 Write Type: DAO I 17:47:19 Write Speed: MAX I 17:47:19 DVD+R DL Reserve Track: No I 17:47:19 Link Size: Auto I 17:47:19 Lock Volume: Yes I 17:47:19 Test Mode: No I 17:47:19 OPC: No I 17:47:19 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 17:47:19 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x) W 17:47:24 Optimal layer break position exceeds L0 capacity. W 17:47:24 Optimal L0 Sectors: 2,109,984 W 17:47:24 Maximum L0 Sectors: 2,086,912 I 17:47:24 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,109,984 I 17:47:24 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: ECC Block Boundary W 17:47:24 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Failed! - Reason: Invalid Field in Parameter List E 17:47:28 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Failed! - Reason: Invalid Field in Parameter List E 17:47:32 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:08 I 17:47:32 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A

Came across a Digital Matrix DVD-R MID: AN31 that was still readable to an image file after 8 years. I don't recall where Digital Matrix/AN31 resides on the quality scale, but, I'm passing along this information, anyway.

Came across two Optodisc CMC DVD-R's from 8 years ago. They were from a stack that kept failing to write and verify correctly because they're CMC's. In fact, it was these discs that taught me the hard lesson that CMC is junk. Anyway, I read them to image files just now, so, it just goes to show you the variance in quality of CMC media!

For anyone wondering, I have a somewhat more definitive answer to the question of long the contents written to a DVD-RW last. I came across some Optodisc 2x DVD-RW's that I had burned DVD-Video contents to 8 years ago. I've been reading them to image files and then writing them back to DVD-R's for longer storage longevity. All of these discs have read to image files after 8 years in storage. So, good quality DVD-RW disc contents should last for at least 8 years. Thus, 10 years is probably also a good estimated value for long the contents should last.

I knew it was one of those ways around.

About the only possible problem could be that DVD+RW might store slightly larger capacity than DVD-R. I'm not sure what the maximum capacities for each are, but, I believe + stores slightly more. However, a rewritable might store less because of overhead it needs to be a rewritable. Anyway, this would only come into play if you've written almost all of the available space on the DVD+RW. ImgBurn, though, should tell you if the ISO you're attempting to write to DVD-R is too large for the target media. If you've had no problems writing the DVD+RW source ISO to DVD-R, I don't think you'll encounter any problems other than the possible scenario above.

Ah! That must be what the ForceHT line in the logs is. Force HyperTuning. I come across it and have never known what it was.

How can one determine if their Blu-Ray burner supports BD-R DL and BD-RE DL? DVDInfo has tabs in it to report if your drive supports BD-R XL and BD-RE XL media, but, it doesn't have any for DL media.

While there is no longer a holiday known as National Brotherhood Week, Tom Lehrer's biting social commentary in one of his songs still resonates today. Here are the lyrics, with spoken word introduction: One week of every year is designated National Brotherhood Week. This is just one of many such weeks honoring various worthy causes. One of my favorites is National Make-fun-of-the-handicapped Week which Frank Fontaine and Jerry Lewis are in charge of as you know. During National Brotherhood Week various special events are arranged to drive home the message of brotherhood. This year, for example, on the first day of the week Malcolm X was killed which gives you an idea of how effective the whole thing is. I'm sure we all agree that we ought to love one another and I know there are people in the world that do not love their fellow human beings and I hate people like that. Here's a song about National Brotherhood Week. Oh, the white folks hate the black folks, And the black folks hate the white folks. To hate all but the right folks Is an old established rule. But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week, Lena Horne and Sheriff Clarke are dancing cheek to cheek. It's fun to eulogize The people you despise, As long as you don't let 'em in your school. Oh, the poor folks hate the rich folks, And the rich folks hate the poor folks. All of my folks hate all of your folks, It's American as apple pie. But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week, New Yorkers love the Puerto Ricans 'cause it's very chic. Step up and shake the hand Of someone you can't stand. You can tolerate him if you try. Oh, the Protestants hate the Catholics, And the Catholics hate the Protestants, And the Hindus hate the Muslims, And everybody hates the Jews. But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week, It's National Everyone-smile-at-one-another-hood Week. Be nice to people who Are inferior to you. It's only for a week, so have no fear. Be grateful that it doesn't last all year!

Came across a Princo DVD-R that has also lasted 8 years, well beyond the shelf life of your average cheap Princo media.

It was made around that date as I sometimes keep extensive notes TXT's that I also include on the discs that detail what program made it, the contents, the drive it would be burned on, etc. The TXT says it was made 8 years ago, with no exact date.

I came across a Memorex DVD-R in my collection so I checked its contents. It's MID is CMC MAG. BUT, and here's the shock, the VIDEO_TS folder was dated 09-23-2004, meaning, the disc is 8 years old and is still entirely readable to an image by ImgBurn!

I would just use RAR to compress the file and use the option to set the file size to split the RAR into parts. Then, create 2 DVD-5's from those parts.

So, it seems you need a separate drive to write to these discs, but, the media, once written, will apparently read in any DVD+R read capable drive. I had not heard of this technology before, either.

Actually, I may have some solid data for you. I came across, just now, a DVD I know I burned over 5 years ago. So, I opened its contents in Windows Explorer and checked the folder date for VIDEO_TS. It was 11-03-2004. The media was a RiData DVD-R, so, they last at least 8 years just sitting in a box.

My memory is it was called NEC then NEC Optiarc. So, maybe it became Optiarc after Sony took over NEC, but, I doubt it.

All I can say is a major factor in determining the shelf life of dyed media is who made the media. I've seen cheap ass manufacturers like Vanguard whose DVD-R's were unreadable after a year. Besides, most of those how long they last values, when testing any product, aren't based on actual time spent but on estimation. i.e. they haven't had the time to test it for 10 years to see if it lasts for 10 years because if they did they'd never get products to market.

Optiarc used to be a good brand until Sony got their hooks into it. Ever since they took over, it's been downhill for Optiarc quality. JVC, I think, used to own Optiarc. So, if Sony took over JVC (Don't know if they did.) and JVC took over Taiyo-Yuden, well, expect the quality of TY's to dwindle down to nothing as well.

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2012/08/27/sony_to_no_longer_produce_optical_disc_drives?utm_source=newsletterENG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20120831 Apparently, Sony will shut down its Optiarc division of optical drive production. Good riddance! A few years ago, Optiarc was a good brand, back when it was under NEC entirely. Now, it's a joke! The last Optiarc I had lasted only 6 months before it needed replacing. The one before that, a year.

Well, the front bezel no longer reattaches itself to the case! Someone told me that Dell's have fine forms. They don't! You shouldn't have to remove a bezel to put in an optical drive! The bezel buttons just inhibit access to the eject holes and the drive lights! So, I've no choice but to use the Dell without the bezel attached.

As for an actual value, about the closest I can tell you is it's less than 1% of 8 GB. I have an app installed whose Notification icon displays how much percentage of available memory is used up. When opened, ImgBurn has never caused this value to increase by even 1%. If you want to see how much memory is being used during a burn by a write job, etc. loading memory into the buffers, I would suggest starting Task Manager with CTRL+ALT+DEL and check for ImgBurn under the Process tab. I checked it just now and sitting there doing nothing, ImgBurn uses 31,000 KB of memory.