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Just bought a new pack of 10 memorex dl's and having problems burning a dvd file. Im not sure weather it's the dl's or the dvd/iso file. Im using a burner thats been sucessful with many burn's before and all i have changed is my DL's. I would download a new dvd file and then find out if it's the DL's or the file, i write at 2.0-2.4 and it starts but just lags and stays on the start bit for ages and doesn't move. Heres my log: ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 - Log ; Monday, 19 October 2009, 19:56:15 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 19:41:19 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 19:41:19 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (6.1, Build 7600) I 19:41:19 Total Physical Memory: 3,659,820 KB - Available: 1,577,760 KB W 19:41:19 SPTD can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 19:41:19 Initialising SPTI... I 19:41:19 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:41:19 Found 1 DVD±RW and 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 19:42:35 Operation Started! I 19:42:35 Source File: file.dvd I 19:42:35 Source File Sectors: 3,827,488 (MODE1/2048) I 19:42:35 Source File Size: 7,838,695,424 bytes I 19:42:36 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM I 19:42:36 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 356fc000MS UDFBridge I 19:42:36 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM) I 19:42:36 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF I 19:42:36 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.50) I 19:42:36 Destination Device: [0:0:0] TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-L632D HH17 (E:) (USB) I 19:42:36 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RITEK-S04-66) (Speeds: 2.4x) I 19:42:36 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824 I 19:42:36 Write Mode: DVD I 19:42:36 Write Type: DAO I 19:42:36 Write Speed: 2.4x I 19:42:36 Link Size: Auto I 19:42:36 Lock Volume: Yes I 19:42:36 Test Mode: No I 19:42:36 OPC: No I 19:42:36 BURN-Proof: Enabled W 19:42:36 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 3,324 KB/s (2.4x), Got: 2,770 KB/s (2x) I 19:42:36 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM I 19:42:36 User Specified L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760 I 19:43:32 Abort Request Acknowledged W 19:43:34 Device Removal Detected! W 19:43:34 The device list will be refreshed at the next available opportunity. E 19:43:37 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Failed! - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. E 19:43:39 Failed to unlock drive from exclusive access. E 19:43:39 Reason: Access is denied. E 19:43:39 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:01:01 I 19:43:39 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A E 19:43:43 CreateFile Failed! - Device: '\\?\usbstor#cdrom&ven_tsstcorp&prod_cd#dvdw_ts-l632d&rev_hh17#6&2ebf8933&0#{53f56308-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}' E 19:43:43 Reason: The system cannot find the file specified. I 19:43:43 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:43:43 Found 1 DVD±RW! W 19:44:01 Device Arrival Detected! I 19:44:01 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:44:01 Found 1 DVD±RW! W 19:44:22 Device Arrival Detected! I 19:44:22 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:44:22 Found 1 DVD±RW and 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 19:44:55 Operation Started! I 19:44:55 Source File: file.dvd I 19:44:55 Source File Sectors: 3,827,488 (MODE1/2048) I 19:44:55 Source File Size: 7,838,695,424 bytes I 19:44:55 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM I 19:44:55 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 356fc000MS UDFBridge I 19:44:55 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM) I 19:44:55 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF I 19:44:55 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.50) I 19:44:55 Destination Device: [0:0:0] TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-L632D HH17 (E:) (USB) I 19:44:55 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RITEK-S04-66) (Speeds: 2.4x) I 19:44:55 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824 I 19:44:55 Write Mode: DVD I 19:44:55 Write Type: DAO I 19:44:55 Write Speed: 2x I 19:44:55 Link Size: Auto I 19:44:55 Lock Volume: Yes I 19:44:55 Test Mode: No I 19:44:55 OPC: No I 19:44:55 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 19:44:55 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM I 19:44:55 User Specified L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760 I 19:45:53 Abort Request Acknowledged W 19:45:55 Device Removal Detected! W 19:45:55 The device list will be refreshed at the next available opportunity. E 19:45:58 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Failed! - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. E 19:45:59 Failed to unlock drive from exclusive access. E 19:45:59 Reason: Access is denied. E 19:45:59 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:01:02 I 19:45:59 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A I 19:45:59 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:45:59 Found 1 DVD±RW! W 19:46:19 Device Arrival Detected! I 19:46:19 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:46:19 Found 1 DVD±RW! I 19:47:11 Operation Started! I 19:47:11 Source File: file.dvd I 19:47:11 Source File Sectors: 3,827,488 (MODE1/2048) I 19:47:11 Source File Size: 7,838,695,424 bytes I 19:47:11 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM I 19:47:11 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 356fc000MS UDFBridge I 19:47:11 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM) I 19:47:11 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF I 19:47:11 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.50) I 19:47:11 Destination Device: [0:0:0] MATSHITA DVD+-RW UJ-857G Z111 (D:) (ATA) I 19:47:11 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RITEK-S04-66) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x) I 19:47:11 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824 I 19:47:11 Write Mode: DVD I 19:47:11 Write Type: DAO I 19:47:11 Write Speed: 2x I 19:47:11 Link Size: Auto I 19:47:11 Lock Volume: Yes I 19:47:11 Test Mode: No I 19:47:11 OPC: No I 19:47:11 BURN-Proof: Enabled W 19:47:11 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 2,770 KB/s (2x), Got: 3,324 KB/s (2.4x) I 19:47:11 User Specified L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760

Got a message back from him just now saying the following:

Oh no, im an idiot. It was pointless me buying that then, is it worth me waiting to see if they'll burn with it or should i just try something else

Even the manufacturer knows how good their hardware is You could try burning at 4x but your best chance would be with the 2.4x Verbatim blanks. Laptop drives generally aren't good burners, and Matshita are the worst of them. If you could get an external burner it would be even better, and they could even burn those 8x Verbatims you have Thanks for your help Just bought a used external slim one on ebay for

Hi, new here, i just tred to burn an xbox 360 game, i have the Verbatim 8x DL DVD+R and im assuming my burner can burn these. I've tried two different ISO files and both get the same error. I know its not my DVD burner as i recently burned a DVD today. Should i try and buy the 2.4's or is it the fact i cant burn DL on this burner? Heres the log: I 00:51:44 ImgBurn Version 2.4.4.0 started!I 00:51:44 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1) I 00:51:44 Total Physical Memory: 1,037,628 KB - Available: 152,176 KB I 00:51:44 Initialising SPTI... I 00:51:44 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 00:51:45 Found 1 DVD