CliffyG

Just thought i'd pop a response down here to say my new AD-7240S has been perfect on 6 runs since i got it installed. Thanks for help guys hopfuly i wont need to come back soon .

Yeah only 2 in use and i have 4, will get one ordred now. Thanks for the help.

How about a GH22NS40? I can get one for about £18 with free delivery. EDIT Scratch that, read that these are pretty good: Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM and costs the same too. Worth going for?

I did consider a new one, do you have any recommendations?

It appears my assumption was wrong . I bought a new 10 pack of Verbatims from the same place i used before but i've now wasted another 3 discs. After what looks like a succesful write i end up with the following during the verify: W 23:06:45 Failed to Read Sector 1913760 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 23:07:46 Retrying (1)... W 23:07:48 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 23:07:49 Retrying (2)... W 23:07:52 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 23:07:53 Failed to Read Sector 1913760 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 23:07:55 Failed to Read Sector 1913761 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error When i said to ignore the errors it carried on but there are hundreds. Is something wrong with the DVD's maybe?

Well 2 games are working now so i assume its ok. Thanks anyway .

It worked! Quick question though, im burning another game and got the following again: W 21:42:58 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 5,540 KB/s (4x), Got: 3,324 KB/s (2.4x) Should i be worried about this?

Well after some more digging i have found the firmware update and applied it and uninstalled the stpd driver thingy. Just tried to do another one at 4 speed and it said: W 20:43:16 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 5,540 KB/s (4x), Got: 3,324 KB/s (2.4x) It does appear to be burning ok now though which is a big improvement! Hopefuly in 30 mins time i shall be playing.

Hello I've just started trying to burn xbox 360 games and am having a some problems. I keep getting: Writing LeadIn... Potential 'ReadBufferCapacity' Deferred Error - Write Error Followed by a load of errors. This is info about the drive and media: Destination Device: [0:1:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A103 (G:) (ATA) Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 4x) I now have 3 coasters out of my 5 test pack, i tried at 4 and 8 speed. After reading the sticky it appears that me buying the 8x verbatims may have been a mistake. Is there an issue with my writer not being able to use the 8x dvd's? How do i find out if i can get better firmware for it? Thanks.