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well thats just brilliant! thanks for your help

Hi, just got a new computer with a TSSTcorp CDRW/DVD TSH492B TB06 (ATA) combo drive. The impression that im getting is that it doesnt write dvd's? am i right or do i need to change something?? hope you guys can help. this is what i have on the right of the screen on imgburn main screen: TSSTcorp CDRW/DVD TSH492B TB06 (ATA) Current Profile: DVD-ROM Disc Information: Status: Complete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Sectors: 2,295,104 Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF) Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Disc ID: RITEK-004-48 Book Type: DVD+RW Part Version: 2 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 Current Format Capacity: Sectors: 2,295,104 Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF) Maximum Format Capacity: Sectors: 2,295,104 Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)

its ok now thanks, got everything sorted, the final hurdle was that the burner wasnt recognising that the disc i inserted was a dvd+rw. it kept saying i had a dvd-rw. So i set about changing the book type via the burners' support website. thanks anyway

ok, thanks for all your efforts! its been a long day!

just thought i would start a new topic coz the last one was getting too long! hey lightning uk, i got some new discs but they are dvd+rw's but the info on the right hand side is still saying dvd-rw's, please help! DVDRW IDE1008 0159 (ATA) Current Profile: DVD-RW Disc Information: Status: Empty Erasable: Yes Free Sectors: 2,297,888 Free Space: 4,706,074,624 bytes Free Time: 510:40:38 (MM:SS:FF) Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Book Type: DVD-RW Part Version: 2 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1

hey lightning uk, i got some new disc but they are dvd+rw's but the info on the right hand side is still saying dvd-rw's, please help

i have just noticed the "dvd-rw" on your quote, but i dont own any dvd-rw's! my girlfriend is coming home from work and she is gonna pick me up some new ones. i'll give those a whirl!!

right, that has brought the drive status back onto nero, but im still having the same problems with the writing and erasing of the dvd+rw's!

yeah, it does show up in imgburn, i will still try a reboot. i will try anything at the moment its really starting to p*** me off!

i have another problem, when i go into nero toolkit/nero drive speed, on the drop down list of the available drives, my dvd drive is no longer there!! its still there on the 'my computer' screen. also when go into nero toolkit/drive speed. it comes up with an error when i try to run that too.!!!

my discs are re-writable, i have Dvd+rw. arent they the right ones?

when you say "RW's" you do mean cd's? i know it maybe sounds a silly question but i am a novice! i have actually tried more than one and it happens everytime.

wait a moment tho, it wont let me erase the disc! this is the log: I 14:11:58 Operation Started! I 14:11:58 Device: [1:1:0] DVDRW IDE1008 0159 (E:) (ATA) I 14:11:58 Media Type: DVD-RW I 14:11:58 Quick Erase: No I 14:11:58 Erasing Disc... W 14:12:25 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - Program Memory Area Update Failure

well i think we have lift off! this is the new check: Current Format Capacity: Sectors: 2,297,888 Size: 4,706,074,624 bytes Time: 510:40:38 (MM:SS:FF) Maximum Format Capacity: Sectors: 2,297,888 Size: 4,706,074,624 bytes Time: 510:40:38 (MM:SS:FF)

yeah, i went ahead with the burn process a couple of times and it only got to about 22% then stopped. just got my new firmare installed, gonna have a another go at a full erase.