BillB

Grain: Thanks! Kenadjian: The LiteOn SHW-1635S would not do a Firmeare up grade. The BIOS would not let me reset, they were grayed out! I tried the Properties in the Drive, but no good! I then deleted the Drivers for the Drive and the Secondary IDE Controller than rebooted. All worked normal for one burn, then went back to the problem. I did the deletes again, plus I deleted Nero and ImgBurn, then rebooted. Reinstalled Nero from the Recovery Tool. All seems good now. How long this will last I don't know. Thanks to all for all the help. END OF TOPIC

To ALL: Latest on my problem: I did a BIOS reset and tried to set the Secondary IDE Channel to DMA, but no go. It still stays at PIO Tried to set it via Devise Mgr, no good. Got feedback from Gateway saying they have no up grades for the Firmware. Got feedback from LiteOnIT.com their up grades will not install at all. I get an error saying this Up Grade is for xxx drive (same number) but still it won't install. I went to MS and they have no help for this. I did another search and got 1000's of hits for this problem, again. By the time I find a fix for this drive, I can buy a new DVDRW cheaper. Any recommendations for a decent DVDRW drive? This will be the last time I buy a major factory brand system, for sure!

I live in the Fl., Keys, and getting legit DVD discs here is murder. Most all are counterfeit junk. I tested the Sony discs and they are good. I tried to buy a case, 600, from Ti Yuden but they won't cut case price deal. Too expensive for me!

soinningwheel: I figured that. You saved me a big headache doing the recovery And yes, I will try the FAQ method.! Thanks! By the way, I did a search for this LiteOn drive and found out half the planet has the same problem. Not only with the LiteOn but with other DVDRW's and other mfg's! Why these companies do something like this propritory stuff, beats me!? Thanks again BillB

GRIN: DVD Disc Info SONY CORP DVD-R VER 2.1/1X-16X SER# RH01011180932 3 CAM120 I also went into the BIOS to check the DMA settings. The DVDRW drive is set to PIO and I cannot set it to DMA ???? In Device Mgr, I cannot reset the DAM either. It says it has UDMA If available, but is running in PIO. The Nero test shows it in PIO. I contacted Gateway for a Firmware up grade, but they offer no new versions. LiteOn has many new versions, as above, but none will install. I help off on doing a Fill Clean Install because I doubt it will do anything to the LiteOn Firmware, right? Looks like I'll either have to use that third party s/w to redo the firmware, or buy a new DVDRW. Any suggestions ware very welcome!!! BillB

dbminter: The Sony Player runs fine, and with the Sony dvd's I just burned on my friends system, and some I did on my system just before I up dated the s/w. polopony: The firmware I also noticed was not from LiteOn. I will go to Gateway for the correct firmware or find out from them, where to get it. System I less than a year old. System Data: OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600 System Manufacturer Gateway System Model GT5032 System Type X86-based PC Processor x86 Family 15 Model 43 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~2204 Mhz Processor x86 Family 15 Model 43 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~2204 Mhz BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 2006-02-10 SMBIOS Version 2.2 Locale United States Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)" User Name SYS2\Owner Time Zone Eastern Standard Time Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB Available Physical Memory 566.39 MB Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB Page File Space 2.12 GB Page File C:\pagefile.sys Drive E: Description CD-ROM Drive Media Loaded No Media Type CD-ROM Name LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-1635S Manufacturer (Standard CD-ROM drives) Status OK Transfer Rate Not Available SCSI Target ID 0 PNP Device ID IDE\CDROMLITE-ON_DVDRW_SHW-1635S_________________YGS3____\5&2E07393&0&0.0.0 Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys (5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), 48.38 KB (49,536 bytes), 2004-08-04 1:59 AM) Drive F: Description CD-ROM Drive Media Loaded No Media Type CD-ROM Name SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616E Manufacturer (Standard CD-ROM drives) Status OK Transfer Rate Not Available SCSI Target ID 1 PNP Device ID IDE\CDROMSAMSUNG_DVD-ROM_SD-616E_________________F500____\5&2E07393&0&0.1.0 Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys (5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), 48.38 KB (49,536 bytes), 2004-08-04 1:59 AM) The Sony DVD's are ok. They work fine on other systems. I have an idea there might be a s/w conflict between the Nero and the ImgBurn install. I'm going to do a uninstall of both the Nero and ImgBurn, then reinstall the original Nero from the Gateway Back Up. If this doesn't work again, I'll save all data and files to the slave and unplug it, then do a total recovery. It may take a few days to get everything back up. In case you guys have more to add, I won't do the recovery until Thursday. Thanks again BillB

Forgot this: I d/l the latest Firmware for my LiteOn SHW-1635S burner, but it will not except a new firmeware install...??? The drive Region Code says it has a LOCK too??? Thanks for the help so far. BillB

Still having problems. I reset the DMA and it is Ultra DMA Mode 5 (if available). No change Did a System Recovery back a month when burning worked well No change Brought system back to present day. No change Tried every setting the ImgBurn Guides show, and went through 8 DVD's, all no good, They play on the computer but not on the Sony Player. While Burning, it seems ImgBurn does not write the Lead In or Lead Out sectors. It starts to, but jumps to the other files. Also it burns very slowly, even though it is set to Max Burn Speed. I burned the Sony DVD Disks on friends system, they worked perfectly. 6 of them. Friends system does not use ImgBurn, only Nero 6.6.0.14 burn engine. This is what I had before I up'ed to Nero 6.6.018 then back to 6.6.015E then to 6.6.014. I think I'll have to do a complete Clean Install to get back to OEM configs! Also, I did a System Disc recovery disc set, by using the Windows Restore Tools, and that burned perfectly. Is this some sort of WXPP burner that could be used instead of ImgBurn? By the way, If you do a System Recovery to a earlier date, it also changes everything on the Slave HD, and you can lose everything. Make sure to disconnect the HD Cable before doing the Recovery. Thanks for the help so far. BillB

ImgBurn.log ========================== Hi; I use Sony DVD discs and have done over 200 so far, with not one bad burn. ImgBurn does the burn but the movie will not play on the Sony Player. All the other discs I burned play fine! What I think might be causing this problem, is the Nero pg. But it shouldn't be involved since I installed ImgBurn, correct? SONY DVD-R VER:2.1/1X-16X LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-1635S YGS3 (ATA) Current Profile: DVD-R Disc Information: Status: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 2,297,888 Free Space: 4,706,074,624 bytes Free Time: 510:40:38 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Write Speeds: 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x Pre-recorded Information: Manufacturer ID: SONY16D1 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Disc ID: 0@P-!-00 Book Type: DVD-R Part Version: 5 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: 2,495,103 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 I 09:45:33 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started! I 09:45:33 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) W 09:45:33 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB W 09:45:33 Drive G:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB I 09:45:33 Initialising SPTI... I 09:45:33 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 09:45:33 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD?RW! See attachment: Log ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 - Log ; Sunday, 08 October 2006, 10:01:37 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 09:45:33 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started! I 09:45:33 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) W 09:45:33 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB W 09:45:33 Drive G:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB I 09:45:33 Initialising SPTI... I 09:45:33 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 09:45:33 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD?RW! I 10:01:37 Close Request Acknowledged I 10:01:37 Closing Down... I 10:01:37 Shutting down SPTI... I 10:01:37 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 - Log ; Sunday, 08 October 2006, 09:45:01 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 09:43:08 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started! I 09:43:08 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) W 09:43:08 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB W 09:43:08 Drive G:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB I 09:43:08 Initialising SPTI... I 09:43:08 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 09:43:09 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD?RW! I 09:45:01 Close Request Acknowledged I 09:45:01 Closing Down... I 09:45:01 Shutting down SPTI... I 09:45:01 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 - Log ; Saturday, 07 October 2006, 16:21:31 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 15:46:24 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started! I 15:46:24 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) W 15:46:24 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB W 15:46:24 Drive G:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB I 15:46:24 Initialising SPTI... I 15:46:24 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 15:46:27 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD?RW! I 15:48:33 Operation Started! I 15:48:33 Building Image Tree... E 15:48:33 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 15:48:38 Operation Started! I 15:48:38 Building Image Tree... I 15:48:38 Checking Directory Depth... I 15:48:38 Calculating Totals... I 15:48:38 Preparing Image... I 15:48:39 Checking Path Length... I 15:48:39 Image Size: 3,144,581,120 bytes I 15:48:39 Image Sectors: 1,535,440 I 15:48:45 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:06 I 15:48:45 Operation Started! I 15:48:45 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 15:48:45 Source File Sectors: 1,535,440 (MODE1/2048) I 15:48:45 Source File Size: 3,144,581,120 bytes I 15:48:45 Source File Volume Identifier: THEPROFESSIONAL I 15:48:45 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.1.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 15:48:45 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 15:48:45 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 15:48:45 Destination Device: [1:0:0] LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-1635S YGS3 (E:) (ATA) I 15:48:45 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: SONY16D1) (Speeds: 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x) I 15:48:45 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496 I 15:48:45 Write Mode: DVD I 15:48:45 Write Type: DAO I 15:48:45 Write Speed: MAX I 15:48:45 Link Size: Auto I 15:48:45 Test Mode: No I 15:48:45 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 15:48:45 Filling Buffer... I 15:48:45 Writing LeadIn... I 15:49:20 Writing Image... I 16:20:10 Synchronising Cache... I 16:20:29 Image MD5: 3f4a0c1fdeb7acd789b7ef5ebbd91af3 I 16:20:29 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:31:44 I 16:20:29 Average Write Rate: 1,660 KB/s (1.2x) - Maximum Write Rate: 1,936 KB/s (1.4x) I 16:21:31 Close Request Acknowledged I 16:21:31 Closing Down... I 16:21:31 Shutting down SPTI... I 16:21:31 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 - Log ; Saturday, 07 October 2006, 14:55:38 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 14:54:13 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started! I 14:54:13 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) W 14:54:13 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB W 14:54:13 Drive G:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB I 14:54:13 Initialising SPTI... I 14:54:13 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 14:54:13 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD?RW! I 14:55:38 Close Request Acknowledged I 14:55:38 Closing Down... I 14:55:38 Shutting down SPTI... I 14:55:38 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 - Log ; Saturday, 07 October 2006, 14:54:08 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 14:51:25 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started! I 14:51:25 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) W 14:51:25 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB W 14:51:25 Drive G:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB I 14:51:25 Initialising SPTI... I 14:51:25 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 14:51:27 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD?RW! I 14:54:08 Close Request Acknowledged I 14:54:08 Closing Down... I 14:54:08 Shutting down SPTI... I 14:54:08 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 - Log ; Saturday, 07 October 2006, 14:47:12 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 14:40:23 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started! I 14:40:23 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) W 14:40:23 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB W 14:40:23 Drive G:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB I 14:40:23 Initialising SPTI... I 14:40:23 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 14:40:24 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD?RW! I 14:46:29 Operation Started! I 14:46:29 Building Image Tree... I 14:46:30 Checking Directory Depth... I 14:46:30 Calculating Totals... I 14:46:30 Preparing Image... I 14:46:30 Checking Path Length... I 14:46:30 Image Size: 3,468,165,120 bytes I 14:46:30 Image Sectors: 1,693,440 I 14:46:30 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 14:47:12 Close Request Acknowledged I 14:47:12 Closing Down... I 14:47:12 Shutting down SPTI... I 14:47:12 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 - Log ; Saturday, 07 October 2006, 14:34:38 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 13:32:26 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started! I 13:32:26 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) W 13:32:26 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB W 13:32:26 Drive G:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB I 13:32:26 Initialising SPTI... I 13:32:26 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 13:32:26 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD?RW! I 14:34:38 Close Request Acknowledged I 14:34:38 Closing Down... I 14:34:38 Shutting down SPTI... I 14:34:38 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 - Log ; Saturday, 07 October 2006, 13:23:21 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 12:42:31 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started! I 12:42:31 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) W 12:42:31 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB W 12:42:31 Drive G:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB I 12:42:31 Initialising SPTI... I 12:42:31 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 12:42:31 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD?RW! I 12:48:12 Operation Started! I 12:48:12 Building Image Tree... E 12:48:12 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 12:49:01 Operation Started! I 12:49:01 Building Image Tree... E 12:49:01 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 12:49:10 Operation Started! I 12:49:10 Building Image Tree... I 12:49:30 Checking Directory Depth... I 12:49:30 Calculating Totals... I 12:49:30 Preparing Image... I 12:49:30 Checking Path Length... I 12:49:30 Image Size: 3,468,132,352 bytes I 12:49:30 Image Sectors: 1,693,424 I 12:49:35 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:24 I 12:49:35 Operation Started! I 12:49:35 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 12:49:35 Source File Sectors: 1,693,424 (MODE1/2048) I 12:49:35 Source File Size: 3,468,132,352 bytes I 12:49:35 Source File Volume Identifier: THE PROFESSIONAL I 12:49:35 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.1.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 12:49:35 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 12:49:35 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 12:49:35 Destination Device: [1:0:0] LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-1635S YGS3 (E:) (ATA) I 12:49:35 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: SONY16D1) (Speeds: 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x) I 12:49:35 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888 I 12:49:35 Write Mode: DVD I 12:49:35 Write Type: DAO I 12:49:35 Write Speed: MAX I 12:49:35 Link Size: Auto I 12:49:35 Test Mode: No I 12:49:35 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 12:49:35 Filling Buffer... I 12:49:36 Writing LeadIn... I 12:50:14 Writing Image... I 13:22:45 Synchronising Cache... I 13:23:04 Image MD5: 25c9e60a29263459ea3dcb857eadee40 I 13:23:11 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:33:28 I 13:23:11 Average Write Rate: 1,735 KB/s (1.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 2,598 KB/s (1.9x) I 13:23:21 Close Request Acknowledged I 13:23:21 Closing Down... I 13:23:21 Shutting down SPTI... I 13:23:21 ImgBurn closed!

A little help please! I have a Gateway AMD 2.2 Dual core system, 1 GB Ram, Windows Media Center Ed, Sp2., Burner LITE-ON SHW 16355, Player SAMSUNG SD616E, I ran DVD DECRYPTER, DVD Shrink and the OEM Nero 6.6.014 and had no problems. I uped the Nero to ver. 6.6.018 which didn't' work and did a Sys Recovery to Nero 6.6.015E which still doesn't work. They both burned the DVD but it only plays on the computer not on my Sony 400 disc player. I then d/l ImgBurn and tried that. Got the same burns as the uped Nero versions. The OEM Nero gave me no problems, and the only thing left is to do a Clean Install of everything. Before that, do you guys have any suggestions for an easier fix? The DVD Decrypter burned in 1.5 hours but failed the burn. The ImgBurner in 25 minutes The OEM Nero Burner in 6 minutes Why the differance, I don't know! BillB