My relatively new (3-months old) Blu-ray external drive (Samsung SE-506CB/RSBD) is having trouble burning dual layer Blu-ray discs. Right off the bat I had a quite high incidence of burn failures (around 10%). I wasn't happy but I ascribed it to a bad batch of media (even though I am using the discs that are considered most reliable -- Verbatim 50GB) and I thought I could live with that. However, the last five discs I tried to burn ended up in the trash, so I am suspecting something more serious. Some extra info:
1) I have tried different source files and different burn speeds. I also tried defragmenting my HD before burning. None of that made a difference;
2) Only dual layer Blu-ray discs have been failing with some regularity (and now all the time). For single-layer BD-R discs, burns have been 100% successful --which is kind of baffling to me;
3) Errors have surfaced at various stages of the burning process. A couple of times the burn seemed to be successful, but errors have been discovered during verification.
I haven't been wise enough to keep all the logs for the failed burns, but please find below the latest one. Any help would be enormously appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
I 15:57:38 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started!
I 15:57:38 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1)
I 15:57:38 Total Physical Memory: 7,789,492 KiB - Available: 5,966,620 KiB
I 15:57:38 Initialising SPTI...
I 15:57:38 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 15:57:38 -> Drive 1 - Info: hp CDDVDW SH-216ALN HA5A (E:) (SATA)
I 15:57:38 -> Drive 2 - Info: TSSTcorp BDDVDW SE-506CB TS01 (F:) (USB 2.0)
I 15:57:38 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 1 BD-RE XL!
I 15:59:53 Operation Started!
I 15:59:53 Building Image Tree...
I 15:59:55 Calculating Totals...
I 15:59:55 Preparing Image...
I 15:59:56 Contents: 74 Files, 16 Folders
I 15:59:56 Content Type: BD Video
I 15:59:56 Data Type: MODE1/2048
I 15:59:56 File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 15:59:56 Volume Label: I giorni dell'ira 1976 1080p Blu-ray AVC LPCM 1.0-ESiR
I 15:59:56 Size: 49,932,885,341 bytes
I 15:59:56 Sectors: 24,381,333
I 15:59:56 Image Size: 49,934,237,696 bytes
I 15:59:56 Image Sectors: 24,381,952
I 15:59:58 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:05
I 15:59:58 Operation Started!
I 15:59:58 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-
I 15:59:58 Source File Sectors: 24,381,952 (MODE1/2048)
I 15:59:58 Source File Size: 49,934,237,696 bytes
I 15:59:58 Source File Volume Identifier: I giorni dell'ira 1976 1080p Blu-ray AVC LPCM 1.0-ESiR
I 15:59:58 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 46A67F7A01740955
I 15:59:58 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.8.0
I 15:59:58 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 15:59:58 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 15:59:58 Destination Device: [0:0:0] TSSTcorp BDDVDW SE-506CB TS01 (F:) (USB)
I 15:59:58 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: MEI-T02-001)
I 15:59:58 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x
I 15:59:58 Destination Media Sectors: 24,438,784
I 15:59:58 Write Mode: BD
I 15:59:58 Write Type: DAO
I 15:59:58 Write Speed: 2x
I 15:59:58 Hardware Defect Management Active: No
I 15:59:58 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes
I 15:59:58 Link Size: Auto
I 15:59:58 Lock Volume: Yes
I 15:59:58 Test Mode: No
I 15:59:58 OPC: No
I 15:59:58 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 15:59:58 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 8,992 KB/s (2x)
I 16:01:03 Filling Buffer... (80 MiB)
I 16:01:05 Writing LeadIn...
I 16:01:06 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 24381951)
I 16:01:06 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 24381951)
I 16:01:06 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 12219391)
W 16:03:27 Failed to Write Sectors 679680 - 679711 - Reason: Write Error
W 16:03:27 Retrying (1 of 20)...
W 16:03:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:32 Retrying (2 of 20)...
W 16:03:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:32 Retrying (3 of 20)...
W 16:03:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:32 Retrying (4 of 20)...
W 16:03:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:32 Retrying (5 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (6 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (7 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (8 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (9 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (10 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (11 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (12 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (13 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (14 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (15 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (16 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (17 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (18 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (19 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 16:03:33 Retrying (20 of 20)...
W 16:03:33 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
E 17:13:37 Failed to Write Sectors 679680 - 679711 - Reason: Write Error
E 17:13:37 Next Writable Address: 0
I 17:13:37 Synchronising Cache...
I 17:13:40 Closing Track...
I 17:13:49 Finalising Disc...
E 17:14:17 Failed to Write Image!
I 17:14:18 Exporting Graph Data...
I 17:14:18 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Cosmo\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\TSSTcorp_BDDVDW_SE-506CB_TS01_WEDNESDAY-MAY-06-2015_3-59_PM_MEI-T02-001_2x.ibg
I 17:14:18 Export Successfully Completed!
E 17:14:18 Operation Failed! - Duration: 01:14:19
I 17:14:18 Average Write Rate: 312 KiB/s (0.1x) - Maximum Write Rate: 9,734 KiB/s (2.2x)