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yup Lightning, even with my drive running with the BSRB firmware as a BenQ 1640, it's not burning; not to mention the only supported speed that comes up for the discs is still just 4x (same as in the original log). I DID however find a way to burn what I needed. I had an older computer that I'd used for about 10 years and still kept around with a now extinct Pioneer Drive and with that Pioneer drive I was able to burn my mini DVDs at 1x, 2x, and/or 4x (which is why I thought it weird the BenQ could only support and burn at 4x). The only hassle of course is moving everything over to that computer and burning that way. Thanks for the help.

yea I tried looking for a firmware update but Philips no longer makes/issues the drive I have so their site doesnt have a firmware update. I was able, however, to crossflash to a BenQ drive and use BenQ's website to get a firmware update but I'm still having trouble getting the drive to read/write my media. And for the record I am using Ritek/Ridata mini DVD with RitekG04 ink (supposedly Ritek changed their dye to one of poorer quality now but I still have the good dye in my batch). Finally, does imgburn automatically close sessions? i was trying to find that feature and i couldnt so i am asking.

sorry I didnt mean to be blaming IMGBURN as the problem. I meant more of what is wrong with my setup or drive that IMGBURN isnt working. And being a newb, could you explain how I could crossflash my drive to a BenQ 1640 or give me a link to such a tutorial? Thanks

I checked their websites. Neither of them make minis. What could be wrong with IMGBURN though? Surely theres a solution besides swtiching media

why? what is wrong with Ritek mini DVDs? and minis are required for me, I'm using a console that uses minis

Okay so I tried writing the iso file at 4x since I noticed that was the only supported speed by my blank mini DVDs and I encountered teh same error

I tried to burn a game I got via IMGBURN and I found several problems along the way. The game was TimeSplitters 2. Here is the error message that comes up on my Philips DVD+-RW drive when I tried to burn mini DVD (Ridata) at 2x write speed. It started up briefly but crashed soon after: I/O error! Device:[0:1:0] Philips DVD+-RW DVD8701 5D24(F ATA Scsi Status: 0x02 Interpretation: Check Condition CDB: 2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 Interpretation: Write(10) - Sectors: 0-15 Sense Area: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 02 03 04 05 Interpretation: Write Error Here is the log: I 00:40:33 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 started! I 00:40:33 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) I 00:40:33 Total Physical Memory: 1,046,620 KB - Available: 621,348 KB I 00:40:34 Initialising SPTI... I 00:40:34 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 00:40:34 Found 3 DVD-ROMs and 1 DVD±RW! I 00:42:51 Operation Started! I 00:42:51 Source File: D:\Timesplitters 2 NTSC USA\Timesplitters 2\Timesplitters 2.iso I 00:42:51 Source File Sectors: 712,880 (MODE1/2048) I 00:42:51 Source File Size: 1,459,978,240 bytes I 00:42:51 Source File Volume Identifier: TimeSplitters 2 I 00:42:51 Source File File System(s): None I 00:42:51 Destination Device: [0:1:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8701 5D24 (F (ATA) I 00:42:51 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: RITEKG04 01) (Speeds: 4x) I 00:42:51 Destination Media Sectors: 714,544 I 00:42:51 Write Mode: DVD I 00:42:51 Write Type: DAO I 00:42:51 Write Speed: 2x I 00:42:51 Link Size: Auto I 00:42:51 Test Mode: No I 00:42:51 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 00:42:51 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 00:42:52 Writing LeadIn... W 00:43:22 Failed to Write Sectors 0 - 15 - Write Error W 00:43:22 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 00:43:22 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:22 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 00:43:22 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:22 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 00:43:22 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:22 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write W 00:43:23 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 00:43:23 Retry Failed - Invalid Address For Write E 00:46:51 Failed to Write Sectors 0 - 15 - Write Error I 00:46:51 Synchronising Cache... E 00:46:52 Failed to Write Image! E 00:46:52 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:04:01 I 00:46:52 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A Please help me resolve this issue. Is my burner the problem? I tried looking for updated firmware for the Philips DVD8701 model which came shipped with my Dell system (Windows XP SP2 Professional) but there weren't any updates.