sudeki300

thanks for the reply.i've seen you avatar on another forum maybe maxconsole or something like that.i always close all programs before burning.i'll defrag my hd before the next burn.i'll keep you posted..................sudeki300 p.s. i saw on another thread something about checking my DMA settings, go into Device Manager and look in the IDE Controllers branch.but as mine is on a laptop and connected by usb this would'nt apply to me would it?..............sudeki300

this is my first post on this forum so i would start by saying hello to everyone.i have been using imgburn for a while now.i was doing a burn this morning when i got the message "W 16:35:18 Waiting for buffers to recover.../W 16:35:30 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... this always seems to be at the point when it's starting to burn on the second layer.on the burn this morning it only showed the message once and then carried on burning with no problems till the end of the disc.but on the burn just now it showed the message quite a few times.i'm not sure if it's the software or something with my laptop.i'll let you know what i'm using just incase this is the problem.i have a pioneer 111d internal but i'm using it with a ide to usb connector as i have a laptop.i have tried caddies before but have gave me loads of trouble.i'll post my log off the last burn to give you more of an idea what i'm talking about.thanks................sudeki300 I 16:16:10 ImgBurn Version 2.0.0.0 started! I 16:16:10 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) I 16:16:10 Initialising SPTI... I 16:16:10 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 16:16:33 Found 1 DVD±RW and 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 16:16:47 Operation Started! I 16:16:47 Source File: C:\Documents and Settings\Robert Murri\My Documents\newsleecher downloads\blue dragon disc 3\!RnE - 2007.08.19 18.04.35 - sky-bd3\image.iso I 16:16:47 Source File Sectors: 3,697,696 (MODE1/2048) I 16:16:47 Source File Size: 7,572,881,408 bytes I 16:16:47 Source File Volume Identifier: XGD2DVD_NTSC I 16:16:47 Source File Implementation Identifier: Sonic Scenarist 3.1 I 16:16:47 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 16:16:47 Destination Device: [0:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111D 1.23 (E:) (USB) I 16:16:47 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-001-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x) I 16:16:47 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824 I 16:16:47 Write Mode: DVD I 16:16:47 Write Type: DAO I 16:16:47 Write Speed: 2.4x I 16:16:47 Link Size: Auto I 16:16:47 Test Mode: No I 16:16:47 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 16:16:47 User Specified L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760 I 16:17:10 Filling Buffer... I 16:17:11 Writing LeadIn... I 16:17:13 Writing Image... I 16:17:13 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759) W 16:35:18 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 16:35:30 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 16:39:44 Writing Image... W 16:40:15 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 16:40:24 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 16:41:08 Writing Image... W 16:41:54 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 16:42:05 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 16:42:17 Writing Image... W 16:42:38 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 16:42:54 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 16:43:56 Writing Image... I 16:44:34 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3697695) W 16:50:48 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 16:50:56 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 16:51:14 Writing Image... W 16:51:49 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 16:51:57 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 16:52:06 Writing Image... W 16:53:04 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 16:53:12 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 16:53:33 Writing Image... W 16:54:40 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 16:54:48 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 16:55:00 Writing Image... W 16:56:04 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 16:56:13 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 16:56:30 Writing Image... W 16:58:59 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 16:59:02 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 16:59:03 Writing Image... I 17:05:29 Synchronising Cache... I 17:05:30 Closing Track... I 17:05:37 Finalising Disc... I 17:07:56 Image MD5: ce3782988d50cc5f990fe56c756c2b97 I 17:07:56 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:51:08 I 17:07:56 Average Write Rate: 2,554 KB/s (1.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,595 KB/s (2.6x)