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Verify your burns. The drive could just be creating coasters - without actually telling you there was a problem.

 

well i have now done 2 disks... the first just didnt start and gave "disk read error" the second started then "gives disk read error" at the first loading screen.

 

 

all games i have done before work fine... so i dont understand why this is happening...

 

 

im now verifying the disk... should be 10minutes.

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Does that drive work in cdspeed / dvdinfopro for doing PIPO scans? If so, give that a go too.

 

whats cdspeed and dvdinfopro??

 

this drive does not have any problems burning normal DVDs... its just when i start trying to do Dual layer 360 games.

 

ive just done about 51% of the verification and it started chucking out errors at me...

 

I 21:27:35 ImgBurn Version 2.4.4.0 started!

I 21:27:35 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1)

I 21:27:35 Total Physical Memory: 2,094,860 KB - Available: 939,460 KB

I 21:27:35 Initialising SPTI...

I 21:27:35 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 21:27:35 Found 1 DVD

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Seems like a bad burn, as the the drive can't read the disc it has burned. Try a lens cleaning disc on that drive.

 

Alternatively, you could get Verbatim 2.4x (MKM-001-00 dye) Made in Singapore blanks and they should work. Also you could crossflash your burner to its real model (Samsung SH-S183L).

 

The last option would be to buy a new burner :unsure:

 

how would i crossflash it?

 

 

if all else fail what new dvd drive would you reccomend... to someone in UK.

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To crossflash it you need to:

  • download this firmware
  • use 7-Zip/WinRAR/etc to extract the two files that are inside it
  • run the extracted Tsdnwin.exe with the -nocheck parameter (i.e. use Start->Run or WinKey+R or Command Prompt):
    Tsdnwin.exe -nocheck


  • load the extracted 200802121823479932_SH-S183L_SB03.BIN firmware file
  • click the Download button and wait
  • reboot the computer when it's finished

 

As for a new burner I've heard Pioneer DVR-215/216 are very good for dual-layer media.

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That's why you need to extract the files and run Tsdnwin.exe with the -nocheck parameter...

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In DVDInfoPro, click the 'Scan' button.

 

ive now tried doing it 3 times but each time it just gives me "waiting for drive to become ready" then it just stops responding.

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Is that after clicking the 'Start' button?

 

I guess that answers my question about your drive supporting PIPO scanning :)

 

yeah its after clicking start.

 

 

i dont understand how it used to be able to burn games and now it cant.

 

 

do you think it might work now i have SH-S183L SB03 (ATAPI)

Edited by Seany123
Posted

Try a lens cleaning disc in that drive, as dirty lens could be causing lower quality burns.

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seriously, your trying too hard to make it work lol....

 

I wouldnt have been that patient,,,

 

your good!

 

But i strongly suggest to just buy a new recent dvd-rw drive...

 

this will cure your problem... 100%

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Try some other 'supported' speeds beyond 4x too.

 

4x might not be the best one for that drive/firmware/media combo.

 

You never know, DVDInfoPro might work now you've put that new firmware on.

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okay im now running my eye cleaning disk....

 

 

what speed is the best for files like 6gb +

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