incompatible medium installed

[stoneyman]

Hi ive been using zerodefex dl discs and until now had no problems. Bought a new batch and kept getting a calibration error so purchased verbs and still had the same message. Thought it must be my writer, I originally had a pioneer, so i purchased an optiarc 7200a and it wont even recognise dl discs, even one with info on it, can anyone help please

Many thanks

Stoneyman

[Cynthia]

Hi and welcome to the forum, stoneyman!

 

I have one of those burners and DL works here. How is it attached SATA/IDE?

 

You get any message in the lower part of the programs info panel?

[stoneyman]

Hi and thanks for replying so quickly. Its attached via IDE and the message i get is incompatible medium installed

[Cynthia]

If you use the read mode and put in one of those DL disc - can you post the information in the right window (the disc info part).

[stoneyman]

optiarc DVD RW AD-7200A 1.09 (ATA)

Current Profile: N/A

[stoneyman]

and if i put a normal dvd in it says:

Optiarc DVD RW AD-7200A 1.09 (ATA)

Current Profile: DVD+R

 

Disc Information:

Status: Empty

Erasable: No

Free Sectors: 2,295,104

Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes

Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)

 

Physical Format Information (ADIP):

Disc ID: AML-003-00

Book Type: DVD+R

Part Version: 1

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: 2,491,711

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

 

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):

Disc ID: AML-003-00

Book Type: DVD+R

Part Version: 1

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: 2,491,711

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

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If the drive can't initialise the disc then there probably isn't much you can do beyond just trying to clean it.

 

Is the drive still under warranty?

[stoneyman]

I just bought the drive yesterday cause I thought my pioneer wasnt working cause it kept rejecting the discs

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Do you have access to another PC you can try the drives in/on (via the USB cable or something)?

[Cynthia]

I guess you updated the firmware, as you have the latest one, is that the original one?

[stoneyman]

No I dont, my last drive was giving me calibration errors even with verbs so I assumed my drive was naffed and bought a new one yesterday, and this one isnt recognising dual layers

[stoneyman]

Yes I have that latest firmware, just about tearing my hair out though, everything was going fine and then i got a new batch of discs and everythings not working. zerodefex, verbs and two drives later, ahhhhh

[Cynthia]

Tried to reflash the burner with the same firmware again?

[stoneyman]

Ive tried that, im absolutely stumped, think i will take my new burner back tommorow and get a different one, still seems strange that both burners and both packs of disc are not working,

[stoneyman]

oh where is the paracetamol lol