domiel Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) So tried to burn an image via the "write image file to disk" option. Upon a succesfull burning the program tries to verify the disk but I get the error: incompatible medium installed Bascicly I cant read the disk in my drive.......Any advice on what im doing wrong? Am i perhaps using a wrong blank dvd-disk(although they all look the same to me)? Also what I was trying was making a bootable windows cd from an image file but didn't get the option to make it a boot disk with the "write image file to disk" option. So assuming I solve my first issue will a succesfull burn result in a bootable cd? Edited October 22, 2009 by domiel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 It'll be due to a bad drive/firmware/media combo (and to an extent, possibly the write speed you used). If you post the log we'll be able to help properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domiel Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 It'll be due to a bad drive/firmware/media combo (and to an extent, possibly the write speed you used). If you post the log we'll be able to help properly. Here you go: I 12:25:49 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 12:25:49 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (5.2, Build 3790 : Service Pack 2) I 12:25:49 Total Physical Memory: 2.096.188 KB - Available: 1.379.640 KB W 12:25:49 SPTD can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 12:25:49 Initialising SPTI... I 12:25:49 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 12:25:49 Found 1 DVD±RW! I 12:26:00 Close Request Acknowledged I 05:38:36 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 05:38:36 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (5.2, Build 3790 : Service Pack 2) I 05:38:36 Total Physical Memory: 2.096.188 KB - Available: 1.255.368 KB W 05:38:36 SPTD can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 05:38:36 Initialising SPTI... I 05:38:36 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 05:38:37 Found 1 DVD±RW! I 05:38:51 Operation Started! I 05:38:51 Source File: C:\iso\apps\Microsoft.Windows\bie764109\bie764109.iso I 05:38:51 Source File Sectors: 1.546.304 (MODE1/2048) I 05:38:51 Source File Size: 3.166.830.592 bytes I 05:38:51 Source File Volume Identifier: bie764109 I 05:38:51 Source File File System(s): ISO9660 (Bootable); Joliet I 05:38:51 Destination Device: [0:1:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D 1.08 (E:) (ATA) I 05:38:51 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: RITEKF1) (Speeds: 1x; 2x; 4x) I 05:38:51 Destination Media Sectors: 2.298.496 I 05:38:51 Write Mode: DVD I 05:38:51 Write Type: DAO I 05:38:51 Write Speed: MAX I 05:38:51 Link Size: Auto I 05:38:51 Lock Volume: Yes I 05:38:51 Test Mode: No I 05:38:51 OPC: No I 05:38:51 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 05:38:52 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 05:39:28 Writing LeadIn... I 05:40:14 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 1546303) I 05:40:14 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 1546303) W 05:45:37 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 523936) W 05:45:53 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:45:54 Writing Sectors... W 05:46:21 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 578944) W 05:46:36 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:46:37 Writing Sectors... W 05:47:28 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 673024) W 05:47:45 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:47:46 Writing Sectors... W 05:48:12 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 724256) W 05:48:33 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:48:34 Writing Sectors... W 05:48:57 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 766432) W 05:49:17 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:49:17 Writing Sectors... W 05:50:13 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 867360) W 05:50:24 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:50:25 Writing Sectors... W 05:51:44 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1002784) W 05:52:01 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:52:03 Writing Sectors... W 05:52:42 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1068768) W 05:52:52 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:52:53 Writing Sectors... W 05:53:38 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1147392) W 05:53:54 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:53:54 Writing Sectors... W 05:54:36 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1222336) W 05:54:53 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:54:54 Writing Sectors... W 05:55:33 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1292352) W 05:55:50 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:55:51 Writing Sectors... W 05:56:14 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1342336) W 05:56:30 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:56:31 Writing Sectors... W 05:56:55 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1383552) W 05:57:23 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:57:23 Writing Sectors... W 05:58:49 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1520960) W 05:59:02 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 05:59:03 Writing Sectors... I 05:59:13 Synchronising Cache... I 05:59:45 Exporting Graph Data... I 05:59:45 Graph Data File: D:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-106D_1.08_22-OKTOBER-2009_05-38_RITEKF1_MAX.ibg I 05:59:45 Export Successfully Completed! I 05:59:46 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:20:54 I 05:59:46 Average Write Rate: 2.715 KB/s (2.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 6.120 KB/s (4.4x) I 05:59:46 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 06:00:58 Waiting for device to become ready... W 06:00:59 Device Not Ready - Incompatible Medium Installed W 06:00:59 Retrying (1 of 3)... I 06:00:59 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 06:01:51 Waiting for device to become ready... W 06:02:18 Retry Failed - Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed W 06:02:18 Retrying (2 of 3)... I 06:02:18 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 06:03:20 Waiting for device to become ready... W 06:03:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed W 06:03:21 Retrying (3 of 3)... I 06:03:21 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 06:04:24 Waiting for device to become ready... W 06:04:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed E 06:04:48 Device Not Ready - Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed E 06:04:48 Operation Aborted! I 06:05:28 Close Request Acknowledged I 06:05:28 Closing Down... I 06:05:28 Shutting down SPTI... I 06:05:28 ImgBurn closed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Your drive is a good 5 years old now and I guess it just doesn't like that MID (RITEKF1). RITEKF1 isn't great to start with but it's a 16x dye and your drive was designed back when we only had 4x media. You should probably just invest in a new burner and I'd also recommend you start using decent media rather than the cheapo RITEK stuff - well, that's if you value your burns and like them to be of decent quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domiel Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 ok thanks for the help! Im too cheap to go invest in a new drive so will try to get a hold of some older dvds I guess. Any advice on where/what to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Verbatims 2.4x rated made in Singapore, seems to work best with older drives. http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=8000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 They're only trying to burn DVD-R Cynthia I only ever recommend Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim discs. I'm not overly keen on the Verbatim DVD-R ones, I love the Taiyo Yuden DVD-R's though (especially the 8x TYG02 dye). The trouble is, Taiyo Yuden discs are very expensive (about £30 - £35 for a 100 disc spindle here in the UK) and I can actually buy a new drive for less. My second choice would be Verbatim DVD+R's. I can get them for about £20 - much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 They're only trying to burn DVD-R Cynthia Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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