Disc not empty

[Z3R0 SUM]

I recently installed windows 7 and bought a new pack of Verbatim DL 8x.

Everytime I go to burn a dual layer dvd it says the disc isn't empty.

I have tried a good few discs and both imgBurn and my drives drivers are the most recent versions.

 

Heres what it says in the right hand side:

HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N 1.06 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+RW

Disc Information:
Status: Unknown
Erasable: Unknown
Formatted: Unknown
Sessions: Unknown
Sectors: 2,228,225
Size: 4,563,404,800 bytes
Time: 495:11:50 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x

TOC Information:
Session 1... (LBA: 0)
-> Track 01  (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 2228224)
-> LeadOut  (LBA: 2228225)

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: ÿ¿úÿÿÿõ-ÿÿÿ-255
Book Type: Reserved (0x0F)
Part Version: 14
Disc Size: Reserved (0x0F)
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: Reserved (0x07)
Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP)
Linear Density: Reserved (0x0F)
Track Density: Reserved (0x0F)
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,777,215
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,646,143
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 16,777,215

Performance (Write Speed):
Descriptor 1...
-> B0: 0x00, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00
-> EL: 2228224 (0x00220000)
-> RS: 11,080 KB/s (8x) - WS: 3,324 KB/s (2.4x)

 

Also I attached the debug log.

 

Hope someone can help,

Thanks.

ImgBurn.log

Edited November 19, 2009 by Z3R0 SUM

[Shamus_McFartfinger]

I recently installed windows 7 and bought a new pack of Verbatim DL 8x.

Everytime I go to burn a dual layer dvd it says the disc isn't empty.

I have tried a good few discs and both imgBurn and my drives drivers are the most recent versions.

 

Heres what it says in the right hand side:

HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N 1.06 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+RW

Disc Information:
Status: Unknown
Erasable: Unknown
Formatted: Unknown
Sessions: Unknown
Sectors: 2,228,225
Size: 4,563,404,800 bytes
Time: 495:11:50 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x

TOC Information:
Session 1... (LBA: 0)
-> Track 01  (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 2228224)
-> LeadOut  (LBA: 2228225)

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: ÿ¿úÿÿÿõ-ÿÿÿ-255
Book Type: Reserved (0x0F)
Part Version: 14
Disc Size: Reserved (0x0F)
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: Reserved (0x07)
Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP)
Linear Density: Reserved (0x0F)
Track Density: Reserved (0x0F)
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,777,215
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,646,143
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 16,777,215

Performance (Write Speed):
Descriptor 1...
-> B0: 0x00, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00
-> EL: 2228224 (0x00220000)
-> RS: 11,080 KB/s (8x) - WS: 3,324 KB/s (2.4x)

 

Also I attached the debug log.

 

Hope someone can help,

Thanks.

 

Hmm.. 2 things immediately grab my attention with this log. The first is this:

 

Size: 4,563,404,800 bytes

 

Your disc is being shown as a regular single-layer disc. The other thing is this:

 

Disc ID: ÿ¿úÿÿÿõ-ÿÿÿ-255

 

This is gobbledegook. Your drive doesn't seem to be recognizing the media correctly. As to the cause of it?

 

No idea. The drive might be stuffed (maybe) or the media is bad (unlikely). Your options are fairly limited as I was

unable to find a newer firmware for your drive.

 

Whatever the problem, I'm confident that it's not the software.