Frankieboy Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 While trying out various disc burning programmes, one (unknown) has write protected some of my DB-RE discs. Any ideas on how to remove the write protection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 What do you mean by "write protected"? Is it a message you're getting while trying to burn with ImgBurn? If it is then post the log. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieboy Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 What do you mean by "write protected"? Is it a message you're getting while trying to burn with ImgBurn? If it is then post the log. I 19:13:09 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 19:13:09 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 19:13:09 Total Physical Memory: 3,372,140 KB - Available: 2,797,208 KB I 19:13:09 Initialising SPTI... I 19:13:09 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:13:09 Found 1 HD DVD-ROM/BD-RE! I 19:13:39 Operation Started! I 19:13:39 Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL05 (I:) (ATA) I 19:13:39 Media Type: BD-RE (Disc ID: LGEBRE-S01-00) (Speeds: 2x) I 19:13:39 Quick Erase: No I 19:13:39 Format Properly: Yes I 19:13:39 Format Size: Preferred I 19:13:39 Format With Full Certification: Yes I 19:13:39 Format Without Spare Areas: Yes I 19:13:39 Erasing Disc... E 19:13:39 Failed to Erase Disc! - Reason: Write Protected E 19:13:39 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Please post your Filter Driver Load Order (look in ImgBurn's Tools menu). Do you have Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120% installed? Or any other burn/optical storage related programs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieboy Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 Please post your Filter Driver Load Order (look in ImgBurn's Tools menu). Do you have Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120% installed? Or any other burn/optical storage related programs? Upper Device Filter redbook Upper Class Filter (None Found) Device CD/DVD-ROM Device Lower Class Filter clbstor Lower Device Filter imapi Daemon Tools not installed. Other burn/optical storage related programs removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Please click the Copy to Clipboard button in that Filter Driver Load Order dialog and then paste here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieboy Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Please click the Copy to Clipboard button in that Filter Driver Load Order dialog and then paste here =============================================== Filter Driver Load Order - ImgBurn v2.5.0.0 =============================================== Upper Device Filter: redbook Upper Class Filter: [None Found] Device: CD/DVD-ROM Device Lower Class Filter: clbstor Lower Device Filter: imapi Filter Name: redbook File Name: C:\C\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\redbook.sys File Version: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) File Description: Redbook Audio Filter Driver Product Name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Product Version: 5.1.2600.5512 Company Name: Microsoft Corporation Copyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Filter Name: clbstor File Name: C:\C\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\clbstor.sys File Version: 5.0.3004 [5.0.0.3004] File Description: Cyberlink Storage Helper Driver (WindowsNT5.x) Product Name: Product Version: 5.0.3004 [5.0.0.3004] Company Name: Cyberlink Co.,Ltd. Copyright: Copyright© Cyberlink Co.,Ltd. Filter Name: imapi File Name: C:\C\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\imapi.sys File Version: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) File Description: IMAPI Kernel Driver Product Name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Product Version: 5.1.2600.5512 Company Name: Microsoft Corporation Copyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Packet writing software is normally the only thing that will block writes to discs. You might have a generic issue there whereby the LG supplied BD discs are awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieboy Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Packet writing software is normally the only thing that will block writes to discs. You might have a generic issue there whereby the LG supplied BD discs are awful. That is quite likely, but it has also done it to Panasonic BD-RE discs. The LG writer didn't like the LG discs to start with, but one of the programmes I tried, did get it to work, but it also write protected the disc. I tried Panasonic discs and one of these, the only one I used, became write protected. I dare not use the other one: they are too expensive to waste. The reader on Imgburn allows me to read the disc. If there was an editor which would let me manually write zeros over the write protection, I think I could salvage the discs. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Boot into safe mode and do it. You might also like to remove the software you installed for formatting as it would appear it's blocking the commands used to write to the disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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