DVD-RWs will not erase after use

[skonis7]

I have had a lot of problems burning to 2 different kinds of DVD-RWs. First, Staples brand discs, and then, thinking it was a brand problem, have recently tried to use Memorex. What happens is I'll have a successful burn, verify the burn, then after using the disc, I will attempt to erase the disc to use it for something else, and it will get stuck on erasing the disc. It will just sit there at 0% disc erased indefinitely. I have let it sit and sit there and I have to close IMGBURN with task manager and since I'm on a laptop I can't get the disc to stop spinning and get it out of the drive unless I restart my computer. With this last burn with a Memorex disc, the burn was successful, but when I attempted to verify I got errors, however when I used the media there were no problems, but then when I went to erase it, it just got stuck again at the 0% erase step, and now I'm thinking another disc that will be made useless, what can be done to stop shredding discs? Here's a log from what I think is the unsuccessful verify:

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; ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 - Log

; Monday, 25 January 2010, 12:53:05

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I 12:27:44 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started!

I 12:27:44 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium x64 Edition (6.0, Build 6002 : Service Pack 2)

I 12:27:44 Total Physical Memory: 3,072,124 KB - Available: 1,700,108 KB

I 12:27:44 Initialising SPTI...

I 12:27:44 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 12:27:45 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

I 12:28:43 Operation Started!

I 12:28:43 Building Image Tree...

I 12:28:45 Checking Directory Depth...

I 12:28:45 Calculating Totals...

I 12:28:45 Preparing Image...

I 12:28:46 Checking Path Length...

I 12:28:46 Contents: 8 Files, 2 Folders

I 12:28:46 Content Type: DVD Video

I 12:28:46 Data Type: MODE1/2048

I 12:28:46 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 12:28:46 Volume Label: BON425

I 12:28:46 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled

I 12:28:46 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

I 12:28:46 TV System: NTSC

I 12:28:46 Size: 1,890,652,160 bytes

I 12:28:46 Sectors: 923,170

I 12:28:46 Image Size: 1,891,237,888 bytes

I 12:28:46 Image Sectors: 923,456

I 12:28:48 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:04

I 12:28:48 Operation Started!

I 12:28:48 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

I 12:28:48 Source File Sectors: 923,456 (MODE1/2048)

I 12:28:48 Source File Size: 1,891,237,888 bytes

I 12:28:48 Source File Volume Identifier: BON425

I 12:28:48 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 12:28:48 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 12:28:48 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 12:28:48 Destination Device: [0:1:0] Optiarc DVD RW AD-7583S LX01 (E:) (ATAPI)

I 12:28:48 Destination Media Type: DVD-RW (Disc ID: CMCW03) (Speeds: 2x, 4x)

I 12:28:48 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888

I 12:28:48 Write Mode: DVD

I 12:28:48 Write Type: DAO

I 12:28:48 Write Speed: MAX

I 12:28:48 Link Size: Auto

I 12:28:48 Lock Volume: Yes

I 12:28:48 Test Mode: No

I 12:28:48 OPC: No

I 12:28:48 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 12:28:49 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 12:28:50 Writing LeadIn...

I 12:29:47 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 923455)

I 12:29:47 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 923455)

I 12:36:48 Synchronising Cache...

I 12:37:33 Exporting Graph Data...

I 12:37:33 Graph Data File: C:\Users\H\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\Optiarc_DVD_RW_AD-7583S_LX01_MONDAY-JANUARY-25-2010_12-28_PM_CMCW03_MAX.ibg

I 12:37:33 Export Successfully Completed!

I 12:37:33 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:44

I 12:37:33 Average Write Rate: 4,397 KB/s (3.2x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,601 KB/s (4.0x)

I 12:37:33 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 12:37:44 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 12:38:02 Device Ready!

I 12:38:44 Operation Started!

I 12:38:44 Source Device: [0:1:0] Optiarc DVD RW AD-7583S LX01 (E:) (ATAPI)

I 12:38:44 Source Media Type: DVD-RW (Book Type: DVD-RW) (Disc ID: CMCW03) (Speeds: 2x, 4x)

I 12:38:44 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

I 12:38:44 Image File Sectors: 923,456 (MODE1/2048)

I 12:38:44 Image File Size: 1,891,237,888 bytes

I 12:38:44 Image File Volume Identifier: BON425

I 12:38:44 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 12:38:44 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 12:38:44 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 12:38:44 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX

I 12:38:44 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 923455)

I 12:38:44 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 923455)

W 12:38:54 Failed to Read Sector 0 - Reason: No Seek Complete

W 12:49:51 Retrying (1)...

W 12:49:56 Retry Failed - Reason: No Seek Complete

W 12:49:58 Retrying (2)...

W 12:50:03 Retry Failed - Reason: No Seek Complete

W 12:50:04 Failed to Read Sector 0 - Reason: No Seek Complete

W 12:50:09 Failed to Read Sector 1 - Reason: No Seek Complete

E 12:52:53 Failed to Read Sector 1 - Reason: No Seek Complete

E 12:52:54 Failed to Verify Sectors!

I 12:52:56 Exporting Graph Data...

I 12:52:56 Graph Data File: C:\Users\H\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\Optiarc_DVD_RW_AD-7583S_LX01_MONDAY-JANUARY-25-2010_12-28_PM_CMCW03_MAX.ibg

I 12:52:56 Export Successfully Completed!

E 12:52:56 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:14:09

I 12:52:56 Average Verify Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x)

I 12:52:58 Close Request Acknowledged

I 12:52:58 Closing Down...

I 12:53:05 Shutting down SPTI...

I 12:53:05 ImgBurn closed!

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Edited January 25, 2010 by skonis7

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Buy some Verbatim ones.

[skonis7]

Is there anything else I can do? The problems have gotten worse, I can't even get a successful burn with a new Memorex disc now, twice with two different discs IMGBURN freezes at 25% burned, how could it freeze at the exact same point with 2 different discs? It locked up my whole system both times, and the second time I got a blue screen before my computer restarted, something seems very wrong, will using a different brand of disc really solve everything?

Those Staples brand discs may not be highly thought of, but I reused those same 5 discs like at least 10-20+ times each before I had trouble erasing them or burning to them, I thought Memorex was even higher quality but I'm getting even worse results. Awhile back I was having trouble playing a disc I bought that had 4 movies on one side of the disc, my drive refused to play it, and I did some research on the problem and I deleted the upper and lower filters in the drive's registry, or I think I only have one of those filters listed, and I deleted the one I had listed before I read that if you only have an upper or lower listed not to delete it, could that be causing drive problems? Would uninstalling and reinstalling the drive possibly help?