Sony DVD-R size 4.7GB

[southc]

I thought I'd done everything right, reading the guides, checking the forum, buy the correct media.

 

My first attempt was on a generic blank DVD which reported it's size as 4.4GB, which turns out to be too small. So I waited a week and went to the city and bought 10 Sony DVD-R size 4.7GB discs.

 

OK now it should work but I still get the following error:

I 09:45:27 Operation Started!

I 09:45:27 Building Image Tree...

I 09:45:29 Checking Directory Depth...

I 09:45:29 Calculating Totals...

I 09:45:29 Preparing Image...

I 09:45:29 Checking Path Length...

I 09:45:29 Contents: 3 Files, 1 Folder

I 09:45:29 Content Type: Data

I 09:45:29 Data Type: MODE1/2048

I 09:45:29 File System(s): ISO9660 (Bootable), UDF (1.02)

I 09:45:29 Volume Label: Win7

I 09:45:29 Size: 2,397,969,834 bytes

I 09:45:29 Sectors: 1,170,885

I 09:45:29 Image Size: 4,796,514,304 bytes

I 09:45:29 Image Sectors: 2,342,048

 

Size Image 4.796GB

 

So the problem is not with ImgBurn but my media size!!!!

 

The question is a borrowed Win7 OS which was on a generic DVD was READ in ImgBurn. How come it wont fit back on a standard 4.7GB disc? Suggestions?

[Cynthia]

I 09:45:29 Image Size: 4,796,514,304 bytes

Equal to 4.4671 GB

 

I 09:45:29 Image Sectors: 2,342,048

A DVD -R holds 2 298 496 sectors.

 

So you need a double layer disc.

 

http://egret.net/kb__mb.htm