Should i stay or should i go

[AmitZi]

Hello all,

 

I'm pretty new around with trying to burn a DL DVDs so i spent a few hours reading what people here write, seems like i have much to learn.

 

To make a long story short i have a Samsung old burner (TSSTcorp SH-S182F) who coasterized 3 CD's at various speeds, and got one right!

So i guess this drive is too old for this so saved you the time writing it...

Now i have a new HL-DT-ST GH220NS50 LG burner (checked and updated firmware), who trashed the first DVD i tried but after a good spin with the cleaning CD i got one good burn out of it (Attaching a jpg with the verify and most of the log, if you need a full report ill be happy to post).

All the media i used was Verbatim x8 media (MKM-003).

 

It wont be easy to return the new drive but if you guys think something is wrong here i will try to fight for it.

So my question is, to return or not to return? (I know only time will tell if ill be happy with the new drive but you can gain more info from those graphs and logs then i do).

 

Thank you for reading and really good job with keeping this forum helpful.

Edited July 21, 2010 by AmitZi

[ianymaty]

A full log where we can see more details like: OS, error or warning, will be more helpful than a screenshot where all seems good.

 

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=14632

Edited July 21, 2010 by ianymaty

[AmitZi]

I 19:44:25 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started!

I 19:44:25 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600)

I 19:44:25 Total Physical Memory: 4,192,748 KB - Available: 2,206,892 KB

W 19:44:26 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.

I 19:44:26 Initialising SPTI...

I 19:44:26 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 19:44:26 -> Drive 1 - Info: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182F SB02 (E:) (ATA)

I 19:44:26 -> Drive 2 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 TN02 (F:) (ATA)

I 19:44:26 -> Drive 3 - Info: UFOLSZI 2345QFOP 1.03 (I:) (SCSI)

I 19:44:26 Found 2 DVD±RW/RAMs and 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM!

I 19:45:47 Operation Started!

I 19:45:47 Source File: D:\Downloads\2010.FIFA.World.Cup.South.Africa.PAL.XBOX360-LoCAL\fifasax360\fifasax360.dvd

I 19:45:47 Source File Sectors: 3,827,488 (MODE1/2048)

I 19:45:47 Source File Size: 7,838,695,424 bytes

I 19:45:47 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM

I 19:45:47 Source File Volume Set Identifier: ec67c000MS UDFBridge

I 19:45:47 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM)

I 19:45:47 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF

I 19:45:47 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.50)

I 19:45:47 Destination Device: [3:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 TN02 (F:) (ATA)

I 19:45:47 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x)

I 19:45:47 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824

I 19:45:47 Write Mode: DVD

I 19:45:47 Write Type: DAO

I 19:45:47 Write Speed: 8x

I 19:45:47 Link Size: Auto

I 19:45:47 Lock Volume: Yes

I 19:45:47 Test Mode: No

I 19:45:47 OPC: No

I 19:45:47 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 19:45:48 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,079 KB/s (8x)

I 19:45:48 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM

I 19:45:48 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760

I 19:45:48 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original Disc

I 19:46:27 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded!

I 19:46:28 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 19:46:29 Writing LeadIn...

I 19:46:35 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 19:46:35 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 19:46:35 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759)

I 19:53:21 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3827487)

I 20:00:12 Synchronising Cache...

I 20:00:13 Closing Track...

I 20:00:17 Finalising Disc...

I 20:01:10 Exporting Graph Data...

I 20:01:10 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Amit Z\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GH22NS50_TN02_יום רביעי-21-יולי-2010_19-45_MKM-003-00_8x.ibg

I 20:01:10 Export Successfully Completed!

I 20:01:10 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:15:22

I 20:01:10 Average Write Rate: 9,381 KB/s (6.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11,131 KB/s (8.0x)

I 20:01:10 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 20:01:20 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 20:01:37 Device Ready!

I 20:01:40 Operation Started!

I 20:01:40 Source Device: [3:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 TN02 (F:) (ATA)

I 20:01:40 Source Media Type: DVD+R DL (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x)

I 20:01:40 Image File: D:\Downloads\2010.FIFA.World.Cup.South.Africa.PAL.XBOX360-LoCAL\fifasax360\fifasax360.dvd

I 20:01:40 Image File Sectors: 3,827,488 (MODE1/2048)

I 20:01:40 Image File Size: 7,838,695,424 bytes

I 20:01:40 Image File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM

I 20:01:40 Image File Volume Set Identifier: ec67c000MS UDFBridge

I 20:01:40 Image File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM)

I 20:01:40 Image File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF

I 20:01:40 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.50)

I 20:01:40 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX

I 20:01:40 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 20:01:40 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 20:01:41 Verifying Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759)

I 20:07:31 Verifying Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3827487)

I 20:13:06 Exporting Graph Data...

I 20:13:06 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Amit Z\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GH22NS50_TN02_יום רביעי-21-יולי-2010_19-45_MKM-003-00_8x.ibg

I 20:13:06 Export Successfully Completed!

I 20:13:06 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:11:26

I 20:13:06 Average Verify Rate: 11,175 KB/s (8.1x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 23,516 KB/s (17.0x)

I 20:34:17 Close Request Acknowledged

I 20:34:17 Closing Down...

I 20:34:17 Shutting down SPTI...

I 20:34:17 ImgBurn closed!

[ianymaty]

The log is fine, burned and verified succesfuly.

 

The first warning about SPTD is usual if you have installed software like Alcohol or Daemon Tools and in general not causing problem, but sometimes have a detrimental effect on drive performance on reading in verify session.

 

The second warning is by design and is part of ImgBurn process of cycling tray before verify and waiting for device to become ready.

 

All you can do is burn as many disc you need in next period and see how it perform. Come back with a log if it fail to write a disc.

 

If it's not causing you trouble you can happily keep it.

 

About Graph, maybe Cynthia or LIGHTNING UK! could tell you more if it's realy need attention the way it looks...