STILL skipping

[Mich_v_g]

Okay... so most probably remember my prevois questions about skipping disks.

 

Well i took the advice and bought taiyo yudengs ( 02's) and got some very successful burns. I haven't burned for a couple weeks and now i'm trying some again and they are skipping again. Any ideas what the issue could be? Should I post a log?

[spinningwheel]

Should I post a log?

 

[Mich_v_g]

Here is the post of my succesful burn before i took a three week break....

 

//****************************************\\

; ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 - Log

; Sunday, 01 August 2010, 09:06:26

; \\****************************************//

;

;

I 08:32:22 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started!

I 08:32:22 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 08:32:22 Total Physical Memory: 3,370,572 KB - Available: 2,631,632 KB

W 08:32:22 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.

I 08:32:22 Initialising SPTI...

I 08:32:22 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 08:32:23 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N B103 (D:) (ATA)

I 08:32:23 -> Drive 2 - Info: DUDAD V49MZSPAJ 1.03 (E:) (SCSI)

I 08:32:23 -> Drive 3 - Info: WD Virtual CD 070A 1030 (G:) (USB)

I 08:32:23 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM, 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM and 1 Unknown!

I 08:32:29 Operation Started!

I 08:32:29 Source File: H:\operation endgame.iso

I 08:32:29 Source File Sectors: 2,168,704 (MODE1/2048)

I 08:32:29 Source File Size: 4,441,505,792 bytes

I 08:32:29 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD Video

I 08:32:29 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3CF9037D00211765

I 08:32:29 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 08:32:29 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 08:32:29 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 08:32:29 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N B103 (D:) (ATA)

I 08:32:29 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: CMC MAG-M01-00) (Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x)

I 08:32:29 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104

I 08:32:29 Write Mode: DVD

I 08:32:29 Write Type: DAO

I 08:32:29 Write Speed: 8x

I 08:32:29 DVD+R Reserve Track: No

I 08:32:29 Link Size: Auto

I 08:32:29 Lock Volume: Yes

I 08:32:29 Test Mode: No

I 08:32:29 OPC: No

I 08:32:29 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 08:32:29 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x)

I 08:32:29 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM

I 08:32:29 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 08:32:31 Writing LeadIn...

I 08:32:44 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2168703)

I 08:32:44 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2168703)

I 08:39:28 Synchronising Cache...

I 08:39:29 Closing Track...

I 08:39:33 Finalising Disc...

I 08:40:10 Exporting Graph Data...

I 08:40:10 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Michelle\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW_GH50N_B103_SUNDAY-AUGUST-01-2010_8-32_AM_CMC_MAG-M01-00_8x.ibg

I 08:40:10 Export Successfully Completed!

I 08:40:10 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:07:34

I 08:40:10 Average Write Rate: 10,762 KB/s (7.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11,185 KB/s (8.1x)

I 08:40:46 Operation Started!

I 08:40:46 Source File: C:\Documents and Settings\Michelle\My Documents\grown ups.iso

I 08:40:46 Source File Sectors: 2,271,968 (MODE1/2048)

I 08:40:46 Source File Size: 4,652,990,464 bytes

I 08:40:46 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD Video

I 08:40:46 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3CE95B0F0022AAC1

I 08:40:46 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.4.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 08:40:46 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 08:40:46 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 08:40:46 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N B103 (D:) (ATA)

I 08:40:46 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: CMC MAG-M01-00) (Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x)

I 08:40:46 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104

I 08:40:46 Write Mode: DVD

I 08:40:46 Write Type: DAO

I 08:40:46 Write Speed: 8x

I 08:40:46 DVD+R Reserve Track: No

I 08:40:46 Link Size: Auto

I 08:40:46 Lock Volume: Yes

I 08:40:46 Test Mode: No

I 08:40:46 OPC: No

I 08:40:46 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 08:40:46 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x)

I 08:40:46 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM

I 08:40:46 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 08:40:47 Writing LeadIn...

I 08:41:00 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2271967)

I 08:41:00 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2271967)

I 08:48:03 Synchronising Cache...

I 08:48:04 Closing Track...

I 08:48:08 Finalising Disc...

I 08:48:33 Exporting Graph Data...

I 08:48:33 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Michelle\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW_GH50N_B103_SUNDAY-AUGUST-01-2010_8-40_AM_CMC_MAG-M01-00_8x.ibg

I 08:48:33 Export Successfully Completed!

I 08:48:33 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:07:40

I 08:48:33 Average Write Rate: 10,767 KB/s (7.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11,237 KB/s (8.1x)

I 09:06:26 Close Request Acknowledged

I 09:06:26 Closing Down...

I 09:06:26 Shutting down SPTI...

I 09:06:26 ImgBurn closed!

;

[Mich_v_g]

This is the log of a skipping disk. ...... could it be a bad spindle perhaps? i opened a new spindle yesterday which is when this hell started.

 

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; ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 - Log

; Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 19:47:05

; \\****************************************//

;

;

I 19:20:14 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started!

I 19:20:14 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 19:20:14 Total Physical Memory: 3,370,572 KB - Available: 2,733,440 KB

W 19:20:14 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.

I 19:20:14 Initialising SPTI...

I 19:20:14 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 19:20:14 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N B103 (D:) (ATA)

I 19:20:14 -> Drive 2 - Info: DUDAD V49MZSPAJ 1.03 (E:) (SCSI)

I 19:20:14 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM!

I 19:20:58 Operation Started!

I 19:20:58 Building Image Tree...

I 19:21:02 Corrected file system selection for DVD Video disc.

I 19:21:04 Checking Directory Depth...

I 19:21:04 Calculating Totals...

I 19:21:04 Preparing Image...

I 19:21:04 Checking Path Length...

I 19:21:04 Contents: 9 Files, 2 Folders

I 19:21:04 Content Type: DVD Video

I 19:21:04 Data Type: MODE1/2048

I 19:21:04 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 19:21:04 Volume Label: dvd

I 19:21:04 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled

I 19:21:04 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

I 19:21:04 TV System: NTSC

I 19:21:04 Size: 4,647,241,728 bytes

I 19:21:04 Sectors: 2,269,161

I 19:21:04 Image Size: 4,647,878,656 bytes

I 19:21:04 Image Sectors: 2,269,472

I 19:21:05 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:07

I 19:21:05 Operation Started!

I 19:21:05 Image Contents: 9 Files, 2 Folders

I 19:21:05 Image Sectors: 2,269,472 (MODE1/2048)

I 19:21:05 Image Size: 4,647,878,656 bytes

I 19:21:05 Image Single Layer Profile: DVD+R/RW (Media Capacity: 2,295,104)

I 19:21:05 Image Volume Identifier: dvd

I 19:21:05 Image Volume Set Identifier: 3D199A9D0022A110

I 19:21:05 Image Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.1.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 19:21:05 Image Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 19:21:05 Image File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 19:21:05 Destination File: C:\Documents and Settings\Michelle\My Documents\just wright.iso

I 19:21:05 Destination Free Space: 30,229,184,512 Bytes (29,520,688 KB) (28,828 MB) (28 GB)

I 19:21:05 Destination File System: NTFS

I 19:21:05 File Splitting: Auto

I 19:21:05 Writing Image...

I 19:24:58 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:03:52

I 19:24:58 Average Write Rate: 19,564 KB/s (14.1x) - Maximum Write Rate: 33,830 KB/s (24.4x)

I 19:25:08 Operation Started!

I 19:25:08 Source File: C:\Documents and Settings\Michelle\My Documents\just wright.iso

I 19:25:08 Source File Sectors: 2,269,472 (MODE1/2048)

I 19:25:08 Source File Size: 4,647,878,656 bytes

I 19:25:08 Source File Volume Identifier: dvd

I 19:25:08 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3D199A9D0022A110

I 19:25:08 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.1.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 19:25:08 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 19:25:08 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 19:25:08 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N B103 (D:) (ATA)

I 19:25:08 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: TYG02) (Speeds: 4x, 8x)

I 19:25:08 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496

I 19:25:08 Write Mode: DVD

I 19:25:08 Write Type: DAO

I 19:25:08 Write Speed: 8x

I 19:25:08 Link Size: Auto

I 19:25:08 Lock Volume: Yes

I 19:25:08 Test Mode: No

I 19:25:08 OPC: No

I 19:25:08 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 19:25:08 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,079 KB/s (8x)

I 19:25:09 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 19:25:09 Writing LeadIn...

I 19:25:41 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2269471)

I 19:25:41 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2269471)

I 19:32:54 Synchronising Cache...

I 19:33:12 Exporting Graph Data...

I 19:33:12 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Michelle\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW_GH50N_B103_WEDNESDAY-AUGUST-25-2010_7-25_PM_TYG02_8x.ibg

I 19:33:12 Export Successfully Completed!

I 19:33:12 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:07:57

I 19:33:12 Average Write Rate: 10,482 KB/s (7.6x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11,137 KB/s (8.0x)

I 19:47:05 Close Request Acknowledged

I 19:47:05 Closing Down...

I 19:47:05 Shutting down SPTI...

I 19:47:05 ImgBurn closed!

;

[Mich_v_g]

the other thing i've noticed with the ones that are skipping yesterday and today, is that they usually (except for the odd few) start skipping an hour to an hour an a half into the movie....?

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Do you have a drive (or access to one) that can do PIPO/Disc Quality scanning in DVDInfoPro/Opti Drive Control/CDSpeed?

[Mich_v_g]

Um.... I have no idea. How can I find out of mine does that?

 

edit:

 

downloading dvd info pro now to see....

Edited August 26, 2010 by Mich_v_g

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You'd need a liteon type drive really.

[Mich_v_g]

I have no idea then. How can i find the info?

[Mich_v_g]

crap... didn't work. downloaded dvd info pro but it won't do a pipo scan due to the drive now what

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You're using an internal slimline drive at the moment yeah?

 

Time to buy a normal sized external! (Or normal sized internal and a usb enclosure) Make it a LiteOn and you'll be able to do the PIPO scans - as seen in our drive/media testing forums.

[Mich_v_g]

You're using an internal slimline drive at the moment yeah?

 

Time to buy a normal sized external! (Or normal sized internal and a usb enclosure) Make it a LiteOn and you'll be able to do the PIPO scans - as seen in our drive/media testing forums.

 

The burner in my desktop is a regular burner... tray pops out to take the disc, but the one in my laptop is one where you just slide in the disc into the computer without a tray. that is slimline right? So that's the one that needs replacing?

 

any recommendations as to a brand?

[Mich_v_g]

LiteOn is the brand isn't it? Just noticed that !

[Mich_v_g]

What about this one? http://www.abesofmaine.com/item.do?item=PLDEHAU42408&id=PLDEHAU42408&

 

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2496

Edited August 27, 2010 by Mich_v_g

[Mich_v_g]

Okay, STILL these discs are skipping. I've stopped using two different burners and stayed with just the new one. I'm burning to Taiyo Yudens as suggested and STILL my discs are skipping. More frequently now too. Really REALLY frustrating. Here's the log of the latest bad burn.

[Mich_v_g]

I 15:52:43 Operation Started!

I 15:52:43 Source File: H:\why did i get married too.iso

I 15:52:43 Source File Sectors: 2,171,168 (MODE1/2048)

I 15:52:43 Source File Size: 4,446,552,064 bytes

I 15:52:43 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD Video

I 15:52:43 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3D19458E00212100

I 15:52:43 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 15:52:43 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 15:52:43 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 15:52:43 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N B103 (D:) (ATA)

I 15:52:43 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: TYG02) (Speeds: 4x, 8x)

I 15:52:43 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496

I 15:52:43 Write Mode: DVD

I 15:52:43 Write Type: DAO

I 15:52:43 Write Speed: MAX

I 15:52:43 Link Size: Auto

I 15:52:43 Lock Volume: Yes

I 15:52:43 Test Mode: No

I 15:52:43 OPC: No

I 15:52:43 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 15:52:43 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,079 KB/s (8x)

I 15:52:43 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 15:52:45 Writing LeadIn...

I 15:53:14 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2171167)

I 15:53:14 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2171167)

I 16:00:09 Synchronising Cache...

I 16:00:36 Exporting Graph Data...

I 16:00:36 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Michelle\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW_GH50N_B103_WEDNESDAY-SEPTEMBER-01-2010_3-52_PM_TYG02_MAX.ibg

I 16:00:36 Export Successfully Completed!

I 16:00:36 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:07:46

I 16:00:36 Average Write Rate: 10,488 KB/s (7.6x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11,185 KB/s (8.1x)

[LIGHTNING UK!]

No need to start a new thread. Consider them merged.

 

Weren't you going to buy a new drive?

 

Get a LiteOn so you can do PIPO scanning, test the discs to see the burn quality.

 

If they come out fine then your playback device probably has the issue.

 

The ball is in your court, we can't magically fix your issue.

[Mich_v_g]

I've been playing them on all different dvd players. given them to friends too to see what the problem is. BOTH my burners can't have died at the same time, and have the same issues when the discs are played back. Could it be a bad spindle of discs?

[Mich_v_g]

and if you see my post a few rows up... i did ask advice about a lite-on burner to see if that is a good model, but i had no feedback so i'm just stuck.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Yes it could be a bad spindle of discs - or even some fake ones.

 

Drive wise, I expect any of the latest models will do.

 

You're allowed to do your own research you know

 

I only use Google / CDFreaks (or myce as it's now known) etc like most people do.

 

Take a look at the places you normally buy computer bits from and see what they have. Then work out what's best from the ones available to you.

[Mich_v_g]

I recently had a post about my taiyo yudens skipping, and i was finally confinced to get a new burner. So i got a liteon burner and want to run a quality check on my disc, but i can't remember how it was suggested i do it. I believe it was in my post about the skipping discs, but i can't find the post. where'd it go. I hate to ask the same questions again (i know it bugs you) so i was hoping to just pull up that last posting and answre the questions from that. help.

Edited September 15, 2010 by Mich_v_g

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Click your name at the top right of the screen, then click 'My Content'. All your stuff should show up there.

 

(consider them merged)

[Mich_v_g]

Oh thanks!