Erase Failure

[Pasquale00]

Hello,

 

I have been trying to erase a RW DVD with no success at all.

 

Here's the log of IMGBurn:

 

 

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; ImgBurn Version 2.5.4.0 - Log

; Monday, 13 December 2010, 19:52:40

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I 19:51:06 ImgBurn Version 2.5.4.0 started!

I 19:51:06 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600)

I 19:51:06 Total Physical Memory: 4,053,720 KB - Available: 2,345,820 KB

W 19:51:06 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.

I 19:51:06 Initialising SPTI...

I 19:51:06 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 19:51:06 -> Drive 1 - Info: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ890AS 1.00 (D:) (ATAPI)

I 19:51:06 -> Drive 2 - Info: FWXCH 96BCTEB 1.03 (E:) (SCSI)

I 19:51:06 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM!

I 19:51:31 Operation Started!

I 19:51:31 Device: [0:1:0] MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ890AS 1.00 (D:) (ATAPI)

I 19:51:32 Media Type: DVD-RW (Disc ID: MBI01RWG 20) (Speeds: 2x)

I 19:51:32 Quick Erase: Yes

I 19:51:32 Erasing Disc...

W 19:52:24 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - (3%, 0/2) - Erase Failure

E 19:52:24 Failed to Erase Disc! - Reason: Erase Failure

E 19:52:24 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:52

I 19:52:39 Close Request Acknowledged

I 19:52:39 Closing Down...

I 19:52:39 Shutting down SPTI...

I 19:52:39 ImgBurn closed!

 

 

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I have tried several times with different types of DVDs, but nothing really helped.

So i thought: perhaps it's time to try something else, so I used VSO ConvertXToDVD, and nothing changed. Afterwards I installed CLONE DVD, and the result was the same. I even tried with nero and with the windows 7 application and still nothing changed. I get always the same error, 'unable to erase disc'.

 

I got this laptop in September and this was my first attempt at trying to erase&burn a rw dvd.

What could it be?

 

Thanks in advance for any responses,

 

-Pasquale

[LIGHTNING UK!]

What other discs have you tried?

 

Get some Verbatim discs if you haven't aready tried those.

[Pasquale00]

Thank you Lightning, I will try that. I'm however very curious to know what the issue could be.

The only think I can think of is that the dvd burner is not compatible with those type of dvds.. Other than that, i don't know. I'm totally out of clues, never been in such a situation.

 

What do you think the problem is?

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Yes, that's probably exactly what it is.

 

Slimline drives are all pretty rubbish.