I/O Error help

[thesituasian]

I've always used TDK manufactured by Taiyo Yuden but ran out and went to buy a new spindle. Little did I know that TDK was made by Imation, which has a history of crappy discs. The very top disc of the Imation spindle worked fine, even on MAX speed. The next several CD's I tried to burn with all finished the writing process 100% but when the verification process comes (that part after closing the disc tray when it ejects), I get an I/O error saying 'Unrecovered Read Error'. This is the log of one of my tries:

 

I 20:28:52 ImgBurn Version 2.5.6.0 started!

I 20:28:52 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium x64 Edition (6.0, Build 6002 : Service Pack 2)

I 20:28:52 Total Physical Memory: 3,993,864 KB - Available: 1,847,456 KB

I 20:28:52 Initialising SPTI...

I 20:28:52 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 20:28:52 -> Drive 1 - Info: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7590S 1.70 (G:) (ATA)

I 20:28:52 -> Drive 2 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (F:) (SCSI)

I 20:28:52 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM!

I 20:45:12 Operation Started!

I 20:45:12 Source File: C:\Users\BAElv.6\Downloads\The Sims™ 2\Expansion + Stuff Pack\1 - (EXP) The Sims 2 University\University #1.iso

I 20:45:12 Source File Sectors: 332,864 (MODE1/2048)

I 20:45:12 Source File Size: 681,705,472 bytes

I 20:45:12 Source File Volume Identifier: Sims2EP1_1

I 20:45:12 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, Joliet

I 20:45:12 Destination Device: [0:1:0] Optiarc DVD RW AD-7590S 1.70 (G:) (ATA)

I 20:45:12 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m15s17f, Ritek Co.)

I 20:45:12 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 8x, 16x, 24x

I 20:45:12 Destination Media Sectors: 359,843

I 20:45:12 Write Mode: CD

I 20:45:12 Write Type: SAO

I 20:45:12 Write Speed: 2x

I 20:45:12 Lock Volume: Yes

I 20:45:12 Test Mode: No

I 20:45:12 OPC: No

I 20:45:12 BURN-Proof: Enabled

W 20:45:12 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 353 KB/s (2x), Got: 1,411 KB/s (8x)

W 20:45:12 The drive only supports writing these discs at 8x, 16x, 24x.

I 20:45:12 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 20:45:13 Writing LeadIn...

I 20:45:43 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 332863)

I 20:45:43 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 332863)

I 20:54:57 Synchronising Cache...

I 20:55:21 Exporting Graph Data...

I 20:55:21 Graph Data File: C:\Users\BAElv.6\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\Optiarc_DVD_RW_AD-7590S_1.70_SATURDAY-JANUARY-07-2012_8-45_PM_97m15s17f_2x.ibg

I 20:55:21 Export Successfully Completed!

I 20:55:21 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:10:09

I 20:55:21 Average Write Rate: 1,203 KB/s (8.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 1,232 KB/s (8.2x)

I 20:55:21 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 20:56:29 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 20:56:36 Device Ready!

I 20:56:38 Operation Started!

I 20:56:38 Source Device: [0:1:0] Optiarc DVD RW AD-7590S 1.70 (G:) (ATA)

I 20:56:38 Source Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m15s17f, Ritek Co.)

I 20:56:38 Source Media Supported Write Speeds: 8x, 16x, 24x

I 20:56:38 Image File: C:\Users\BAElv.6\Downloads\The Sims™ 2\Expansion + Stuff Pack\1 - (EXP) The Sims 2 University\University #1.iso

I 20:56:38 Image File Sectors: 332,864 (MODE1/2048)

I 20:56:38 Image File Size: 681,705,472 bytes

I 20:56:38 Image File Volume Identifier: Sims2EP1_1

I 20:56:38 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, Joliet

I 20:56:38 Read Speed (Data/Audio): 18x / 18x

I 20:56:41 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 332863)

I 20:56:41 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 332863)

W 20:56:47 Failed to Read Sector 166 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error

W 20:56:52 Retrying (1)...

I 20:56:53 Verifying Sectors...

W 20:56:55 Failed to Read Sector 167 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error

E 20:56:59 Failed to Read Sector 167 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error

E 20:56:59 Failed to Verify Sectors!

I 20:57:00 Exporting Graph Data...

I 20:57:00 Graph Data File: C:\Users\BAElv.6\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\Optiarc_DVD_RW_AD-7590S_1.70_SATURDAY-JANUARY-07-2012_8-45_PM_97m15s17f_2x.ibg

I 20:57:00 Export Successfully Completed!

E 20:57:00 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:20

I 20:57:00 Average Verify Rate: 19 KB/s (0.1x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 126 KB/s (0.8x)

 

I've tried 2x, 4x, 10x, 14x, etc. I have a feeling it's my CD's but it could be the whole updating firmware. My driver is Optiarc DVD RW AD-7590S. If you also have information on how to update that driver's firmware, please tell me. I appreciate all the help.

[ianymaty]

I 20:45:12 Destination Device: [0:1:0] Optiarc DVD RW AD-7590S 1.70 (G:) (ATA)

I 20:45:12 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m15s17f, Ritek Co.)

I 20:45:12 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 8x, 16x, 24x

I 20:45:12 Destination Media Sectors: 359,843

I 20:45:12 Write Mode: CD

I 20:45:12 Write Type: SAO

I 20:45:12 Write Speed: 2x

I 20:45:12 Lock Volume: Yes

I 20:45:12 Test Mode: No

I 20:45:12 OPC: No

I 20:45:12 BURN-Proof: Enabled

W 20:45:12 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 353 KB/s (2x), Got: 1,411 KB/s (8x)

W 20:45:12 The drive only supports writing these discs at 8x, 16x, 24x.

 

Your drive can only burn at those speeds on that media, regardles of what you want.

 

As you said you already tried 2x, 4x, 10x, 14x that means actualy the drive used 8x and probably 16x as the program sets the closest speed to what you select when it not match.

 

So, try one at 24x and if it not produce a good burn you have to try other media or get back to what you know it works.