DVD+R discs won't erase

[ajclaw]

This is mostly a curiosity since I rarely use them. I am unable to erase my Sony RW's. I've noticed this odd trend for years since using cd-rw's. They work for a few months, then they won't erase/write.

[ianymaty]

Yeah, they tend to last less than is advertised. I don't realy trust RW's.

 

Other problems are the dust, fingerprints and scratches on the surface.

[ajclaw]

Sorry, it's been awhile since I've responded...  No, it has nothing to do with that, since ALL of them did it at the same time.  Maybe since I changed my board?  I have noticed also that this new one also reads in discs much more slowly than my last one.  It worked the same way with XP as when I upgraded to Win 7 32 (after I noticed the trend).

[ianymaty]

Make sure you have updated drivers installed for chipset/storage controllers.

[ajclaw]

I keep all my drivers up to date.  My m/b is Foxconn P9657AB-8EKRS2H.  I know it's an old board but have you heard of any problems like this?  So far I've checked for problems with everything I can think of: drives, cables, power, cards, RAM, ventilation, drivers, programs.

I just thought of something: I have my old rig set up elsewhere.  I'll be out there in a couple of weeks.  I'll see if I can make them work on it.  If not, then 86.  Like I said it's more a curiosity.

[ianymaty]

Try them in other drive/computer see if that manage to work with them.

[ajclaw]

Yeah, I tried them in my old rig and the ones I hadn't tried to erase in the new one erased fine.  They now work on my new rig.  The ones I erased before didn't work at all.  The system knew there was a disc but couldn't read it at all.  So I guess my advice would be to erase all the discs you want to use with your new system.

[ianymaty]

I would blame the quality of the new media.