Device Not Ready (no reference position found)

[muttleytm]

I am having burning an ISO file onto a DVD.

 

When I tried using Windows Disk Image burner I get an error.  The error code is  0x80004005

 

I then tried imgburn and I got this error message: Device Not Ready (no reference position found)

 

The log file is below:

 

I 02:46:44 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started!

I 02:46:44 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1)

I 02:46:44 Total Physical Memory: 3,135,920 KiB  -  Available: 1,057,028 KiB

I 02:46:44 Initialising SPTI...

I 02:46:44 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 02:46:44 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-T10N 1.04-IB (D:) (ATA)

I 02:46:44 Found 1 DVD-ROM/CD-RW!

 

I also tried using a lens cleaner CD to see if that would help which it didn't. I still couldn't burn a iso image to a disk.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions of anything I might try?

 

Thanks

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Your drive can't burn DVDs, it can only read them (and burn CDs).

[muttleytm]

Oh, OK.  This is a new used drive.  On my earlier drive I could write to DVDs too.  I replaced that one because I could no longer read DVDs.  I don't know about writing to it but I imagine that didn't work either.

 

My DVD drive is a little non-standard. Its a slim drive but the connectors are a little different.  It is an ultrabay enhanced drive that works with the IBM/Lenovo ultradrive. It allows you to take the drive in and out more conveniently and it has a bay that can accept a HD too.

 

Thanks for the explanation.  I'll keep this in mind when looking for a replacement.