nlat Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 drive: VERBATIM External CD / DVD / Blu-ray Writer (model 71097) [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09PY6SC9Y] media: VERBATIM M-Disc BDXL 100GB 4x [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B017H13D62] i've gone through four discs so far, and at almost $400 a spindle, i'm reluctant to continue. what i've done: first attempt: tried to write files to disc. failed at 34% second attempt: tried to write files to disc again thinking something must just have gone wrong the first time. failed at 34% third attempt: copied everything to a different laptop, and tried writing files again. failed at 34% fourth attempt: did some research online, and tried creating an ISO with UDF 2.60 selected. copied files back to the first laptop, and tried burning again. failed at 68% all of this is new to me (CDs / DVDs are the extent of my prior experience), and i'm not sure if it's the drive, the media, both, or something else thanks in advance for any / all help log file from the most recent attempt: ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 06 February 2024, 16:19:37 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 00:12:07 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started! I 00:12:07 Microsoft Windows 8 Professional x64 Edition (6.2, Build 9200) I 00:12:07 Total Physical Memory: 16,219,512 KiB - Available: 14,091,400 KiB I 00:12:08 Initialising SPTI... I 00:12:08 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... E 00:12:08 Failed to check for ImgBurn update! I 00:12:08 -> Drive 1 - Info: PLDS DVD-RW DA8AESH XL6M (D:) (SATA) I 00:12:08 Found 1 DVD±RW! W 00:12:15 Device Arrival Detected! I 00:12:16 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 00:12:16 -> Drive 1 - Info: PLDS DVD-RW DA8AESH XL6M (D:) (SATA) I 00:12:17 -> Drive 2 - Info: PIONEER BD-RW BDR-UD03 1.14-GENERAL (E:) (USB 2.0) I 00:12:17 Found 1 DVD±RW and 1 BD-RE XL! I 00:14:49 Operation Started! I 00:14:49 Source File: C:\audiorec.iso I 00:14:49 Source File Sectors: 47,334,112 (MODE1/2048) I 00:14:49 Source File Size: 96,940,261,376 bytes I 00:14:49 Source File Volume Identifier: AUDIOREC_D1 I 00:14:49 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 58426F5002D240AE I 00:14:49 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.8.0 I 00:14:49 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 00:14:49 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.60) I 00:14:49 Destination Device: [0:0:0] PIONEER BD-RW BDR-UD03 1.14 (E:) (USB) I 00:14:49 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMk-000) I 00:14:49 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x I 00:14:49 Destination Media Sectors: 48,878,592 I 00:14:49 Write Mode: BD I 00:14:49 Write Type: Incremental I 00:14:49 Write Speed: 4x I 00:14:49 Hardware Defect Management Active: No I 00:14:49 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes I 00:14:49 Link Size: Auto I 00:14:49 Lock Volume: Yes I 00:14:49 Test Mode: No I 00:14:49 OPC: No I 00:14:49 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 00:14:50 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 17,980 KB/s (4x) I 00:14:50 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No I 00:14:50 Filling Buffer... (80 MiB) I 00:14:51 Writing LeadIn... I 00:15:05 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 47334111) I 00:15:05 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 47334111) W 00:32:08 Failed to Write Sectors 4505376 - 4505407 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:32:08 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:32:08 Writing Sectors... W 00:32:12 Failed to Write Sectors 4539680 - 4539711 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:32:12 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:32:12 Writing Sectors... W 00:32:21 Failed to Write Sectors 4614272 - 4614303 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:32:21 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:32:23 Writing Sectors... W 00:32:33 Failed to Write Sectors 4701216 - 4701247 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:32:33 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:32:35 Writing Sectors... W 00:33:54 Failed to Write Sectors 5283584 - 5283615 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:33:54 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:33:55 Writing Sectors... W 00:34:12 Failed to Write Sectors 5430880 - 5430911 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:34:12 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:34:16 Writing Sectors... W 00:34:17 Failed to Write Sectors 5442400 - 5442431 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:34:17 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:34:17 Writing Sectors... W 00:35:05 Failed to Write Sectors 5790400 - 5790431 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:35:05 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:35:05 Writing Sectors... W 00:35:08 Failed to Write Sectors 5814944 - 5814975 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:35:08 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:35:09 Writing Sectors... W 00:35:28 Failed to Write Sectors 5982144 - 5982175 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:35:28 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:35:32 Writing Sectors... W 00:35:53 Failed to Write Sectors 6127904 - 6127935 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:35:53 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:35:55 Writing Sectors... W 00:39:10 Failed to Write Sectors 7589344 - 7589375 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:39:10 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:39:15 Writing Sectors... W 00:39:58 Failed to Write Sectors 7901056 - 7901087 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:39:58 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:39:58 Writing Sectors... W 00:40:00 Failed to Write Sectors 7911552 - 7911583 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:40:00 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:40:00 Writing Sectors... W 00:40:09 Failed to Write Sectors 7987648 - 7987679 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:40:09 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:40:11 Writing Sectors... W 00:40:53 Failed to Write Sectors 8324128 - 8324159 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:40:53 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:40:57 Writing Sectors... W 00:41:52 Failed to Write Sectors 8732352 - 8732383 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:41:52 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:41:53 Writing Sectors... W 00:42:24 Failed to Write Sectors 8956864 - 8956895 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:42:24 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:42:25 Writing Sectors... W 00:42:45 Failed to Write Sectors 9139136 - 9139167 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:42:45 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:42:50 Writing Sectors... W 00:45:35 Failed to Write Sectors 10353056 - 10353087 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:45:35 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:45:38 Writing Sectors... W 00:46:38 Failed to Write Sectors 10793920 - 10793951 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:46:38 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:46:38 Writing Sectors... W 00:46:40 Failed to Write Sectors 10805472 - 10805503 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:46:40 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:46:40 Writing Sectors... W 00:46:59 Failed to Write Sectors 10972704 - 10972735 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:46:59 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:47:03 Writing Sectors... W 00:48:04 Failed to Write Sectors 11441536 - 11441567 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:48:04 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:48:08 Writing Sectors... W 00:48:32 Failed to Write Sectors 11628928 - 11628959 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:48:32 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:48:34 Writing Sectors... W 00:48:44 Failed to Write Sectors 11718496 - 11718527 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:48:44 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:48:46 Writing Sectors... W 00:48:54 Failed to Write Sectors 11785472 - 11785503 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:48:54 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:48:56 Writing Sectors... W 00:49:10 Failed to Write Sectors 11905408 - 11905439 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:49:10 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:49:12 Writing Sectors... W 00:49:19 Failed to Write Sectors 11962464 - 11962495 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:49:19 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:49:20 Writing Sectors... W 00:49:54 Failed to Write Sectors 12234400 - 12234431 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:49:55 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:49:58 Writing Sectors... W 00:50:40 Failed to Write Sectors 12575360 - 12575391 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:50:40 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:50:45 Writing Sectors... W 00:52:23 Failed to Write Sectors 13297920 - 13297951 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:52:23 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:52:27 Writing Sectors... W 00:53:43 Failed to Write Sectors 13890688 - 13890719 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:53:43 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:53:48 Writing Sectors... W 00:53:50 Failed to Write Sectors 13905984 - 13906015 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:53:50 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:53:51 Writing Sectors... W 00:53:54 Failed to Write Sectors 13926464 - 13926495 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:53:54 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:53:54 Writing Sectors... W 00:53:54 Failed to Write Sectors 13928672 - 13928703 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:53:54 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:53:54 Writing Sectors... W 00:54:06 Failed to Write Sectors 14026976 - 14027007 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:54:06 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:54:08 Writing Sectors... W 00:54:08 Failed to Write Sectors 14029056 - 14029087 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:54:08 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:54:09 Writing Sectors... W 00:54:22 Failed to Write Sectors 14149568 - 14149599 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:54:22 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:54:25 Writing Sectors... W 00:54:36 Failed to Write Sectors 14229888 - 14229919 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:54:36 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:54:37 Writing Sectors... W 00:54:59 Failed to Write Sectors 14397728 - 14397759 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:54:59 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:55:01 Writing Sectors... W 00:55:37 Failed to Write Sectors 14700032 - 14700063 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:55:37 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:55:42 Writing Sectors... W 00:57:52 Failed to Write Sectors 15662816 - 15662847 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:57:52 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:57:55 Writing Sectors... W 00:59:00 Failed to Write Sectors 16160000 - 16160031 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 00:59:01 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 00:59:04 Writing Sectors... W 01:00:34 Failed to Write Sectors 16758560 - 16758591 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:00:35 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:00:35 Writing Sectors... W 01:00:36 Failed to Write Sectors 16769344 - 16769375 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:00:36 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:00:36 Writing Sectors... W 01:00:44 Failed to Write Sectors 16825920 - 16825951 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:00:44 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:00:44 Writing Sectors... W 01:00:51 Failed to Write Sectors 16880736 - 16880767 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:00:51 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:00:52 Writing Sectors... W 01:01:06 Failed to Write Sectors 17001056 - 17001087 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:01:06 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:01:09 Writing Sectors... W 01:01:28 Failed to Write Sectors 17150144 - 17150175 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:01:28 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:01:30 Writing Sectors... W 01:01:30 Failed to Write Sectors 17152896 - 17152927 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:01:30 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:01:30 Writing Sectors... W 01:01:32 Failed to Write Sectors 17164736 - 17164767 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:01:32 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:01:32 Writing Sectors... W 01:01:52 Failed to Write Sectors 17340384 - 17340415 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:01:52 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:01:56 Writing Sectors... W 01:01:57 Failed to Write Sectors 17341888 - 17341919 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:01:57 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:01:57 Writing Sectors... W 01:02:22 Failed to Write Sectors 17559296 - 17559327 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:02:22 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:02:27 Writing Sectors... W 01:02:31 Failed to Write Sectors 17596608 - 17596639 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:02:31 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:02:32 Writing Sectors... W 01:02:55 Failed to Write Sectors 17788736 - 17788767 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:02:55 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:02:59 Writing Sectors... W 01:03:07 Failed to Write Sectors 17854592 - 17854623 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:03:07 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:03:08 Writing Sectors... W 01:03:40 Failed to Write Sectors 18123936 - 18123967 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:03:40 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:03:45 Writing Sectors... W 01:04:14 Failed to Write Sectors 18334080 - 18334111 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:04:14 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:04:17 Writing Sectors... W 01:04:40 Failed to Write Sectors 18525216 - 18525247 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:04:40 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:04:43 Writing Sectors... W 01:04:58 Failed to Write Sectors 18657728 - 18657759 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:04:58 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:05:01 Writing Sectors... W 01:05:24 Failed to Write Sectors 18853280 - 18853311 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:05:24 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:05:29 Writing Sectors... W 01:06:30 Failed to Write Sectors 19325568 - 19325599 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:06:30 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:06:34 Writing Sectors... W 01:06:43 Failed to Write Sectors 19408768 - 19408799 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:06:43 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:06:45 Writing Sectors... W 01:07:08 Failed to Write Sectors 19603040 - 19603071 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:07:08 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:07:12 Writing Sectors... W 01:08:29 Failed to Write Sectors 20197696 - 20197727 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:08:29 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:08:34 Writing Sectors... W 01:08:37 Failed to Write Sectors 20222080 - 20222111 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:08:37 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:08:37 Writing Sectors... W 01:08:38 Failed to Write Sectors 20227936 - 20227967 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:08:38 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:08:39 Writing Sectors... W 01:08:43 Failed to Write Sectors 20268032 - 20268063 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:08:44 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:08:44 Writing Sectors... W 01:08:53 Failed to Write Sectors 20344864 - 20344895 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:08:53 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:08:55 Writing Sectors... W 01:09:03 Failed to Write Sectors 20409408 - 20409439 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:09:03 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:09:05 Writing Sectors... W 01:09:18 Failed to Write Sectors 20507392 - 20507423 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:09:18 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:09:19 Writing Sectors... W 01:09:20 Failed to Write Sectors 20518432 - 20518463 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:09:20 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:09:21 Writing Sectors... W 01:09:37 Failed to Write Sectors 20664288 - 20664319 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:09:37 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:09:41 Writing Sectors... W 01:10:40 Failed to Write Sectors 21092128 - 21092159 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:10:40 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:10:42 Writing Sectors... W 01:11:26 Failed to Write Sectors 21433920 - 21433951 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:11:26 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:11:30 Writing Sectors... W 01:12:04 Failed to Write Sectors 21698624 - 21698655 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:12:04 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:12:08 Writing Sectors... W 01:12:19 Failed to Write Sectors 21793088 - 21793119 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:12:19 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:12:22 Writing Sectors... W 01:12:26 Failed to Write Sectors 21823456 - 21823487 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:12:26 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:12:26 Writing Sectors... W 01:13:03 Failed to Write Sectors 22084704 - 22084735 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:13:03 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:13:03 Writing Sectors... W 01:13:14 Failed to Write Sectors 22176096 - 22176127 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:13:14 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:13:17 Writing Sectors... W 01:14:08 Failed to Write Sectors 22582304 - 22582335 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:14:08 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:14:15 Writing Sectors... W 01:14:19 Failed to Write Sectors 22615872 - 22615903 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:14:19 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:14:20 Writing Sectors... W 01:14:23 Failed to Write Sectors 22645664 - 22645695 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:14:23 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:14:24 Writing Sectors... W 01:16:31 Failed to Write Sectors 23562080 - 23562111 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:16:31 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:16:37 Writing Sectors... W 01:18:27 Failed to Write Sectors 24370656 - 24370687 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:18:27 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:18:33 Writing Sectors... W 01:18:51 Failed to Write Sectors 24502976 - 24503007 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:18:51 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:18:53 Writing Sectors... W 01:18:57 Failed to Write Sectors 24543808 - 24543839 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:18:57 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:18:59 Writing Sectors... W 01:19:43 Failed to Write Sectors 24889664 - 24889695 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:19:43 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:19:49 Writing Sectors... W 01:19:54 Failed to Write Sectors 24935776 - 24935807 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:19:54 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:19:56 Writing Sectors... W 01:19:59 Failed to Write Sectors 24961280 - 24961311 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:19:59 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:20:00 Writing Sectors... W 01:20:04 Failed to Write Sectors 24997984 - 24998015 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:20:04 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:20:06 Writing Sectors... W 01:20:16 Failed to Write Sectors 25093536 - 25093567 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:20:17 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:20:20 Writing Sectors... W 01:20:25 Failed to Write Sectors 25140512 - 25140543 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:20:25 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:20:27 Writing Sectors... W 01:21:43 Failed to Write Sectors 25713600 - 25713631 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:21:43 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:21:50 Writing Sectors... W 01:22:01 Failed to Write Sectors 25789696 - 25789727 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:22:01 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:22:02 Writing Sectors... W 01:22:08 Failed to Write Sectors 25842240 - 25842271 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:22:08 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:22:10 Writing Sectors... W 01:22:13 Failed to Write Sectors 25873568 - 25873599 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:22:13 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:22:15 Writing Sectors... W 01:22:30 Failed to Write Sectors 26005248 - 26005279 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:22:30 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:22:34 Writing Sectors... W 01:23:30 Failed to Write Sectors 26417344 - 26417375 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:23:30 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:23:34 Writing Sectors... W 01:25:18 Failed to Write Sectors 27141120 - 27141151 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:25:18 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:25:20 Writing Sectors... W 01:25:48 Failed to Write Sectors 27330400 - 27330431 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:25:48 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:25:48 Writing Sectors... W 01:25:56 Failed to Write Sectors 27395328 - 27395359 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:25:56 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:25:58 Writing Sectors... W 01:25:58 Failed to Write Sectors 27397440 - 27397471 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:25:58 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:25:59 Writing Sectors... W 01:27:07 Failed to Write Sectors 27864512 - 27864543 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:27:07 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:27:07 Writing Sectors... W 01:27:20 Failed to Write Sectors 27972992 - 27973023 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:27:20 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:27:23 Writing Sectors... W 01:27:35 Failed to Write Sectors 28074176 - 28074207 - Reason: The semaphore timeout period has expired. W 01:27:35 Retrying (1 of 20)... I 01:27:38 Writing Sectors... W 01:46:41 Failed to Write Sectors 32585760 - 32585791 - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error W 01:46:41 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 01:46:41 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:41 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 01:46:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:42 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 01:46:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:42 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 01:46:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:42 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 01:46:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:42 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 01:46:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:42 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 01:46:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:42 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 01:46:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:42 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 01:46:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 01:46:42 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 01:46:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write E 16:19:29 Failed to Write Sectors 32585760 - 32585791 - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error I 16:19:29 Synchronising Cache... W 16:19:33 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions. E 16:19:33 Failed to Write Image! I 16:19:34 Exporting Graph Data... I 16:19:34 Graph Data File: C:\Users\inacu\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_BD-RW_BDR-UD03_1.14_FEBRUARY-6-2024_12-14_AM_VERBAT-IMk-000_4x.ibg I 16:19:34 Export Successfully Completed! E 16:19:34 Operation Failed! - Duration: 16:04:43 I 16:19:34 Average Write Rate: 1,126 KiB/s (0.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 17,631 KiB/s (4.0x) I 16:19:35 Close Request Acknowledged I 16:19:35 Closing Down... I 16:19:37 Shutting down SPTI... I 16:19:37 ImgBurn closed! 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dbminter Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Semaphore timeout errors are generally the fault of an incompatibility between the USB bridge in the external drive and the USB controller on your motherboard. Unfortunately, there's generally little you can do to fix this other than get a different drive. You could try and see if there are any USB controller driver updates for your system or firmware updates for your Pioneer drive (Verbatim doesn't actually make their own drives but farms out to Pioneer.). However, these rarely help, especially the firmware updates. I can say that on my Dell system, that kind of drive has never displayed a semaphore timeout problem, but I've never burned a 100 GB M-Disc before, either. I've actually never burned anything beyond a 50 GB BD-RE DL in any drive. So, what would I do? I'd try a new drive. And I'd avoid a slim unit. Slim model drives generally aren't very good, but my slim Verbatim Pioneer in the black version of your drive and it's worked fine for what I've thrown at it thus far, which has primarily been only as a reader. And I'd avoid Pioneer as they have had lots of issues for over a decade. What I'd get is the ASUS BD drive. I believe it supports 100 GB M-Disc. I think it comes in an external variety, but what I did was I bought the internal model and put it in an OWC USB 3.0 enclosure. The only other enclosure option is VanTech. And if you're going the enclosure route, you will need USB 3.0 to support BD speeds. (You will notice the log says your Pioneer drive is a USB 2.0. It's actually a USB 3.0. USB 3.0 hadn't been widely available at the time of the last ImgBurn release, so that's just a cosmetic error that has been addressed in beta releases since.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlat Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 i'm going to follow your advice and try a different drive. this one [https://www.amazon.ca/Computer-International-BW-16D1X-U-Powerful-Blu-ray/dp/B071VP89X1/], and if if that doesn't work, i'll look into the internal drive in an enclosure approach thank you for the detailed reply. it's still alot to chew on, but more than i was aware of before, and i appreciate the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 That unit you linked is the external version ASUS offers of the BD drive I am currently using in an enclosure. So, I would say it's the same drive internally as what I've been using. You can read my review, which spans a few years, here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlat Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 (edited) your recommendation did the trick; switching to the full-size ASUS drive solved the problem next up is to get the second disc going, but for now, i'm optimistic thank you again, again for your observations and help! Edited February 11 by nlat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I would only ever use a slim drive for reading, never for any kind of writing, as they generally tend to be junk. They tend to be good enough readers, but that's all I'd trust them for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 nlat, would you do me a favor? Would you provide the current firmware revision # for the ASUS USB drive you got? The easiest way is to open ImgBurn and check out the main startup text in the Log window. You'll see something like this: I 12:39:21 -> Drive 3 - Info: ASUS BW-16D1HT 3.11 (R:) (USB 3.0) That's the value for my internal ASUS BW-16D1HT in a USB 3.0 enclosure. It's firmware is 3.11. You should find the firmware # after the drive ID string. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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