DVD+RW extremely slow

[Tobim6]

Hello i just got a DVD+RW and DVD-RAM from my friend but the DVD+RW is just extremely slow. Takes 5 minutes to even pop up in explorer! Listing folders on it takes another 5 minutes! I dont know what the issue is please help.

[dbminter]

I can't say for certain on this issue, but given the general issues you've reported thus far using this drive, I'd be down to blaming the drive for all of these things.

 

But, to tackle the posted issue, did you format this DVD+RW yourself in the drive?  i.e. was it unformatted when it was given to you?  Either way, you could try a Full format in ImgBurn in your own drive and see if that helps.  I doubt it will, though.  But, a full format would indicate a few other things, particularly if it takes a long time to format.  An 8x DVD+RW takes under 10 minutes to fully format, so a 4x should, in theory, take a little under 20 minutes.

 

If it takes a really long time to format, the problem is either with that disc or your drive doesn't play well with that particular make of DVD+RW.  If it's either of those, not much you can do.  If it's the former, throw it away.  If it's the latter, only a firmware update could possibly fix it, meaning you'd have to try a different burner.

[Tobim6]

He says this:
 

HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 TN03 (SATA)
Current Profile: DVD+RW

Disc Information:
Status: Complete
State of Last Session: Complete
Erasable: Yes
Formatted: No (Started)
Sessions: 1
Sectors: 2 295 104
Size: 4 700 372 992 bytes
Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)
MID: MKM-A02-00
Supported Write Speeds: 2,4x; 4x

TOC Information:
Session 1... (LBA: 0)
-> Track 01  (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 2295103)
-> LeadOut  (LBA: 2295104)

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: MKM-A02-00
Book Type: DVD+RW
Part Version: 2
Disc Size: 120 mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196 608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2 491 711
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

Format Capacities:
DT: 0x02 - NB: 2295104 (0x00230540) - TDP: 2048
FT: 0x26 - NB: 2295104 (0x00230540) - TDP: 0
 

[dbminter]

I notice a Format was "started" (I never quite understood that designation.) but not completed.  I've noticed many years ago, about 20, that Nero applications would write to rewriteable DVD's in such a way.  While those discs were readable/playable, they always did perform rather oddly.  So, once I copied those, I fully formatted them in ImgBurn.  Try that, but first copy the contents off of the DVD+RW, unless you don't mind losing them to the full format.  If you're going to copy the contents, I don't recommend making an image of the disc first, given what happened before with that other multi-session disc.  Just copy the contents off of it in File Explorer.

 

In Write mode in ImgBurn, there's a little disc icon with an erase to the left of the Test mode check box.  Press that and choose Full.

[Tobim6]

The DVD is blank and im formatting it now in imgburn it said i must do full format before i can quick format so im doing full format

[Tobim6]

Hello its done it took 17 minutes and the disc loads all fine and fast now thank you.

[dbminter]

Yeah, you must do a Full format the first time on unformatted rewriteable media before you can Quick format it or write to it.  (Technically, a Full format is a full write to all sectors.)

 

Glad it worked out for you!  I didn't think it would help, as I said before.  So, I'm glad it did work.