IMGBurn stopped working with my Primera Bravo SE

[BlizzardUK]

This is not unique to IMGBurn, when I use the PTPublisher software that comes with the machine as soon as a disc is inserted and tried to write to, in that software it also comes up with an error saying it suddenly can't find the robot. In IMGBurn it pops up a error message, it says the below as soon as it tries to write to a disc. What might be going on here ? What is likely at fault ? It was working fine last week, I don't think I made any changes myself, unless a Windows update did something. I can still use IMGBurn to eject the disc, so it is still making communication. 

I 05:59:35 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started!
I 05:59:35 Microsoft Windows 8 Professional x64 Edition (6.2, Build 9200)
I 05:59:35 Total Physical Memory: 67,023,860 KiB  -  Available: 31,387,532 KiB
I 05:59:35 Initialising PTRobot...
I 05:59:35 PT_SDK Version 1.6.2.0
I 05:59:35 Initialising SPTI...
I 05:59:35 Searching for Auto Loader devices...
I 05:59:37 -> Auto Loader 1 - Info: Disc Publisher SE 1.24 08/05/2008
I 05:59:37 Found 1 Auto Loader!
I 05:59:37 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 05:59:37 -> Drive 1 - Info: PIONEER BD-RW   BDR-X12 1.03-ID56 (K:) (USB 2.0)
I 05:59:37 -> Drive 2 - Info: PIONEER BD-RW   BDR-206D 9.06-ID75 (J:) (USB 2.0)
I 05:59:37 Found 1 BD-RE and 1 BD-RE XL!
E 06:00:44 CreateFile Failed! - Device: '\\?\usbstor#cdrom&ven_pioneer&prod_bd-rw___bdr-206d&rev_9.06#09ad00083851&0#{53f56308-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
E 06:00:44 Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.
E 06:00:48 CreateFile Failed! - Device: '\\?\usbstor#cdrom&ven_pioneer&prod_bd-rw___bdr-206d&rev_9.06#09ad00083851&0#{53f56308-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
E 06:00:48 Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.
I 06:01:15 Close Request Acknowledged
I 06:01:15 Closing Down...
I 06:01:15 Shutting down SPTI...
I 06:01:15 ImgBurn closed!

Edited November 5, 2025 by BlizzardUK

[LIGHTNING UK!]

USB issues? Device disconnecting?

Check Eventviewer for system errors. Look for the device vanishing from Device Manager.

Try another usb port and/or cable.

[BlizzardUK]

Thanks. This is very odd but my SE is modified by myself to record blu-rays, it was working great for a long time, then the above mentioned problem happened. So I ordered up a new £6 USB to SATA kit, exactly the same as my old one that I bought, but new. Inside the SE is a USB socket, so instead of using a IDE to SATA bridge I bypass the IDE and connect a SATA kit up to the USB socket inside. As I say, worked fine for a long time. The new kit seems to have fixed the problem, just tested it now with 3 discs, it wouldn't even get past the initial stage before, now burns right through.

I guess I should really test each item out one by one to see what it was at fault. Everything was plugged in, so it wasn't like it was loose. Now I have said all this it will probably stop working again.