the speed setting didn't work

[JimmyZ]

the speed setting didn't work at all, it only use the max speed, ignoring my settings, see attach

 

[cornholio7]

post a log please , we can't see what speed you chose from that picture, we can only see that it is burning at 4x

[dontasciime]

the writer does not support 2x on the discs you have and may not allow 2x on any discs you can get.

[Kenadjian]

It's all down to drive/firmware/media combination, if the speed you select is not supported by any of them, then the speed will default to the closest thing you selected.

 

Easy way to find out what speed you're drive/media supports is to pop a blank into the drive, select write mode and look in the right hand pane, sample below.

 

HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4120B A117 (ATA)

Current Profile: DVD+R

 

Disc Information:

Status: Empty

Erasable: No

Free Sectors: 2,295,104

Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes

Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)

Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 8x

 

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):

Disc ID: MCC-003-00

Book Type: DVD+R

Part Version: 1

Disc Size: 120mm

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

 

In this case, the supported speeds are 4X and 8X this offcourse will change with different media.

 

Here is another that's only supported at 4X.

 

HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4120B A117 (ATA)

Current Profile: DVD-R

 

Disc Information:

Status: Empty

Erasable: No

Free Sectors: 2,297,888

Free Space: 4,706,074,624 bytes

Free Time: 510:40:38 (MM:SS:FF)

Supported Write Speeds: 4x

 

Pre-recorded Information:

Manufacturer ID: TTG02

 

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):

Book Type: DVD-R

Part Version: 5

Disc Size: 120mm

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: 2,495,103

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

[lfcrule1972]

As donta said, we can see you selected a 2x burn speed but ImgBurn is using 4x which, in the absence of a log leads us to the conclusion that 2x is not supported by your media.

[JimmyZ]

sorry, the disc was labeled 1-2x, but shows like this:

 

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PLEXTOR DVDR PX-760A 1.05 (ATA)

Current Profile: DVD-R

 

Disc Information:

Status: Complete

Erasable: No

Sessions: 1

Sectors: 712,880

Size: 1,459,978,240 bytes

Time: 158:27:05 (MM:SS:FF)

Supported Write Speeds: 4x

 

Pre-recorded Information:

Manufacturer ID: UME01

 

Recording Management Area Information:

PLEXTOR DVDR PX-760A

 

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):

Book Type: DVD-R

Part Version: 5

Disc Size: 80mm

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: 909,487

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

==================================

 

thank you all.

and another question: will imgburn show only available speeds in the drop-down box for the next version?

Edited December 18, 2006 by JimmyZ

[polopony]

Imgburn reports what the drive/firmware supports .The supported speeds that are reported and you can choose from the speeds with IB.

 

A Google of the Id shows that this media sucks (I've never heard of it )if you want trouble free burning get Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden discs