Disc problems?

['Ol Dad]

When I try to write (backing up movies and data) I get the following message: "Disc Not Empty". This has occured with Sony, Phillips, Verbatim (sometimes) & Memorex (first time, new spindle) DVDs. It has not occured with NexxTech or Office Depot branded discs. Any ideas or is this something done by the disc manufacturers.

[mmalves]

With ImgBurn in Write mode, could you copy and paste here all the text that's shown on the right of ImgBurn?

['Ol Dad]

When I try to write (backing up movies and data) I get the following message: "Disc Not Empty". This has occured with Sony, Phillips, Verbatim (sometimes) & Memorex (first time, new spindle) DVDs. It has not occured with NexxTech or Office Depot branded discs. Any ideas or is this something done by the disc manufacturers.

 

 

 

 

I can't cut or past, but the info in the right widow is:

Sony DVD RW DRU-710A BY01 (ATA)

Current Profiles: DVD-R

 

Disc Information

Status: Complete

Erasable: No

Sessions: 1

Free Sectors: 2,297,888

Free Space: 4,706,074,624 bytes

Free Time: 570:40:38 (MM:SS:FF)

Supported Write Speeds: 1X, 2X, 4X

 

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded)

Book Type: DVD-R

Part Versions: 5

Disc Size: 120mm

Maximun Read Rate: Not Specified

Number of Layers: 1

Track Path: Parallel Track (PTP)

Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit

Track Density: 0.74 um/bit

First Physical Sector of Data: 196,608

Last Physical Sector of Data: 0

Last Physical Sector in Layer: 0

 

The file was imported from DVD Shrink

File Sys: ISO9660, UDF (1.02),

Sectors: 2,177,055 (MODE1/2048)

Size: 4,458,608,640 bytes

Time: 483:49:40 (MM:FF:SS)

 

 

Are these discs imcompatable with ImgBurn for some reason? I'm at a loss because some discs work and others dont't when they have the same specifications. Also, most of the info above doesn't mean much to me. Anyway, I would welcome any comments, ideas, or referals.

Edited April 13, 2007 by 'Ol Dad

[polopony]

copy and paste ,find the info you want to copy,hold the left mouse button down and run the mouse over all the text you want to copy untill it becomes highlighted when it is right click the mouse and choose copy ,hit add reply in this forum and when the cursor is blinking right click the mouse and click paste done

 

the discs have nothing to do with IMGburn compatibility wise its your drive that will have issues with the media

 

the firmware (instructions for the drive ) you're running is the one it was sold with and its quite a few versions behind and needs updating, to do this open IB and in the destination box right click on your SONY 710 a menu will open and the last line is firmware update click on it ,it will show your firmware version and then go through the steps and you will download the newest firmware open the file and with the falsher utility load the newest instructions for your drive

 

the info in the IB window should look like this

 

_NEC DVD_RW ND-3500AG 2.1B (ATA)

Current Profile: DVD-R

 

Disc Information:

Status: Complete

Erasable: No

Sessions: 1

Sectors: 2,285,848

Size: 4,681,416,704 bytes

Time: 507:59:73 (MM:SS:FF)

Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x

 

TOC Information:

Session 1...

-> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 2285847)

-> LeadOut (LBA: 2285856)

 

Pre-recorded Information:

Manufacturer ID: MCC 03RG20

 

Recording Management Area Information:

_NEC DVD_RW ND-3500AG

 

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):

Disc ID: 0@P-!-00

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: 2,482,455

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Try the BYX5 firmware.

 

http://sony.storagesupport.com/dvdrw/firmware.htm#710

['Ol Dad]

To mmalves, polopony and LIGHTNING UK;

 

Thanks for the help. Did like all of you suggested and ImgBurn works like a champ now.

My system (Sony) is supposed to have auto-updates like Windows but apparently it is

not working/available.

 

'Ol Dad