I/O Error!

[awg811]

I just bought some new Verbatim DL DVD+Rs yesterday and successfully burned an image.

 

Today after work I tried to burn another and I get an I/O Error.

 

I/O Error!

 

Device: Lite-On DVDRW SHW-160H6S CS08 (E:) (ATA)

 

ScsiStatus 0x02

 

Interpretation: Check Condition

 

CDB: 2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00

 

Interpretation: Write (10) - Sectors: 0 -31

 

Sense Area: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 73 03 00 00 00 00

 

Interpretation: Power Calibration Area Error.

 

If I click retry it comes back with the same error and if I click cancel it ends after finalizing and nothing gets burnt to the disk.

 

Sometimes however it will start the burn without the error and about 51% through the error comes up at that point ruining my precious disk.

 

Occassionally I also get the error can not get exclusive control of the device. Which I think I have solved by completely removing Sonic Media from my computer.

 

I dont think this is a problem with the media as I use what everyone recommends...Verbatim.

 

I also dont think its my burner because I am able to read cds/dvds and burn cds and single layer dvds with another program ( I havent tried to burn them with imgburn because I have my settings just as I want them and dont want to change them and cause more problems.)

 

Maybe its the drivers? The firmware? Gremlins?

 

Ive tried to update my firmware...however Lite-Off doesnt have updated firmware for my burner. Im actually using a firmware update from a similar Lite-Off burner that has been working great for almost a year now.

 

I have burnt may DL DVDs in the past always using Verbatim. I just started having this problem today.

 

I just updated my Imgburn today hoping that would solve the issue. I have reinstalled my burners drivers. I have even contacted HP to have them try some things. Of course its not there product thats the problem...same with Lite-Off...its the software.

 

If anyone can help me solve this issue I would really appreciate it.

 

Thanks in advance for everything!!!

[mmalves]

Please post the log from that failed burn (it's at Help/ImgBurn logs).

[LIGHTNING UK!]

The only thing that can cause power calibration errors is the drive/media combo.

 

As you're already using the best media available, it's pretty much got to be the drive.

[awg811]

lastnight after just letting imgburn set open for an hour.... i tried another burn....it went thru and burnt using the same disk i was trying before....i got the error

 

again at the end after 100% completion just before it closed the disk....i waited until morning letting it sit while i slept and this morning retried to close the disk

 

and it closed.

 

the dvd works fine. so i tried after work after letting imgburn set open all day...and it got half way thru the burn and gave the error again...ruining another disk.

 

i will try again later to burn another and hopefully i wont waste another disk.

 

thanks for all your help...but i cant see how this could be a problem with the burner...i cant say its not the media or the file that im burning or some other conflict however...i just hope that it goes away...lol

 

thanks

[awg811]

I 23:21:46 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 started!

I 23:21:46 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)

I 23:21:46 Total Physical Memory: 981,484 KB - Available: 549,292 KB

W 23:21:46 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size.

I 23:21:46 Initialising SPTI...

I 23:21:46 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 23:21:46 Found 1 DVD

[blutach]

Either you got a duff batch of disks (unlikely - they are the best there is) or the drive is cactus. Try cleaning it, or failing that, buy a new one. Also, check your DMA.

 

See http://www.cdr-zone.com/articles/atapi_err...des_page_1.html for an explanation of this error.

 

Regards

[awg811]

Either you got a duff batch of disks (unlikely - they are the best there is) or the drive is cactus. Try cleaning it, or failing that, buy a new one. Also, check your DMA.

 

See http://www.cdr-zone.com/articles/atapi_err...des_page_1.html for an explanation of this error.

 

Regards

 

i think my dma was bad according to HP the sonic media they installed factory gets corrupted by media player updates. my dma was in there and since i dont use sonic media anyway...i uninstalled and deleted the folder... i did see dmascheduler.exe in there.

 

how do i go about getting it back? lol

 

every search comes up with some virus info.

 

thanks for your help!

 

btw...if i just let everything sit for awhile i can complete a burn i just have to wait until i get the error...wait longer....then click retry....and it will complete.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

DMA is covered in the FAQ.

[blutach]

And the link in my signature.

 

Regards