failed to verify sectors

[Kasikker]

unable to verify sectors, here's my log on my last burn....

 

I 10:24:55 Operation Started!

I 10:24:55 Building Image Tree...

I 10:24:56 Checking Directory Depth...

I 10:24:56 Calculating Totals...

I 10:24:56 Preparing Image...

I 10:24:56 Checking Path Length...

I 10:24:56 Image Size: 4,681,465,856 bytes

I 10:24:56 Image Sectors: 2,285,872

I 10:25:04 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:09

I 10:25:04 Operation Started!

I 10:25:04 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

I 10:25:04 Source File Sectors: 2,285,872 (MODE1/2048)

I 10:25:04 Source File Size: 4,681,465,856 bytes

I 10:25:04 Source File Volume Identifier: MAN_OF_THE_YEAR A

I 10:25:04 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.3.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 10:25:04 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 10:25:04 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 10:25:04 Destination Device: [0:3:0] SONY DVD RW DRU-540A 1.0b (F:) (ATA)

I 10:25:04 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: ProdiscF02) (Speeds: 2x, 4x)

I 10:25:04 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888

I 10:25:04 Write Mode: DVD

I 10:25:04 Write Type: DAO

I 10:25:04 Write Speed: 2.4x

I 10:25:04 Link Size: Auto

I 10:25:04 Test Mode: No

I 10:25:04 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 10:25:04 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 10:25:08 Writing LeadIn...

I 10:26:22 Writing Image... (LBA: 0 - 2285871)

I 10:54:12 Synchronising Cache...

I 10:54:48 Image MD5: 189abe6acc4c2dc607b42c98fbccbbc3

I 10:54:48 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:29:44

I 10:54:48 Average Write Rate: 2,737 KB/s (2.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 2,835 KB/s (2.0x)

I 10:54:48 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 10:54:56 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 10:55:20 Device Ready!

I 10:55:20 Operation Started!

I 10:55:20 Source Device: [0:3:0] SONY DVD RW DRU-540A 1.0b (F:) (ATA)

I 10:55:20 Source Media Type: DVD-R (Book Type: DVD-R) (Disc ID: ProdiscF02) (Speeds: 2x, 4x)

I 10:55:20 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

I 10:55:20 Image File Sectors: 2,285,872 (MODE1/2048)

I 10:55:20 Image File Size: 4,681,465,856 bytes

I 10:55:20 Image File Volume Identifier: MAN_OF_THE_YEAR A

I 10:55:20 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.3.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 10:55:20 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 10:55:20 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 10:55:20 Verifying Sectors... (LBA: 0 - 2285871)

W 11:01:55 Failed to Read Sector 0 - No Seek Complete

W 11:02:02 Failed to Read Sector 1 - No Seek Complete

W 11:02:10 Failed to Read Sector 2 - No Seek Complete

W 11:02:21 Failed to Read Sector 3 - No Seek Complete

W 11:02:29 Failed to Read Sector 4 - No Seek Complete

W 11:02:37 Failed to Read Sector 5 - No Seek Complete

W 11:02:45 Failed to Read Sector 6 - No Seek Complete

W 11:02:54 Failed to Read Sector 7 - No Seek Complete

W 11:03:07 Failed to Read Sector 8 - No Seek Complete

W 11:03:19 Failed to Read Sector 9 - No Seek Complete

W 11:03:31 Failed to Read Sector 10 - No Seek Complete

E 11:03:39 Failed to Read Sector 11 - No Seek Complete

E 11:03:40 Failed to Verify Sectors!

E 11:03:40 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:08:19

I 11:03:40 Average Verify Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x)

 

what do i need to do so this won't happen again. I know the dvd burn is good because it does play thru the entire disk. but just don't know why it's failing to verify sectors. after the 11th sector failed i just canceled it out.

[dontasciime]

Verification is an important part of burning, If you drive is not capable of reading back the data it just wrote it indicates media problem burning problem or the drive is poor at reading back that media.

 

You could try and verify the data on the disc against the ISO in verify mode in ImgBurn[a drive other than the writer] to see if that drive can read it back if that one also fails then the data written is not good.

 

You should maybe consider buy a recent DVD writer as well as yours is getting on a bit now and probably won't support the latest media at all

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You're using (low quality) 16x media in a drive that's almost as old as I am.

 

Get yourself some decent 8x stuff (Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden) and you might have more luck.

 

But in all seriousness, now would be a good time to start thinking about buying a new drive.

[Kasikker]

k thanxs guys for the info. I'll try and get me a new burner. May i ask what would be a good burner with a decent price, a price not expensive because i'm on a real tight monthly income.

[dontasciime]

drives are so cheap now even people who are bankrupt can afford em.

 

Liteon or Pioneer If you can avoid Sata drives in favour of PATA (IDE) then all the better.