Supported write speed

[darksupernova]

I have been reading a lot of posts recently as i would like to make backups of my ps2 games.

I did have some datawrite 8x media but quickly found out this was bad media. The funny thing was though, it was 8x media and imgburn said the supported write speed was only 2x, and it would only write and read at 2x. This is funny, because im sure it burned faster on the first disk i ever wrote, i may be wrong.

So i read a really great thread called best meadia guide for noobs and it contained pretty much all media and said how good each type was, the best being tyio yuden (forgive my spelling of that ).

I went out to get some, and found some verbatim, use some software i recently downloaded to determin it was mitsubishi chemicals verbitim which this post said was first class media .

So im excited about finaly being able to make the backups, stick the disc in my machine and it says that the only write speed supported is 4x although its a 16x disk. Now im no maths genius but it seems imgburn is taking all the write speeds of the disks and then timising them by 0.25 so i end up with a quarter :S.

However i tried burning anyway, but as with all the other disks they failed to verify on a 1/0 bit error i think.

Anyway i think its to do with the speed. Ive checked the FAQ and DMA is enabled. Im using a sony dvd writer from a rather expensive sony vaio i baught a few years back. Ive not had any problems until now :S

Please help!

 

HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4040B A112 (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

 

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):

Disc ID: MCC-004-00

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

 

 

As i built the PC myself, its got no warrenty, so i dont mind about upgrading the firmware, as long as it doesnt break it!!

 

Heres the log from when the verbatim disc failed:

 

; //****************************************\\

; ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 - Log

; Friday, 11 January 2008, 19:01:45

; \\****************************************//

;

;

I 18:26:26 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 started!

I 18:26:27 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6000)

I 18:26:27 Total Physical Memory: 2,095,616 KB - Available: 1,221,840 KB

I 18:26:27 Initialising SPTI...

I 18:26:27 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 18:26:27 Found 5 DVD-ROMs and 1 DVD±RW!

I 18:31:16 Operation Started!

I 18:31:16 Source File: E:\PS2 TEMP\Final Fantasy 12\FINAL_FANTASY_12.ISO

I 18:31:16 Source File Sectors: 1,976,656 (MODE1/2048)

I 18:31:16 Source File Size: 4,048,191,488 bytes

I 18:31:16 Source File Volume Identifier: FINAL_FANTASY_12

I 18:31:16 Source File Application Identifier: PLAYSTATION

I 18:31:16 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD-ROM GENERATOR

I 18:31:16 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 18:31:16 Destination Device: [2:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4040B A112 (F:) (ATA)

I 18:31:16 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x)

I 18:31:16 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104

I 18:31:16 Write Mode: DVD

I 18:31:16 Write Type: DAO

I 18:31:16 Write Speed: 16x

I 18:31:16 Link Size: Auto

I 18:31:16 Test Mode: No

I 18:31:16 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 18:31:16 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 18:31:17 Writing LeadIn...

I 18:31:26 Writing Image... (LBA: 0 - 1976655)

I 18:43:37 Synchronising Cache...

I 18:43:38 Closing Track...

I 18:43:41 Finalising Disc...

I 18:44:28 Image MD5: 6e5648f1d43dc7bd07af69bf1d2df404

I 18:44:29 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:13:12

I 18:44:29 Average Write Rate: 5,415 KB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,577 KB/s (4.0x)

I 18:44:29 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 18:44:37 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 18:45:09 Device Ready!

I 18:45:11 Operation Started!

I 18:45:11 Source Device: [2:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4040B A112 (F:) (ATA)

I 18:45:11 Source Media Type: DVD+R (Book Type: DVD+R) (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x)

I 18:45:11 Image File: E:\PS2 TEMP\Final Fantasy 12\FINAL_FANTASY_12.ISO

I 18:45:11 Image File Sectors: 1,976,656 (MODE1/2048)

I 18:45:11 Image File Size: 4,048,191,488 bytes

I 18:45:11 Image File Volume Identifier: FINAL_FANTASY_12

I 18:45:11 Image File Application Identifier: PLAYSTATION

I 18:45:11 Image File Implementation Identifier: DVD-ROM GENERATOR

I 18:45:11 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 18:45:11 Verifying Sectors... (LBA: 0 - 1976655)

E 18:49:55 Failed to Read Sector 4704 - Unrecovered Read Error

E 18:49:55 Failed to Verify Sectors!

E 18:49:55 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:04:44

I 18:49:55 Average Verify Rate: 33 KB/s (0.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 1,779 KB/s (1.3x)

I 19:01:44 Close Request Acknowledged

I 19:01:44 Closing Down...

I 19:01:44 Shutting down SPTI...

I 19:01:44 ImgBurn closed!

 

THANKS

darksupernova

 

 

 

edit: ah forgot to say, you can see it says write speed 16x thats because i set it as that, you can see later in the log that actually the maximum speed is 4.0x :S

Edited January 12, 2008 by darksupernova

[cornholio7]

http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1628

 

you can grab the newest firmware here.

 

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdwriters?DVDnam...p;Search=Search

your drive is 4x max speed so having 16x discs makes no difference.

personally i would buy a new drive as that one is a bit long in the tooth now

[darksupernova]

http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1628

 

you can grab the newest firmware here.

 

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdwriters?DVDnam...p;Search=Search

your drive is 4x max speed so having 16x discs makes no difference.

personally i would buy a new drive as that one is a bit long in the tooth now

 

thanks very much for your reply

which one do i need to download?

LG HL-DT-ST GSA-4040B (GMA/GWA/GRA/GCA-4040B) - A101, A109, A112, A113, A114 (OEM drives) / A300, A301, A302, A303, A304 ??

 

Also if im going to get a new drive, what do you reccomend, im not interested in blue-ray.

Thanks v muchhh

darksupernova

[cornholio7]

i would grab A114

 

pioneer make good drives, i'm not too sure what the latest and greatest are at the moment, maybe others can guide you on that, my drives have been very reliable for the past year and a half, so i would recommend any of them but there are newer, better drives now

[darksupernova]

i would grab A114

 

pioneer make good drives, i'm not too sure what the latest and greatest are at the moment, maybe others can guide you on that, my drives have been very reliable for the past year and a half, so i would recommend any of them but there are newer, better drives now

 

okaly doke, i think im gonna upgrade i may as well get a new one, anyone know of a good dvd writer that will do +r and -r and is good quality ie for backing up my ps2 games, and is not really much over £30?

 

Thankyou!

drksprnva

[cornholio7]

http://svp.co.uk/product/pioneer_dvr_minus...dvd_writer_4684

 

svp have a pioneer112 for £16.70

 

http://svp.co.uk/product/pioneer_dvr_115d_...vd_writer_44137

 

or a 115 for