Burn failure with varbatim

[heszar]

Hi,

Im new here and my apologies for any wrong or bad typing.

I got a Optiar 7173A dvd burner and I use always Verbatim dvd's but since last week something funny keeps happening here with dvd's.

 

This is what every time happens:

I 21:37:53 ImgBurn Version 2.4.0.0 started!

I 21:37:53 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 21:37:53 Total Physical Memory: 2.096.412 KB - Available: 1.368.996 KB

I 21:37:54 Initialising SPTI...

I 21:37:54 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 21:37:54 Found 1 DVD-ROM, 1 DVD

[cornholio7]

sounds like you may have made in india verbatims

[Cynthia]

Hi and welcome to the forum, heszar!

 

Are those Verbatims you got a write error with, Made in Singapore or India? Tried to burn at 2.4x speed?

 

There is a later firmware for that writer.

 

http://www.sonynec-optiarc.eu/en/support-s...-ad-series.html

 

If you flash/update it:

 

No disc in the writer

Tray closed

All other programs closed

[heszar]

Thnx for reply's.

 

How can I see where they come from?

 

and I tryed every speed (auto, max, 1.0x 2.4x) but still failed!

 

Thnx a lot for firmware link i will update my burner right a way...

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You have to look on the packaging/label.

[heszar]

Woow thats fast reply, thnx

 

But any ways update keeps failing (firmware) and I don't have my package label.

Is it possible that my burner lost his spirit?

 

Thnx for advices...

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Do you mean that the firmware update is failing or that burning is still failing after doing it?

 

If the firmware update is failing, what's the message?

 

Are you sure you got the right one?

 

You want this one...

 

http://www.sonynec-optiarc.eu/uploads/kV/g..._104_080415.ZIP

[heszar]

Yes I'm sure I got the right one

AD7173A is my burner and I got the same firmware update.

When click on update button(after closing all my other apps) my burner begins to flash, after 5 seconds I get mssge that "UPDATE FAILED"

but the green led of my burner keeps flashing and my pc sort of freeze but not totaly freeze's only some apps wont work anymore.

BTW there is no media or what so ever in my burner when im flashing...

greetz

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Hmm sounds like something's not quite right then.

 

Got access to another PC you could try it on?

[heszar]

Thanx for the fast reply

 

No unfortunately not.

But this never happened before... so strange...