Problems Verifying

[tijuana]

Hi!

 

Everytime I verify a cd or dvd some errors pop up. At first I thought it was my burner dying so I went and bought another one. Then I read how overclocking could make writing cds difficult so I went and restored defaults on my mobo. Then I changed my media Brand (I'm using imations now). Finally I got fed up and decided to test my dvds on my player without paying attention to the errors thrown by imgburn. And it worked!

 

The same for some audio/mp3 cds, an nLited windows disk I did, and some other software... all flooded with errors on imgburns verify and all working flawlessly when used.

 

What could the problem be? I've got a Sony SATA burner and am using all default options on imgburn.

 

If you need some more info let me know please.

 

Thanks!

[LIGHTNING UK!]

As mentioned in bold text in the pink box, please include a log where the burn / verify has failed.

[tijuana]

I wish I could, but it's been going on for about a year and I have yet to save a log

 

I'll start saving them from now on though

[mmalves]

The log is automagically saved by ImgBurn so have a look at Help menu -> ImgBurn Logs and it'll probably be there

[tijuana]

sweet! Here's the log I found:

 

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

; ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 - Log

; domingo, 07 septiembre 2008, 14:14:55

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

;

;

I 13:55:31 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started!

I 13:55:31 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1)

I 13:55:31 Total Physical Memory: 2.094.844 KB - Available: 1.189.688 KB

I 13:55:32 Initialising SPTI...

I 13:55:32 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 13:55:32 Found 1 DVD

[LIGHTNING UK!]

It just looks like your drive has trouble reading CD's.

 

All I can suggest is that you use better one!

 

Taiyo Yuden make the best ones.

 

Make sure the firmware on the drive is up-to-date and that the laser is clean.

[tijuana]

Like I said, this is the second drive that throws the same errors, all the while ripping audio cds with EAC flawwlessly. Besides it's (almost) brand new, so I doubt the lens is dirty (I'll check the firmware issue though).

 

Thanks for your suggestion!

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Aren't your audio cd's originals though?

 

Here you're reading from what could be really crappy cdr media.

[tijuana]

true.

 

I normally use imation and cursor dvdrs and cdrs

 

Could you recommend some high quality dvds/cds?

 

Thanks!

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Taiyo Yuden for CD's

 

Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim for DVD's

[tijuana]

I'll add them to my shopping list then

 

Thanks!