Wiley Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 Hello I rencently tried burning a game, but it failed due to the first layer not been the same size as the image. Not had this problem before so I would like to know if it is a problem with the image, the drive or just a bad disc? The log is below: I 13:09:38 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 13:09:38 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) I 13:09:38 Total Physical Memory: 2,095,596 KB - Available: 1,414,572 KB I 13:09:38 Initialising SPTI... I 13:09:38 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 13:09:39 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD
LIGHTNING UK! Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 Ok so you got a duff burn. If it's a 1 off, forget about it. I'd stick to the 2.4x Verbatim discs (MKM-001-00 dye) if I were you though. You could also try buring at one of the REAL available write speeds (2.4x isn't an option so 4x would have been used anyway) - i.e. 6x or 8x. You might find that will actually produce a better quality burn. Being a liteon drive, you can actually use tools like cdspeed and dvdinfopro to perform burn quality tests. I don't suppose that'll help you here though because that disc is basically a coaster now so far as that drive is concerned - ejecting and reinserting can sometimes make it initialise the disc properly though.
Wiley Posted September 12, 2008 Author Posted September 12, 2008 Thank you. I'll just try burning again then. Btw, even though I wrote at 2.4x, I have over 27 working copies so its not that.
LIGHTNING UK! Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 All I was pointing out is that 2.4x doesn't exist as an option for your drive / media / firmware combo. Your choices are 4x, 6x and 8x. Slowest doesn't always mean best. Sometimes a faster speed can produce better results, it all depends on what's been tweaked in the firmware.
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