Q on Rewritable Disc

[JonKel]

I have a DVD+RW disc that has been recorded once. I am trying to rewrite to it and before I started my project with DVD Flick I opened ImgBurn and erased the disc (or at least I thought that I had). DVD Flick has been working on the new project for 2 and a half hours and still says "Finalising - Burning to disc..." Here is the ImgBurn log to-date:

 

I 14:47:06 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started!

I 14:47:06 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 14:47:06 Total Physical Memory: 1,048,048 KB - Available: 514,880 KB

I 14:47:06 Initialising SPTI...

I 14:47:06 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 14:47:06 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD

Edited September 27, 2008 by JonKel

[JonKel]

I tried to "manually" erase the disc but was not successful:

 

I 15:47:57 Operation Started!
I 15:47:57 Device: [1:1:0] ATAPI DVD DUAL 4XMax 2.60 (D:) (ATA)
I 15:47:57 Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-R01-02) (Speeds: 1x, 2.4x, 4x)
I 15:47:57 Quick Erase: No
I 15:47:57 Erasing Disc...
E 15:47:58 Failed to Erase Disc! - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB
E 15:47:58 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:00

 

This is from the "Device" tab:

 

ATAPI DVD DUAL 4XMax 2.60 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+R

Disc Information:
Status: Complete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Sectors: 1,884,672
Size: 3,859,808,256 bytes
Time: 418:50:72 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 1x, 2.4x, 4x

TOC Information:
Session 1... (LBA: 0)
-> Track 01  (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 1884671)
-> LeadOut  (LBA: 1884672)

Disc Control Blocks Information:
SANYO ATK CRD-BPDV2

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: RICOHJPN-R01-02
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: 2,081,279
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You're using DVD+R media, you can't erase it.

 

Put a new blank disc in and ImgBurn will probably start burning - assuming you've not done anything to prevent it from doing so.

[JonKel]

I had found these old (still sealed) Memorex DVD+R discs in a closet earlier today.

 

 

DVD Identifier says they are Ricoh R01 (Rev. 002, 1x2.4x, 4x) DVD+R, not RW. I wonder why the label has that "RW" logo? I'll have to start over as I aborted DVD Flick.

[Cynthia]

RW = Read and Write.

 

http://fredericiana.com/2007/11/29/rw-as-i...-writable-once/

 

Rewritables are labelled this: