listwa Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I'm new to dvd burning but I'm on a steep learning curve, please forgive my lack of technical terms. I finally have the correct dvds, I'm working with dvd-r. I tried to burn an ISO file and then nothing could be read. I discovered I needed to format the dvd beforehand. I ran a test with a newly formatted dvd, dragged a photograph to it and then ran "make compatible". It's worked fine twice now. So now, with a new dvd I come to burn the ISO file. I have formatted the disc as per instructions and now I have tried to write the dvd except now I'm told the disc is not empty. Aargh. It's all a little frustrating. I'm really hoping you can help me out and that the following technical information makes sense to someone. Thanks! HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H21N A105 (ATA) Current Profile: DVD-R Disc Information: Status: Incomplete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Free Sectors: 2,297,312 Free Space: 4,704,894,976 bytes Free Time: 510:32:62 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x Pre-recorded Information: Manufacturer ID: CMC MAG. AM3 Recording Management Area Information: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H21N Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Disc ID: 0@P-!-00 Book Type: DVD-R Part Version: 5 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: 197,167 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Hi and welcome to the forum, listwa! I don't understand why you are formatting a -R disc. Sure you haven't mixed it up with a -RW disc (disc that can be used thousands of times)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listwa Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Hi and welcome to the forum, listwa! I don't understand why you are formatting a -R disc. Sure you haven't mixed it up with a -RW disc (disc that can be used thousands of times)? Thanks for the welcome Cynthia :-) I have tried not formatting and I am not able to burn anything using drag and drop. When I right click on the e drive and go to properties, I am given the option to check the DLA box. I have tried burning without checking this box and didn't get very far as it always for drag and drop burning. I have used Imgburn without DLA checked and couldn't complete the burn. Is this starting to make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinningwheel Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Manufacturer ID: CMC MAG. AM3 You can try either Verbatim (Made in Singapore) or Taiyo Yuden discs and maybe your drive will recognize it correctly. Also, please post a log of the failed burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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