I need some help please. Problem with a DVD +RW

[Groundhog]

The DVD+R were the first ones I tried, and they worked. I haven't had any problems with them, so I figured why change.

[Groundhog]

It's getting late here, so I'll check back later.

[Taelon]

Now I know why it's called mad dog, according to a different site mad dog 1.F0 is for an NEC 3540A and is fairly recent?

[cynthia]

And the burners name goes for a Nec3520...

[cynthia]

This is the one you should go for if you want to update your firmware - ver 1.F3:

http://www.mdmm.com/support/drivers.asp

Download firmware: http://mdmm.com/drivers/OpticalDrive...9A2_FW_1F3.exe

Download how-to-do: http://mdmm.com/support/docs/MegaSTO...gradeGuide.pdf

[Taelon]

Thanks for the info cynthia, the thing that kept throwing me was I couldn't find a reference to his firmware Except for the 3540A.

[cynthia]

Apparently the MAD DOG MD-16XDVD9A2 is actually a NEC 3520A, which means the NEC firmware should work, and I believe there is even an auto-bitsetting option.

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Not sure, but I think that MadDog original firmware support bitsetting on +R discs as default.

[Groundhog]

So should I update the firmware for my burner?

[Taelon]

GH, I think you should update the burners firmware, but I don't think it will solve the problem

I did some searching this morning and found alot of reports of conflicts with Nero and the (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K). It would be a good idea to try to get that off your machine unless you absolutely need to have RecordNow or whatever application it is that put it there.

But again, I'm not sure that will solve your original problem, since you've said you don't have any problem reading the other DVD's that you've burnt.

I'm starting to think that the real problem is due to the compilation size being only 500 Mb. Since you're only burning about 1/10 of the disk, I think the standalone player gets confused.

So, this is what I suggest trying in DVDShrink:
1) In Full Disk Mode, Find the dophin folder and Open it.
2) Switch to ReAuthor mode.
3) Drag Title 1 (Main Movie) over to the Compilation window
4) Repeat, In the compilation window you'll see
Title 1
Title 1(2)
Title 1(3)
5) Do it as many times as necessary to get the green bar up to 2 Gb.

Now this assumes that the disk they gave you only has a Main Title and nothing else, if there is a Menu or if the disc actually consists of several titles, you'll need to take a slightly different approach.

*check your PM's*

[Groundhog]

GH, I think you should update the burners firmware, but I don't think it will solve the problem

I did some searching this morning and found alot of reports of conflicts with Nero and the (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K). It would be a good idea to try to get that off your machine unless you absolutely need to have RecordNow or whatever application it is that put it there.

But again, I'm not sure that will solve your original problem, since you've said you don't have any problem reading the other DVD's that you've burnt.

I'm starting to think that the real problem is due to the compilation size being only 500 Mb. Since you're only burning about 1/10 of the disk, I think the standalone player gets confused.

So, this is what I suggest trying in DVDShrink:
1) In Full Disk Mode, Find the dophin folder and Open it.
2) Switch to ReAuthor mode.
3) Drag Title 1 (Main Movie) over to the Compilation window
4) Repeat, In the compilation window you'll see
Title 1
Title 1(2)
Title 1(3)
5) Do it as many times as necessary to get the green bar up to 2 Gb.

Now this assumes that the disk they gave you only has a Main Title and nothing else, if there is a Menu or if the disc actually consists of several titles, you'll need to take a slightly different approach.

*check your PM's*

The orignal disk has a menu,title 1, and title3, but both titles look the same to me.

[nwg]

The orignal disk has a menu,title 1, and title3, but both titles look the same to me.

That can happen. It is known as shared titles.

If they do look the same you usually just need to drag title 1 to the compilation window.

[Groundhog]

one of the things I did try the other day was to back up title 1 to one disk, and title 3 to another. Hoping one would work. But both of them had the same problems as the orignal disk.

[Taelon]

What functions are availble in the menu?

[Groundhog]

Let me look.

[Groundhog]

there are no fuctions. It gives you one option, and thats to play. I tried to get a screen shot for you, but it didn't work.