Seinfeld Season 2 Disc 3 Power Calibration Error???

**jmet** · 24 Jul 2005, 08:29 AM

This comes directly from the Nero website:

I get a 'Power calibration error' or 'Calibration area (almost) full' error message. Why?

Power Calibration is controlled by the recorder.

Before any write operation, all recorders must do a 15 step power test to determine the optimum power for writing to the CD; this is called "Optimum Power Calibration"(OPC). During the write, it continues to do this test to get the best write throughout the whole CD; this is called "Running Optimum Power Calibration" (ROPC).

This whole process is controlled by the recorder, though initiated by programs such as Nero. There is an area on the inner part of the CD for the test and test data info to be stored. You can use this area up to 999 times.

If you receive the "Power calibration error" or "Power calibration area is (almost) full" error message, the cause will be either poor media, poor power, or a defective recorder.

Please try the following solutions:

1. Update the firmware of your recorder. Please check the manufacturer's website for the latest version.

2. Try another brand of media.

3. Try different power connectors, and for recorders, do not share power with other devices. It needs its own power connector. If the error occurs with an external recorder, the power source in the chassis could be the cause. As a test, try to take the recorder out of the external chassis and connect it internal.

4. Try different configurations, such as taking the CD-ROM to the primary IDE bus as slave and have only the recorder connected to the secondary IDE bus as master.

5. Send the recorder in for service.

**Watson** · 24 Jul 2005, 08:32 AM

This is a burning problem.

**jmet** · 24 Jul 2005, 08:33 AM

Thanks Lenny.

**Watson** · 24 Jul 2005, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by jmet

Thanks Lenny.

No, Lenny is not the DVD that is the problem in this case. It's "Seinfeld Season 2 Disc 3". You can read it in the top of the thread.

**cynthia** · 24 Jul 2005, 08:54 AM

Can you post the last burning report from this file: C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero\NeroHistory.log

**loudpedal** · 24 Jul 2005, 10:15 PM

Cynthia here you go.

Code:

====== *** NeroAPI, History File *** ======
Nero Serial Removed

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 10/26/2004 6:35:34 PM 
Nero API version: 6.6.0.15
Using interface version: 6.3.1.4
Installed in: C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero\
Application: ahead\Nero - Burning Rom
Internal Version: 6, 6, 0, 15e

Recorder: <SONY DVD RW DRU-530A> Version: 1.0d - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.15
Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI 

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6Y080P0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On 
CdRomPeripheral : SONY DVD RW DRU-530A atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On 

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
SONY DVD RW DRU-530A D: CDRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs: 
WriteBufferSize: 82837504 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 575MB (589240kB)
Free physical memory: 407MB (417076kB)
Memory in use : 29 
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0) 

23.7.2005
NeroAPI
7:22:10 PM #1 Phase 112 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
DVD-Video files reallocation started

7:22:10 PM #2 Phase 114 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified)

7:22:10 PM #3 Phase 111 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
DVD-Video files sorted

7:22:10 PM #4 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 127
Reader running

7:22:10 PM #5 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 122
Writer SONY DVD RW DRU-530A running

7:22:10 PM #6 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 842
DRM: StartDrmRecording(RealRec:1, ImageRec:0, Copies:1)
DRM: Beginning burn process.

7:22:10 PM #7 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3309
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

7:22:10 PM #8 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3309
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

7:22:10 PM #9 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3231
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

7:22:54 PM #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 267
Last possible write address on media: 2295103 (510:01.28, 4482MB)
Last address to be written: 2286143 (508:01.68, 4465MB)

7:22:54 PM #11 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 279
Write in overburning mode: NO

7:22:54 PM #12 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2457
Recorder: SONY DVD RW DRU-530A, Media type: DVD+R
Disc Manufacturer ID: YUDEN000, Media Type ID: T02, Product revision number: 0
Disc Application Code: 0, Extended Information Indicators: 3

7:22:54 PM #13 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 445
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================
Compilation cannot be written on that medium type.
(Medium in drive: DVD-ROM. Medium required by compilation: DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW.)

7:22:54 PM #14 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 830
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 ()
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 2286144 (2286144) = #2286144/508:1.69
relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required, no patch infos
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2286144 blocks [SONY DVD RW DRU-530A]
--------------------------------------------------------------

7:22:54 PM #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1043
Prepare recorder [SONY DVD RW DRU-530A] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1:
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4682022912, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
__Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep_______ ___
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00
2286144 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00
7:22:55 PM #16 Phase 24 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
Caching of files started

7:22:55 PM #17 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4116
Cache writing successful.

7:22:55 PM #18 Phase 25 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
Caching of files completed

7:22:55 PM #19 Phase 36 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
Burn process started at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

7:22:55 PM #20 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2643
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

7:22:55 PM #21 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8821
---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD+R (10), Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
End Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 26053F h
End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB)
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Disc Application Code: 0 / 0 h
Extended Information indicators: 3 h
Disc Manufacturer ID: YUDEN000
Media type ID: T02
Product revision number: 0
Number of Physical format information bytes in use in ADIP up to byte 63: 56
Media Specific [16..63]:
00 00 03 59 55 44 45 4E - 30 30 30 54 30 32 00 38 ...YUDEN000T02.8
23 54 37 10 02 4E 72 02 - 8C 63 16 16 0B 0B 0A 0A #T7..Nr..c......
01 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0D 01 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

7:22:55 PM #22 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 663
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

7:23:19 PM #23 SCSI -1106 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1436
SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x00B60000
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x73
Sense Qual: 0x03
CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00 
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A 
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x73 0x03 

7:23:19 PM #24 CDR -1106 File Writer.cpp, Line 311
Power calibration error

7:23:19 PM #25 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228
all writers idle, stopping conversion

7:23:19 PM #26 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 222
conversion idle, stopping reader

7:37:20 PM #27 CDR -1175 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1240
Internal trace
Resending of command failed after 240000ms
CDB Data[hex]: 5B 01 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00


7:37:20 PM #28 SCSI -1169 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1241
SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY)
Sense Code: 0x04
Sense Qual: 0x07
CDB Data: 0x5B 0x01 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A 
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x07 

7:37:20 PM #29 Phase 127 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
Generating DVD high compatibility borders

7:47:22 PM #30 TRANSFER -24 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 167
Could not perform end of Disc-at-once

7:47:52 PM #31 CDR -1175 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1240
Internal trace
Resending of command failed after 30000ms
CDB Data[hex]: 5A 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 48 00 00 00


7:47:52 PM #32 SCSI -1169 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1241
SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x0B224BC0
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY)
Sense Code: 0x04
Sense Qual: 0x07
CDB Data: 0x5A 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x48 0x00 0x00 0x00 
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A 
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x07 

7:47:52 PM #33 CDR -1169 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 172
Logical unit not ready, operation in progress

7:47:52 PM #34 TRANSFER -39 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 172
Could not perform EndSession

7:48:22 PM #35 Phase 38 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
Burn process failed at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

7:48:22 PM #36 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 867
DRM: DRM burn session terminated.

7:48:22 PM #37 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 896
DRM: Closing entire DRM handling. Bye.

7:48:52 PM #38 SCSI -1169 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1182
SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY)
Sense Code: 0x04
Sense Qual: 0x07
CDB Data: 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A 
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x07 

7:49:22 PM #39 SCSI -1169 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1182
SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY)
Sense Code: 0x04
Sense Qual: 0x07
CDB Data: 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A 
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x07 


Existing drivers:
File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=2.02.60a, size=17232 bytes, created 10/9/2003 12:27:20 PM (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K)

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

**loudpedal** · 25 Jul 2005, 07:28 AM

That's the end of the file log from my problem burn.

To recap the error: When the burn started it showed "Power Calibration Error", I waited to see what else it would do. It then started showing burning progress (0%-100%), but it showed "Generating Dvd High Compatibility Borders". I let it go all the way to 100% when it said "Could not perform Disc at once", and then "Burn Process Failed". Seems like it had trouble writing the end of the DVD.

Help! : (
Thanks

**jmet** · 25 Jul 2005, 09:24 AM

I get a 'Power calibration error' or 'Calibration area (almost) full' error message. Why?

Power Calibration is controlled by the recorder.

Before any write operation, all recorders must do a 15 step power test to determine the optimum power for writing to the CD; this is called "Optimum Power Calibration"(OPC). During the write, it continues to do this test to get the best write throughout the whole CD; this is called "Running Optimum Power Calibration" (ROPC).

This whole process is controlled by the recorder, though initiated by programs such as Nero. There is an area on the inner part of the CD for the test and test data info to be stored. You can use this area up to 999 times.

If you receive the "Power calibration error" or "Power calibration area is (almost) full" error message, the cause will be either poor media, poor power, or a defective recorder.

Please try the following solutions:

1. Update the firmware of your recorder. Please check the manufacturer's website for the latest version.

2. Try another brand of media.

3. Try different power connectors, and for recorders, do not share power with other devices. It needs its own power connector. If the error occurs with an external recorder, the power source in the chassis could be the cause. As a test, try to take the recorder out of the external chassis and connect it internal.

4. Try different configurations, such as taking the CD-ROM to the primary IDE bus as slave and have only the recorder connected to the secondary IDE bus as master.

5. Send the recorder in for service.

**ShY5tR** · 13 Aug 2005, 09:27 AM

Worked For Me

Try This:

From within WindowsExplorer, right click on the drive in question and select Properties. Tab over to the "Recording" page and UNcheck the box that says "Enable CD recording on this drive".

This does NOT actually disable the drives ability to record to media, but rather it disables XP's built-in auto-burn feature that allows you to drag files onto the drive for burning...much like InCD allows.

Worked for me...best of luck.

Seinfeld Season 2 Disc 3 Power Calibration Error???

Seinfeld Season 2 Disc 3 Power Calibration Error???

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