DVDrs Started Skipping After Honestly 200-300 Perfect Burns...

[peckwest1]

Hello Everyone,

I burn dvds all the time. I have burned at least two hundred, as the bare minimum, and quite possibally over three hundred dvds, all problem free. I went home from college for winter recess, came back, and started burning dvds again (my computer was left here). Upon my return, I started burning dvds once again, and the first few worked perfectly, but slowly and slowly every now and then i started getting a disc that either wouldnt boot or would and would be choppy (skipping). This was a first for my dvd-burner. As I tried burning more and mroe dvds, i got more and more failures, to the point where the last 5 i burned in a row failed. Its not the ISOs that are poor quality, that i'm positive of. Its something to do with the burner. I use DVD decryptor, as well as NERO every once and a while to burn file format dvds, but I am now getting the skipping problem with dvds burned by either program. Could somebody please shed a little light for me? Do dvd-burners fail after a certain number of burns? Like i said, mine has had heavy use, but is less than a year old so whats the deal. I'm going to buy a lens-cleaning disc in a few hours, and am praying that that solves the problem, as I really can't see what else could be wrong with it. All the settings have always been the same, no new hardware that is interfering with the burn, etc. etc. If there's some other possible malfunction with it that i am overlooking besides the lens just be dirty, please, let me know.

Thanks Everybody,
T.West

[LT. Columbo]

post your latest nero log

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?p=314239#post314239

questions about media, the writer, firmware etc can all be answered in there. it is possible too that the writer is on it's way out or needs a lens cleaning.

[peckwest1]

another problem

last time i had a problem i just used a dvd-drive cleaning disc, and that cleared things right up....

however, just yesterday my NERO stopped burning dvds correctly, and i have no idea why. here's the log from my last attempted burn (it failed). usually i burn dvds at 4x speed, but this time the only speed i could chose was 2.4x so thats what i did. any help would really be appreciated.

====== *** NeroAPI, History File *** ======
Long Dong Silver
Lobster Pinchers
Nero Serial Removed

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.59, size=160016 bytes, created 12/16/2003 7:18:06 PM
Nero version: 6.3.0.3
Recorder: <HP DVD Writer 640b> Version: E193 - HA 0 TA 0 - 6.3.0.3
Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 0
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : via Inquiry data (1) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI
Connected to MMC as unknown drive with class-nr : 1
Drive is autodetected - recorder class: Std. MMC recorder
CD-ROM: <ASUS DVD-E616P3H >Version: 1.04 - HA 0 TA 1 - 6.3.0.3
Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 0

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
CdRomPeripheral : HP DVD Writer 640b atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: Off
CdRomPeripheral : ASUS DVD-E616P3H atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : ST3200822AS atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
HP DVD Writer 640b E: CDRom0
ASUS DVD-E616P3H F: CDRom1
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
CmdQueuing : 1
CmdNotification: 2
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
EraseSpeed : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 1015MB (1039660kB)
Free physical memory: 469MB (480920kB)
Memory in use : 53 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Static Write Speed Table: 0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

4.4.2006
UDF/ISO compilation
10:33:36 AM #1 Phase 112 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
DVD-Video files reallocation started

10:33:37 AM #2 Phase 114 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified)

10:33:37 AM #3 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6029
Iso document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : FALSE
Simulate : FALSE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : TRUE
Multisession : FALSE
Burning mode : DAO
Mode : 1
ISO Level : 2 (Max. of 31 chars)
Character set : ISO 9660
Joliet :FALSE
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE
Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE

10:33:37 AM #4 Phase 111 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
DVD-Video files sorted

10:33:37 AM #5 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 118
Reader running

10:33:37 AM #6 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 124
Writer HP DVD Writer 640b running

10:33:37 AM #7 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3882
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

10:33:37 AM #8 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3882
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

10:33:37 AM #9 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3101
Turn on Disc-at-once, using DVD media

10:33:37 AM #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 240
Last possible write address on media: 2295103 (510:01.28, 4482MB)
Last address to be written: 2286111 (508:01.36, 4465MB)

10:33:37 AM #11 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 245
Write in overburning mode: FALSE

10:33:37 AM #12 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2085
Recorder: HP DVD Writer 640b, Media type: DVD+R
Disc Manufacturer ID: PRODISC, Media Type ID: , Product revision number: 0
Disc Application Code: 0, Extended Information Indicators: 7

10:33:37 AM #13 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 406
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

10:33:37 AM #14 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 779
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (CTransferItem)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 2286112 (2286112) = #2286112/508:1.37
relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/required, no patch infos
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2286112 blocks [HP DVD Writer 640b ]
--------------------------------------------------------------

10:33:37 AM #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 948
Prepare recorder [HP DVD Writer 640b ] 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 4681957376, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
__Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_RecDep_|_CtrlAdr_
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x00 | 0x41
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x00 | 0x41
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x00 | 0x41
2286112 | lead-out | 1 | 0x00 | 0x41

10:33:37 AM #16 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Caching of files started

10:33:37 AM #17 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4073
Cache writing successful.

10:33:37 AM #18 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Caching of files completed

10:33:37 AM #19 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Burn process started at 2.4x (3,312 KB/s)

10:33:37 AM #20 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2264
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

10:33:37 AM #21 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 7941
---- 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: <not specified> (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
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Media Specific:
00 07 50 52 4F 44 49 53 - 43 00 00 00 00 00 00 23 ..PRODISC......#
54 37 0F 02 56 6A 02 96 - 5D 16 16 0B 0B 0A 0A 01 T7..Vj..].......
1D 1E 0C 0C 12 12 01 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 ................

10:33:37 AM #22 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1658
Set remaining time: 23:46,111 (1426111ms) -> OK

10:33:37 AM #23 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 564
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

10:55:31 AM #24 SCSI -400 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1431
SCSI Exec, HA 0, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x037B0000
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: 0x80
Sense Qual: 0x04
CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x11 0x25 0x80 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0E
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x80 0x04

10:55:31 AM #25 CDR -400 File Writer.cpp, Line 301
Unspecified target error

10:55:31 AM #26 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 229
all writers idle, stopping conversion

10:55:31 AM #27 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 223
conversion idle, stopping reader

10:55:40 AM #28 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1658
Set remaining time: 0:00,000 (0ms) -> OK

10:55:40 AM #29 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1658
Set remaining time: 0:00,000 (0ms) -> OK

10:55:40 AM #30 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Burn process failed at 2.4x (3,312 KB/s)


Existing drivers:
File 'WNASPINT.DLL': Ver=V1.18, size=57344 bytes, created 11/2/2002 10:53:04 AM
File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=2.03.28a, size=20640 bytes, created 3/11/2005 6:28:13 PM (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K)
File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), size=95360 bytes, created 8/10/2004 8:00:00 AM (Adapter driver for rec)

[SMEG]

Dvd writers do sooner or later need replacing if you was having complete sucsess before you went on your winter recess and nothing on your pc has been changed i.e. settings while you was away or since you got back it may be time to buy a new burner

[Gary D]

CdRomPeripheral : HP DVD Writer 640b atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: Off
CdRomPeripheral : ASUS DVD-E616P3H atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : ST3200822AS atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On

Your DMA is off. Click here to learn to turn it on.

Nero version: 6.3.0.3

Update your Nero here.

[peckwest1]

thank you so much, it did switch to PIO mode. it hasn't odne that in so long that i forgot all about PIO mode even existing. thanks again for the help people.