Newbie Needs Help

[Jables_Rocks]

Hello. Long time reader first time poster. lol. Need some help. I have an optriarc dvd+-RW 3579-A drive. recently tried to do a backup dvd with Sony dvd-r and the drive will not even read the blank disk. I have used this type of blankmedia for a while now. I have just purchased a new pack of them and have had succesful burns with them. All of a sudden though they will not read in my desktops drive but the will still read in my craptops drive. Could someone please help me with this?

[Jables_Rocks]

sorry that's optiarc

[Chewy]

assuming you have dvddecrypter and/or imgburn, try putting a blank in and see if either program sees the drive and displays some information in the right window

iso write mode usually works

[Jables_Rocks]

I do have dvddecrypter. I tried that and yes it will read the disk as blank media and then my drive will finally read the disk, but then i'll try to make the backup ( this time I tried burning w/dvddecrpter) and it says this disk is not empty.

[Chewy]

put a blank back in dvddecrypter after a clean boot/reboot and copy and paste the right hand screen showing burner/firmware/media code

[Jables_Rocks]

ok here it is

Optiarc DVD+-RW ND-3570A 104B (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD-R

Disc Information:
Status: Complete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x

Pre-recorded Information:
Manufacturer ID: SONY16D1

[Chewy]

very good

download imgburn the successor to dvdd's burn engine and post the
filter drive load order under the tools part

[Jables_Rocks]

Where do I download imgburn?

[Chewy]

http://forum.digital-digest.com/forumdisplay.php?f=106

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=55958

this program is the best out there for doing dvd's

if you like it you can always donate but also free

[Jables_Rocks]

ok will go there now

[Jables_Rocks]

filter drive load order? What do I post from here?

[Jables_Rocks]

This?


===============================================
Filter Driver Load Order - ImgBurn v2.3.0.0
===============================================

Upper Device Filter: redbook
Upper Class Filter: GEARAspiWDM
Device: CD/DVD-ROM Device
Lower Class Filter: DLACDBHM
Lower Class Filter: DRVMCDB
Lower Class Filter: PxHelp20
Lower Device Filter: imapi

Filter Name: redbook
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\redbook.sys
File Version: 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
File Description: Redbook Audio Filter Driver
Product Name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Product Version: 5.1.2600.2180
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
Copyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Filter Name: GEARAspiWDM
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\GEARAspiWDM.sys
File Version: 2.0.4.3
File Description: CDRom Class Filter Driver
Product Name: GEAR.wrks
Product Version: 7.xx [2.0.4.3]
Company Name: GEAR Software Inc.
Copyright: Copyright (c) GEAR Software Inc. 2005

Filter Name: DLACDBHM
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\DLACDBHM.SYS
File Version: 5.20.01a [5.20.1.0]
File Description: Shared Driver Component
Product Name:
Product Version: [1.0.0.1]
Company Name: Sonic Solutions
Copyright: Copyright © 2004 Sonic Solutions

Filter Name: DRVMCDB
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\DRVMCDB.SYS
File Version: 3.30.04a [3.30.4.0]
File Description: Device Driver
Product Name:
Product Version: [1.0.0.1]
Company Name: Sonic Solutions
Copyright: Copyright © Sonic Solutions

Filter Name: PxHelp20
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\PxHelp20.sys
File Version: 2.03.32a [2.3.32.0]
File Description: Px Engine Device Driver for Windows 2000/XP
Product Name: PxHelp20
Product Version: [2.0.0.0]
Company Name: Sonic Solutions
Copyright: Copyright © Sonic Solutions

Filter Name: imapi
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\imapi.sys
File Version: 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
File Description: IMAPI Kernel Driver
Product Name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Product Version: 5.1.2600.2180
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
Copyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

[Chewy]

that gear and sonic stuff gets easily corrupted and can even cause your drives to disappear

course your drive could be dying?

best to test a burn with another software after removing the filter drivers
from sonic and gear and rebooting

you can always reinstall them later

[Jables_Rocks]

Hope this is not a stupid ??, but how do I remove that stuff? and by a different software do you mean like nero?

[Jables_Rocks]

is it suppose to keep logging me out of the forum like that?