Ok i have a hp 300i 4x dvd writer in burns perfect to 4x maxwel but when i put in a 8x memorex it only burns about 20 min of video it burns at 4x witch is the max speed of burner I bout a 30 pack and only 1 burned the whole way i thought it was my burner but ........ i tried a old sony dvdrw 2.4x i erased it and burnt a movie it worked like a charm so memorex sucks ass... waste of money not sure what is wrong some one please help system specs are I have extreme edition p4s at 3.2 ghz with 2 meg leval 3 cache Processor Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz Speed : 3.20GHz Performance Rating : PR4256 (estimated) SMT Support : 2 Unit(s) Type : Standard L2 On-board Cache : 512kB ECC Synchronous ATC (8-way sectored, 64 byte line size) L3 On-board Cache : 2MB ECC Synchronous ATC (8-way sectored, 64 byte line size) Mainboard Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus MP Support : 2 CPU(s) MP APIC : Yes System BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. V2.5 Mainboard : MICRO-STAR INC. MS-6728 Total Memory : 2047MB DDR-SDRAM Chipset 1 Model : Micro-Star International Co Ltd (MSI) 82865G/PE/P, 82848P DRAM Controller / Host-Hub Interface Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz data rate) Total Memory : 2048MB DDR-SDRAM Memory Bus Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate) Video System Monitor/Panel : Plug and Play Monitor Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra Imaging Device : hp psc 1300 series Physical Storage Devices Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive Hard Disk : Maxtor 6Y120P0 Hard Disk : WDC WD1200BB-00CAA1 Hard Disk : WDC WD25 00PB-98FBA0 SCSI Disk Device Hard Disk : WDC WD25 00PB-98FBA0 SCSI Disk Device Hard Disk : 64MB HardDrive USB Device Hard Disk : HP USB Device CD-ROM/DVD : HP DVD Writer 300n CD-ROM/DVD : Memorex 52MAXX 2452AJ CD-ROM/DVD : AXV CD/DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device CD-ROM/DVD : COMPAQ DVD-ROM LTD163 SCSI CdRom Device Logical Storage Devices 1.44MB 3.5" (A : N/A master (C : 34.5GB (11.9GB, 35% Free) (NTFS) games drive (D : 114.5GB (26.4GB, 23% Free) (NTFS) music drive (E : 67.4GB (27.6GB, 41% Free) (NTFS) downloads (F : 9.9GB (8.4GB, 85% Free) (NTFS) CD-ROM/DVD (G : N/A Workspace (H : 3.6GB (0MB, 0% Free) (UDF) CD-ROM/DVD (I : N/A backups (J : 232.9GB (86.1GB, 37% Free) (NTFS) movie drive (K : 232.9GB (2.1GB, 1% Free) (NTFS) Removable Drive (L : N/A Alien_vs_predator (M : 4.4GB (0MB, 0% Free) (UDF) Removable Drive (O : 61MB (28MB, 46% Free) (FAT32) Peripherals Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 2 COM / 1 LPT USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2 USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4 USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D7 USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Composite Device USB Controller/Hub : USB Printing Support USB Controller/Hub : USB Mass Storage Device USB Controller/Hub : Generic USB Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Mass Storage Device Keyboard : Easy Internet Keyboard Mouse : PS/2 Compatible Mouse Human Interface : HID-compliant game controller Human Interface : HID-compliant game controller Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device MultiMedia Device(s) Device : ATI TV Wonder Video Capture Device : ATI TV Wonder Audio Capture Device : Creative SB Audigy LS Device : Creative Game Port Printers and Faxes Model : PDF4U Adobe PDF Creator Model : Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Model : hp psc 1300 series Operating System(s) Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Professional (Win32 x86) 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2) Network Services Network Drivers Enabled : Yes Adapter : ADMtek AN983 based ethernet adapter Disc & Book Type : [DVD+R] - [DVD-ROM] Manufacturer Name : [Hitachi Maxell Ltd.] Manufacturer ID : [MAXELL] Media Type ID : [001] Product Revision : [Not Specified] Blank Disc Capacity : [Not Supported By Method 2] Recording Speeds : [1x , 2.4x , 4x] [Method 2 Might Not Always Detect All Speeds] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** WARNING : Format 11h (Method 1) Is Recommended ADIP Retrieval Method ** WARNING : Format 00h (Method 2) Data Might Contain Drive Modified Values ** WARNING : Format 00h Might Not Return The Entire 'Media Code'-Block ** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below ** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Discarded ** INFO : Format 00h (Method 2) - Physical Information (Copy Of ADIP) 0000 : 01 0f 02 00 00 03 00 00 00 1f 71 bf 00 00 00 00 ..........q..... 0010 : 00 00 01 4d 41 58 45 4c 4c 00 00 30 30 31 00 38 ...MAXELL..001.8 0020 : 23 54 37 12 02 54 72 02 b0 6b 16 16 0b 0b 0a 0a #T7..Tr..k...... 0030 : 01 19 1b 0c 0c 0c 0d 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 0040 : 01 00 38 38 02 29 63 33 05 30 22 10 08 20 1c 01 ..88.)c3.0".. .. 0050 : 00 00 02 29 63 33 05 30 22 10 08 20 1c 01 00 00 ...)c3.0".. .... 0060 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 0070 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 0080 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 0090 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00a0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00b0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00c0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00d0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00e0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00f0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 1f 71 bf ..............q. 0100 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 0110 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 0120 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
ok memorex sucks but what about maxwell need real help!! wasted like 50 dvdr try to fix this issue difrent brand names still burns weird little lines on back of dvd used to work fine neend to know if its my burner but if it is why does the sony dvdrw erase and rewrite but no other brand works write i get no errors burning they always finsh but when you try to play it back on firt 20 min or so play not burning all the way?????
Well your original post stated that the maxwells worked fine At least thats how I understood it? So my bad if I misunderstood that.. Anyway if it was burning perfect before and now all of a sudden it doesn't, and you haven't changed a thing then it could be your writer is going bad. Have you tried updating the firmware for that drive?
Have you checked on a firmware update for your drive? Also cheap/poor quality media will never burn right at 8X. The cheap stuff needs burned as slow as possible and it will still be a guess as to how many will work. Most members suggest 4x as the max for a dvd movie burn. Some get away with 8x or higher but the blanks have to be the best grade. Jerry
maxwell used to work have over 150 movies backed up max speed 4x but now all that works is sony dvdrw at 2.4x maxwell and or memorex burn all the way atleast thats what the software says but when you turn it over it has lines like a vynal record only play for 20 min or so before they lock up