Sorry -- same problem as everyone else. I am using a TDK 440n and can't write to a DVD-R using any speed. I have upgraded the firmward to 1.0C and am using Nero 7. Any help? Log file follows... Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: - NT-SPTI used Nero Version: 7.8.5.0 Internal Version: 7, 8, 5, 0 (Nero Express) Recorder: <TDK DVDRW0404N> Version: 1.0C - HA 1 TA 1 - 7.8.5.0 Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ? CD-ROM: <SONY DVD-ROM DDU1612 >Version: DYS3 - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.8.5.0 Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1 === Scsi-Device-Map === CdRomPeripheral : SONY DVD-ROM DDU1612 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : TDK DVDRW0404N atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: On DiskPeripheral : SAMSUNG SP1213C atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On OtherPeripheral : Promise RAID Console 1.00 fasttx2k Port 4 ID 4 DMA: Off === CDRom-Device-Map === SONY DVD-ROM DDU1612 D: CDRom0 TDK DVDRW0404N E: CDRom1 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 1023MB (1047788kB) Free physical memory: 535MB (547864kB) Memory in use : 47 % Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 24.5.2007 ISO compilation 10:07:37 PM #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 411 LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL 10:07:37 PM #2 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6608 Iso document burn settings ------------------------------------------ Determine maximum speed : TRUE Simulate : FALSE Write : TRUE Finalize CD : TRUE Multisession : FALSE Burning mode : DAO Mode : 1 ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char) Character set : ISO 9660 Joliet : TRUE Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE 10:07:37 PM #3 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3343 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 10:07:37 PM #4 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3499 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media 10:07:38 PM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 307 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: 1140591 (253:27.66, 2227MB) 10:07:38 PM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 319 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD) 10:07:38 PM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2949 Recorder: TDK DVDRW0404N, Media type: DVD-R Disc Manufacturer: CMC MA - G. AM3 Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193 10:07:38 PM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 493 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 10:07:38 PM #9 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 793 Setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 () 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 1140592 (1140592) = #1140592/253:27.67 relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 1140592 blocks [E: TDK DVDRW0404N] -------------------------------------------------------------- 10:07:38 PM #10 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 995 Prepare [E: TDK DVDRW0404N] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO DAO infos: ========== MCN: "" TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated Tracks 1 to 1: Idx 0 Idx 1 Next Trk 1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 2335932416, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== ___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________ 0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 1140592 | 0 | 0x00 1140592 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 10:07:38 PM #11 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 209 SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FCTL_LOCK_VOLUME 10:07:38 PM #12 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4278 Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-No (<64KB) 10:07:38 PM #13 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 Caching of files started 10:07:38 PM #14 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4397 Cache writing successful. 10:07:38 PM #15 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 Caching of files completed 10:07:38 PM #16 Phase 28 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 Speed measurement started 10:07:38 PM #17 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2721 Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 10:07:38 PM #18 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 269 Pipe memory size 590400 10:09:01 PM #19 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 113 <E: TDK DVDRW0404N> start writing Lead-Out at LBA 1140592 (116770h), length 0 blocks 10:09:01 PM #20 Phase 29 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1711 Speed measurement completed: 19.8x (27,406 KB/s) 10:09:01 PM #21 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 Burn process started at 8x (11,080 KB/s) 10:09:01 PM #22 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2721 Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 10:09:01 PM #23 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3192 Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode 10:09:01 PM #24 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3348 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: Yes 10:09:02 PM #25 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 9859 ---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ---- Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050 Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 2.0x (5), Extended Part Version: 2.1 (33) 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 Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB) Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist Revision number of maximum recording speed: 6.0 Revision number of minimum recording speed: - Revision number table of recording speed: 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 - - Class: 0 Start sector number of the current Border-Out: 2FE10 h Start sector number of the next Border-In: 2FFA0 h Media Specific [16..63]: 00 60 00 10 20 30 40 50 - 00 00 00 21 00 00 00 00 .`...0@P...!.... 00 02 FE 10 00 02 FF A0 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 10:09:02 PM #26 SPTI -1046 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 179 CdRom1: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1046) Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST) Sense Code: 0x30 Sense Qual: 0x05 CDB Data: 0x53 00 00 00 00 00 11 67 70 00 00 00 Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 05 10:09:02 PM #27 CDR -1046 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1752 Illegal disc E: TDK DVDRW0404N 10:09:02 PM #28 TRANSFER -27 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1752 Could not perform start of Disc-at-once 10:09:02 PM #29 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 269 Pipe memory size 83836800 10:09:02 PM #30 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 Burn process failed at 8x (11,080 KB/s) 10:09:02 PM #31 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 254 SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME 10:09:06 PM #32 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11214 DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed 10:09:06 PM #33 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 411 UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL Existing drivers: Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)
Your TDK are actually made by CMC mag and these are horrible discs, try Verbatim or Sony (made in Japan) If you continue to use these discs, slow burn to 4X
This is a common problem and almost always caused by poor blank media: This is considered 4th class media http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm Try Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden and your problem should go away.
Yeah, thats a good place to start. These CMC MAGs cause so many problems that it is pretty much always what we would have you fix first. Not that something else may cause problems but we gotta go after the most likely culprit first. I can assure you that none of the long timers here use these.