Ok I think I've sorted out my driver problems. I downloaded the "uniDRV_1_18_1" driver from here: [bold]http://www.roxio.de/english/support/drv_user.html[/bold] and after installing it the Matshita drive recognised the TDK DVD RW disks again and didn't report error when I quick formatted it. Furthermore I have now used it successfully to write to. No problems! Hopefully this will be of use to anyone else having similar problems with their Matshita drives...let me know.
Hey, i have had a few of the same problems here , managed to burn Pulp Fiction onto a Datasafe Yellow Dye DVD-RW which was supposedly impossible to do, and infact is the only copy ive ever been able to do!! My main problem is that the error message that now comes up during a burn is "power calibration" my initial thought was ribbon cables, primary, slave etc etc - but if anyone can point to the real answer please feel free!! Cheers Space
Re :- POWER CALIBRATION ERROR if you look around for more info,like Dr.Watson , that error report , as near as I can remember says "media in drive is dirty", but we all know thats not the case.You can Email Pinnacle , if you run the instantcd/dvd software and look in the "info" panel , register and you can email Pinnacle for help ...I just think the drive is so picky its not true.Would help if "Time" recalled all the computers, which they will not!
Power Calibration Errors are normally caused by the type of media you are using i.e cheaper brands of blanks.If no luck there a firmware upgrade could be on the cards
using google to search power calibration error i came across this From Iomega's website : You may encounter power calibration errors each time you use your CD-RW drive if you are using poor quality media. Your CD-RW drive uses a power calibration process that adjusts the recording laser power to the optimum level for each recordable disc you insert into the drive. Each CD-R and CD-RW disc contains a reference value for laser power in a preformed track, which helps the CD-RW drive determine the ideal laser power. There is also a special area on each CD-R and CD-RW disc set aside for the CD-RW drive's laser to power up to the level required to burn the disc. If the laser power calibration process fails, a power calibration error will occur.
Thanks for the replys guys, i have since then been able to copy pulp fiction and reservoir dogs to the datasafe yellow discs. All it took was a suck and a blow - in this case a hoover and a hair-dryer! Using ulead movie fatory i made a copy to DVD-RW then using Nero Express - wrote to the DVD-R. Took a while but it worked. Just gonna have to find an easier way...do we know for a fact that TIME will not recall these systems ? Cheers Space
Same PC here. I got some Packard Bell RW discs and they work fine. As do the "White Label" DVD-R I brought (Although compatability with some DVD players is sketchey and it wont work on ps2) but movies are fine. I use a combination of smartripper, dvd shrink and nero and all seems to be going well.
Hi guys, i have the same pc also,and i've encountered all the problems mentioned here....that was until i put " matshita dvdram - sw9581" into the google searchbar....somewhere on the first page is a site called " whats new"..its actually a driver update page, and on there is an updated driver for the burner...after i installed it i have had no probs at all, it reads discs it wouldnt even look at before...i even took some bulkpaq discs out of the bin cos i thought they were no good and it wrote to them....also i am using dvd x copy express no probs.......hope this helps!!
do you have a link for the driver update site ? I cant find what you've said you downloaded ? Cheers SpaceCowboy
thats the one mate...worked fine for me, ive just installed dvd drcrypter too....stunning...no problems at all...i've ditched pinnacle i think thats where most of the problem lies...i've written to datatrack classic red / yellow...green r/w, bulkpaq, and some unbranded silver jobbies...let me know how you get on....oh ( it wouldnt reckognise the yellows till i updated the driver)
I still have no idea how the hell to work it tho lol. I thought it would have just updated evrething except it comes as a seperate program once downloaded. what is ure exact method in copying a DVD? Do you think its possible to use nero express also ? Cheers
i just double clicked on the icon and let it install..everything worked fine after that...dvd x copy xpress is a stunning tool, never fails...you can get the trial version off www.download.com..or off afterdawn, lets you copy 3 dvd's...nero's a good tool, very tempremental though, best not to have any other burning software installed at the same time...i'm using a pack of datawrite classic yellows, almost finished the pack and they wouldn't work this time last week...really cheap from rambox too...
Hmm, my problem may also be in the media i use. Its the data safe yellow but they're not classic. It has 2 x printe don them and Datawrite Gen 4 (v2). I'll see about taking off pinnacle software - software conflic possibly - how would i go about reinstalling it ? would i have to have that reload CD ? Cheers 4 the tips Space6982
I wish I'd looked at this site before I'd made the purchase, same pc, same company TIME" same problems, same frustrations. Thanks for the guidance it will still come in usefull. I decided in the end to buy my own copy of xp home and install afresh which I've done but Im now having problems with finding the right drivers for the hardware configeration ie. video controller, display, graphics card. I know this is off subject but would appreciate an oppinion before taking it to a shop. Thanks
space 6982...yes you would have to use the restore disc...phone time and tell them your pc has frozen...you cant start it up even in safe made...they will send you a disc free of charge.....it happened to me ...they actually sent two discs...any probs i have a spare mate
I tried downloading the sw-9581 update,but nothing happened when I restarted the computer. Do I have to do anything,like install anything else.I thought it automatically configured.
Dazz mate - that would be stunning - it could even be a copy of the official, it doesn't matter lol ! im just pissed off that if i try certain things that dont work, i'll eventually bugger my PC ! My email address is :spacecowboy6982@aol.com Cheers again
You guessed it. Same model PC from Time, same DVD-RAM drive. However, I haven't tried burning anything yet and it seems that quite a few people have had problems. To avoid said problems, can you recommend what blank DVD's to use which you haven't had any problems with and what software was used to rip/burn? Also, can someone briefly explain the difference between the drives: DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD+R? Thanks.
Hey there, i have the same dvd writer, but it doesnt seem to recognixe the disks i have bought. so far i have bought an imation dvd+rw and a cheapo dvd+r. when i put these in the matshita drive it doesnt even recognize that there is a disk in there. i got the drive with my computer from time.
