I have had this drive for a while, and ever since I have had it Nero will not let me select a burn speed higher than 4x. I have lastes Nero, latest firmware for drive. Now I buy Memorex DVD-R 16X disks and Nero gives me a error in the begining of the burn, why? Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: - ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\PROGRA~1\Ahead\Nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.68, size=160016 bytes, created 7/22/2004 4:33:44 PM NT-SPTI used Nero Version: 6.6.1.4 Internal Version: 6, 6, 1, 4d (Nero Express) Recorder: <Memorex DVD+/-DLRWL1 F16>Version: BWSE - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.1.4 Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ? CD-ROM: <Memorex DVD+/-DLRWL1 F16>Version: BWSE - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.1.4 Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1 === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : NVIDIA STRIPE 228.99G nvraid Port 0 ID 1 DMA: Off CdRomPeripheral : Memorex DVD+/-DLRWL1 F16 nvatabus Port 1 ID 0 DMA: Off DiskPeripheral : ST3200822A nvatabus Port 1 ID 1 DMA: Off DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6Y120M0 nvatabus Port 2 ID 0 DMA: Off DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6B120M0 nvatabus Port 2 ID 2 DMA: Off === CDRom-Device-Map === Memorex DVD+/-DLRWL1 F16 D: CDRom0 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte ShowDrvBufStat : 0 BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 1023MB (1048040kB) Free physical memory: 656MB (672184kB) Memory in use : 35 % Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 11.12.2006 Burn DVD Image 9:38:21 PM #1 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 531 ReadBuffer-Pipe got 81920KB of Memory 9:38:21 PM #2 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 124 Reader running 9:38:21 PM #3 IMAGEGEN -10 File ImageGen.cpp, Line 366 Image was written as DAO. DAOI: MediaCatalogNumber = '' TocType = 0x00 Finalized = 1 First/Last Track = 1 / 1 1: ISRC = '' Blocksize = 2048 TrackMode = 'TRM_DATA_MODE1' TrackConfig = 0x00 First/Last Index = 0 / 1 Index0FilePos = 0, Index1FilePos = 0, NextTrackFilePos = 4523556864 CUES: 0: Ctrl=0x41 Trk= 0 (0x00) Index=00 Start=00:00.00 ( 0) RecDep=0x00 1: Ctrl=0x41 Trk= 1 (0x01) Index=00 Start=00:00.00 ( 0) RecDep=0x00 2: Ctrl=0x41 Trk= 1 (0x01) Index=01 Start=00:00.00 ( 0) RecDep=0x00 3: Ctrl=0x41 Trk=110 (0xAA) Index=01 Start=490:50.18 ( 2208768) RecDep=0x00 MTYP: Mediumtype = DVD (old format) (0x1C) Image file name: <C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\mp31.nrg> 9:38:21 PM #4 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3305 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media 9:38:21 PM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 281 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: 2208767 (490:50.17, 4313MB) 9:38:21 PM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 293 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD DVD) 9:38:21 PM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2612 Recorder: Memorex DVD+/-DLRWL1 F16, Media type: DVD-R Disc Manufacturer: CMC MA - G. AM3 Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193 9:38:21 PM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 459 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 9:38:21 PM #9 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 847 Setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (1 - DVD-ROM) 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 2208768 (2208768) = #2208768/490:50.18 not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required, no patch infos -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2208768 blocks [Memorex DVD+/-DLRWL1 F16] -------------------------------------------------------------- 9:38:21 PM #10 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1059 Prepare recorder [Memorex DVD+/-DLRWL1 F16] 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 4523556864, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== __Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep__________ 0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 2208768 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 9:38:21 PM #11 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 38 SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FCTL_LOCK_VOLUME 9:38:21 PM #12 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 83 SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME 9:38:21 PM #13 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Caching of files started 9:38:21 PM #14 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4145 Cache writing successful. 9:38:21 PM #15 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Caching of files completed 9:38:21 PM #16 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Burn process started at 4x (5,540 KB/s) 9:38:22 PM #17 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2685 Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 9:38:22 PM #18 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2707 Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode 9:38:22 PM #19 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2863 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: Yes 9:38:22 PM #20 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8647 ---- DVD 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 Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 0 h End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB) Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist Start sector number of the current Border-Out: 0 h Start sector number of the next Border-In: 0 h Media Specific [16..63]: 00 60 00 10 20 30 40 50 - 00 00 00 21 00 00 00 00 .`...0@P...!.... 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 9:38:22 PM #21 SPTI -1176 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 289 D: CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1176) Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST) Sense Code: 0x72 Sense Qual: 0x05 CDB Data: 0x53 00 00 00 00 00 21 B4 00 00 00 00 Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 72 05 9:38:22 PM #22 CDR -1176 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1799 Session fixation error D: Memorex DVD+/-DLRWL1 F16 9:38:22 PM #23 TRANSFER -27 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1799 Could not perform start of Disc-at-once 9:38:22 PM #24 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Burn process failed at 4x (5,540 KB/s) Existing drivers: Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)
Nero 6.6.1.4 This version of Nero contains some bugs, uninstall, run this clean tool http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/en/Clean_Tools.html and then install this more stable version, BOTH packages http://httpdl1.usw.nero.com/software/Nero6/Nero-6.6.0.18_no_yt.exe Package 2 http://httpdl1.usw.nero.com/software/Nero6/NVE-3.1.0.21_no_yt.exe DMA needs to be on, heres a guide to turn back on http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/260038 These are horrible discs, try Verbatim or Sony (made in japan) heres a little reading on memorex http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/262544