Power calibration error for DL dvds

I keep getting a power calibration error when i try to burn DL dvds. I have a sony vgn-fs550 laptop with a matshita uj-831da drive. I can burn regular dvds and cds just fine. I've tried to disable the imap, tried different dvds, different software. Nothing works. I know ive had this problem before and a buddy fixed it for me but he isnt around any more. I cant find any firmware updates either. Could it be something with the bios? I was kinda thinkin he messed around with that but i cant remember. If anyone could give me some insight i would greatly appreciate it. Thanks

 

Hi,

if you are using some of the newer high speed +R dl discs, these may be made by the newer inverse stack process and many burners may not support these new discs (even with a firmware upgrade). A new burner maybe what it takes. The old verbatim (MIS) 2.4x maybe the only media that your burner is capable to render. All this is what I have gathered from reading JoeRyan's answers here at afterdawn.


Jo

 

thanks for the input guys but i have read through those threads already and nothing really helped. My computer is 4 years old and one of the first with dl capabiliy so maybe a new burner is what i need. I just dont get it though because i use to be able to burn on a memorex dl and it worked with a few disks coming up with errors and that was 2 years ago. But now those disks dont even work. I would hate to invest in a new burner if there is a simple fix to this.

 

Creaky,

dvd rebuilder ? Outstanding suggestion !


Jo

 

Do you mean you have the same batch of discs from 2 years ago, or same discs as in "same brand", but you bought them recently?

If those discs were bought 2 years ago, then the problem might not be inverse track process, and maybe you could be able to burn them again(although, they are not too reliable to begin with).
Is the DMA on? What software did you try to burn with? Do you have an error log?