Hi there, I'm sorry to bother you all with my problem, but I'm kind of desperate here. I have a Toshiba laptop with the DVDRAM I've mentioned, I've had it for about one year now and never experienced any problems. But since yesterday I've been trying to burn both DVDs and CDs (my usual brands: Hunday and Verbatim) and have been getting problem after problem, I only had one blank dvd and so I hadn't been able to proof time after time but the error I kept getting was "power calibration failure" I got one DVD-RW and brurned it with no problems whatsoever. So I tried cds and I keep getting one "Write Error" cd after cd (High Quality Verbatim ones), it happens with Nero and with any other program I've tried. It usually stops at 25%-28% and burning fails. This is the log from one of the times I've tried: <i>Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: - ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Archivos de programa\Ahead\nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 26/10/2004 18:35:34 Nero Version: 6.6.0.12 Internal Version: 6, 6, 0, 12c Recorder: <MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-820S>Version: 1.00 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.12 Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI CD-ROM: <MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-820S >Version: 1.00 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.12 Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1 === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : IC25N040ATMR04-0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-820S atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On === CDRom-Device-Map === MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-820S D: CDRom0 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 72351744 (0) Byte ShowDrvBufStat : 0 BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 494MB (506672kB) Free physical memory: 219MB (225212kB) Memory in use : 55 % Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 15.8.2005 CD-ROM (ISO) 21:08:37 #1 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6194 Iso document burn settings ------------------------------------------ Determine maximum speed : FALSE 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 21:08:37 #2 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 2868 MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-820S Buffer underrun protection activated 21:08:37 #3 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 127 Reader running 21:08:37 #4 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 122 Writer MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-820S running 21:08:37 #5 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3293 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 21:08:37 #6 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3153 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using CD-R/RW media 21:08:37 #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 260 Last possible write address on media: 359848 ( 79:59.73) Last address to be written: 350199 ( 77:51.24) 21:08:37 #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 272 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD) 21:08:37 #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2339 Recorder: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-820S; CDR code: 00 97 17 06; OSJ entry from: Moser Baer India Limited ATIP Data: Special Info [hex] 1: D0 00 A0, 2: 61 11 06 (LI 97:17.06), 3: 4F 3B 4A (LO 79:59.74) Additional Info [hex] 1: 00 00 00 (invalid), 2: 00 00 00 (invalid), 3: 00 00 00 (invalid) 21:08:37 #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 438 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 21:08:37 #11 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 830 Setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 () 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 350200 (350200) = #350200/77:49.25 relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required, no patch infos -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 350200 blocks [MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-820S] -------------------------------------------------------------- 21:08:37 #12 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1043 Prepare recorder [MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-820S] 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 307200 717516800, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== __Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep__________ -150 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 -150 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 350200 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 21:08:37 #13 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Caching of files started 21:08:37 #14 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4037 Cache writing successful. 21:08:37 #15 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Caching of files completed 21:08:37 #16 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Burn process started at 12x (1.800 KB/s) 21:08:37 #17 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2609 Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 21:08:37 #18 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 16578 StartDAO : CD-Text - Off 21:08:37 #19 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 21356 Set BUFE: Buffer underrun protection -> ON 21:08:37 #20 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 16865 CueData, Len=32 41 00 00 14 00 00 00 00 41 01 00 10 00 00 00 00 41 01 01 10 00 00 02 00 41 aa 01 14 00 4d 33 19 21:08:41 #21 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1288 21:08:41.845 - MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-820S\H1 T0 : Queue again later 21:11:21 #22 SCSI -1135 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1436 SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x042C0000 Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR) HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND) Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR) Sense Code: 0x0C Sense Qual: 0x00 CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x21 0xE0 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00 Sense Data: 0xF1 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x01 0x1F 0x67 0x0A 0x00 0x2B 0x00 0x00 0x0C 0x00 21:11:21 #23 CDR -1135 File Writer.cpp, Line 311 Write error 21:11:21 #24 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228 all writers idle, stopping conversion 21:11:23 #25 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 222 conversion idle, stopping reader 21:11:23 #26 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Burn process failed at 12x (1.800 KB/s) Existing drivers: File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920), size=86912 bytes, created 29/08/2002 1:27:50 (Adapter driver for rec) Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option) </i> I hope somebody can help me, I cannot find anything around that's been succesful so far. Sorry again for all the bothering. Teresa
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND) Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR) this is telling me ur drive does not like the discs u are using CDR code: 00 97 17 06; OSJ entry from: Moser Baer India Limited plus i dont think india are renowned for making quality cdrs my advice is to change ur brand of cdr use a well known brand myself i use sony cdr and sony dvd-r 8x
