I just recently purchased this external DVD burner for my laptop because the one in my laptop only writes DVD-R at 4x and makes it extremely hot. So I got this Sony drive in order to write discs faster and keep my notebook cool. I have tried to use it a number of times and it will not write DVD-R using Nero 7 (tried Shrink also using Nero of course) nor did it work using DVDClone. However it reads discs fine. I have tried inserting discs to read into my laptop optical drive and writing with the external? No good. Reading and writing with the external? No good. The only thing that seems to work is reading with the external and writing with the internal drive.Here is the exact error I get... 1C82-0020-19E5-M45X-0EEE-X4KE-**** Windows XP 6.0 IA32 WinAspi: - ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Core\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 11/2/2004 1:54:32 PM NT-SPTI used Nero API version: 7.7.5.1 Using interface version: 6.3.1.4 Installed in: C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Core\ Application: ahead\Nero - Burning Rom Internal Version: 7, 7, 5, 1 Recorder: <SONY DVD RW DRU-840A> Version: SS01 - HA 1 TA 2 - 7.7.5.1 Adapter driver: <USB 2.0> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : via Inquiry data (1) -> ATAPI, detected: ? Connected to MMC as unknown drive with class-nr : 1 Drive is autodetected - recorder class: Std. MMC recorder === Scsi-Device-Map === : FUJITSU MHV2120BH PL 892C nvstor Port 2 ID 0 DMA: Off === CDRom-Device-Map === TOSHIBA DVDW/HD TS-L802A E: CDRom0 SONY DVD RW DRU-840A F: CDRom2 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 2046MB (2095104kB) Free physical memory: 1101MB (1128000kB) Memory in use : 46 % Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 12.5.2008 NeroAPI 11:55:01 PM #1 Phase 112 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 285 DVD-Video files reallocation started 11:55:08 PM #2 Phase 114 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 285 DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified) 11:55:08 PM #3 Phase 111 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 285 DVD-Video files sorted 11:55:08 PM #4 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 411 LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL 11:55:08 PM #5 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 838 DRM: StartDrmRecording(RealRec:1, ImageRec:0, Copies:1) DRM: Beginning burn process. 11:55:08 PM #6 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3334 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 11:55:08 PM #7 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3334 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 11:55:08 PM #8 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3465 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media 11:55:40 PM #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 306 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: 2129951 (473:19.26, 4160MB) 11:55:40 PM #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 318 Write in overburning mode: NO 11:55:40 PM #11 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2912 Recorder: SONY DVD RW DRU-840A, Media type: DVD-R Disc Manufacturer: MCC 01 - RG20 Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193 11:55:40 PM #12 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 490 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= Insert empty disc to write to. (Medium in drive: unknown. Medium required by compilation: DVD R/RW, DVD R DL, DVD-RAM.) 11:55:40 PM #13 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 823 Setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 () 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 2129952 (2129952) = #2129952/473:19.27 relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2129952 blocks [F: SONY DVD RW DRU-840A] -------------------------------------------------------------- 11:55:40 PM #14 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1026 Prepare [F: SONY DVD RW DRU-840A] 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 4362141696, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== ___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________ 0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 2129952 | 0 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 2129952 | 0 | 0x00 2129952 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 11:55:40 PM #15 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 209 SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FCTL_LOCK_VOLUME 11:55:40 PM #16 Phase 24 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 285 Caching of files started 11:55:40 PM #17 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4298 Cache writing successful. 11:55:40 PM #18 Phase 25 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 285 Caching of files completed 11:55:40 PM #19 Phase 36 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 285 Burn process started at 4x (5,540 KB/s) 11:55:40 PM #20 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2764 Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 11:55:40 PM #21 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3070 Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode 11:55:40 PM #22 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3226 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: Yes 11:55:40 PM #23 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 9285 ---- 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: 0.0 (0) 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 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 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 11:55:55 PM #24 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1303 23:55:55.527 - F: SONY DVD RW DRU-840A : Queue again later 11:55:55 PM #25 SPTI -600 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 179 CdRom2: SCSIStatus(x00) WinError(121) NeroError(-600) Sense Key: 0x00 (KEY_NO_SENSE) Sense Code: 0x00 Sense Qual: 0x00 CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 00 01 40 00 00 20 00 00 00 Sense Area: 0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Buffer x07c202c0: Len x10000 0x00 00 01 BA 44 00 04 DB 6D AD 01 89 C3 F8 00 00 0x01 E0 07 EC 81 00 00 00 0B 00 1B 90 C0 16 80 60 0x43 2C 01 D8 68 69 0C 04 E0 17 81 50 D0 18 06 86 11:55:55 PM #26 CDR -600 File Writer.cpp, Line 301 Device not available F: SONY DVD RW DRU-840A 11:55:55 PM #27 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3446 EndDAO: Last written address was 319 11:56:15 PM #28 CDR -1114 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 162 Reset occurred F: SONY DVD RW DRU-840A 11:56:15 PM #29 TRANSFER -24 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 162 Could not perform end of Disc-at-once 11:56:15 PM #30 Phase 38 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 285 Burn process failed at 4x (5,540 KB/s) 11:56:15 PM #31 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 863 DRM: DRM burn session terminated. 11:56:15 PM #32 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 892 DRM: Closing entire DRM handling. Bye. 11:56:15 PM #33 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 254 SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME 11:56:18 PM #34 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 10529 DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed 11:56:18 PM #35 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 411 UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL Existing drivers: File 'Drivers\ADPU160M.SYS': Ver=6.4.645.100 (NT.051018-1332), size=98408 bytes, created 11/2/2006 5:50:35 AM Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon Thanks so much for your help...
I have not... But the book says it's compatible with DVD-R, and I am using Verbatims which I have never had any problem with...
Just for kicks, try a DVD+R Verbatim disc. If it doesn't write to that, then the burner my be dead, or on its way out. Try going into Device Manager, and uninstalling the drive, then rebooting. Then try burning again.
I downloaded a diagnostic program from sony, scanned the drive and it was fine... So i un-installed my previous version of Nero and reinstalled the version that came with the drive. Just now used the same DVD-R disks I tried before, pulled up DVD Shrink and burned a copy no problem!! Thanks so much for your help!