Too Many Wasted DVDs! ??? Why?

bibitao

New member
hi to all,
I recently installed a BENQ DVD burner (DV400 A)
I alway get one wasted dvd every two DVDs burnt.
The message window keep telling 'Communication Error' and 'failed writing'

My PC settings are:

Operating System: WIN ME
Processore: PENTIUM 800
RAM: 320 Mb
IDE Primary Master: HARD DISK 20 Gb
IDE Primary Slave: ATAPI DVD-RW 4X BENQ
IDE Secondary Master: HARD DISK Maxtor 80 Gb
IDE Secondary Slave: Mast. CD-Rom SHUTTLE WAitec
Burning Software: NERO 6

I always put the DVD data on the 'secondary master' Hard Disk while I burn by the BENQ burner on the IDE Primary Slave.
I've alway thought it was the best way: two drives on two separate IDEs.

I don't think it can be a buffer underrun problem.
Maybe a hardware problem but which one?
I noticed everything is ok on burning DVD when I turn on the PC and soon start burning: maybe the processor is not that hot...
The rate of failed DVDs is higher when I use the PC for a long time..so it's overheated...
but telling the true I'm not that sure about that opinion..

I guess to have installed the latest ASPI driver-

As I can't afford to waste so many DVDs, is there someone downthere able to help me? I got several answers all along the net but any of them filled my trouble. I need something working! :)

I was forgetting.. When I launch Nero InfoTools and it starts checking the hardware I always get the famous WIN ME blue message about locking of the system - press Ctrl*Alt+Del to restart.
Doest it help?

I enclose the NERO log failure file, just in case it can be helpful...
I understand almost nothing.
Windows 98 4.90 (ME)
IA32
WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=1, 0, 0, 0, size=36864 bytes, created 08/06/2000 17.00.00
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\PROGRAMMI\AHEAD\NERO\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2, 0, 0, 11, size=143427 bytes, created 05/04/2000 17.09.38
Versione Nero: 6.3.0.2
Masterizzatore: <ATAPI DVD+RW 4X4X12> Versione: B1MY - HA 0 TA 1 - 6.3.0.2
Driver Adattatore: <ESDI_506> HA 0
Drive buffer : 8192kB
Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI
CD-ROM: <ATAPI DVD+RW 4X4X12 >Versione: B1MY - HA 0 TA 1 - 6.3.0.2
Driver Adattatore: <ESDI_506> HA 0
ATAPI DVD+RW 4X4X12 (Target 1, E:): Autoinsert Off, DMA On, Disconnect On, SyncDataXfer Off
WAITEC SHUTTLE (Target 1, F:): Autoinsert On, DMA On, Disconnect On, SyncDataXfer Off
Excluded drive IDs:
CmdQueuing : 1
CmdNotification: 2
WriteBufferSize: 49283072 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
EraseSpeed : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 319MB (327160kB)
Free physical memory: 0MB (596kB)
Memory in use : 61 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Static Write Speed Table: 0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

21.3.2004
Compilation UDF/ISO
9.08.41 #1 Phase 112 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Riallocazione file DVD-Video iniziata

9.08.42 #2 Phase 114 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Riallocazione dile DVD-Video completata (nessun file modificato)

9.08.42 #3 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6029
Iso document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : FALSE
Simulate : FALSE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : TRUE
Multisession : FALSE
Burning mode : DAO
Mode : 1
ISO Level : 2 (Max. of 31 chars)
Character set : ISO 9660
Joliet :FALSE
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE
Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE

9.08.42 #4 Phase 111 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
File DVD-Video ordinati

9.08.42 #5 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 118
Reader running

9.08.42 #6 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 124
Writer ATAPI DVD+RW 4X4X12 running

9.08.42 #7 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3882
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

9.08.42 #8 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3882
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

9.08.42 #9 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3101
Turn on Disc-at-once, using DVD media

9.08.42 #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 240
Last possible write address on media: 2295103 (510:01.28, 4482MB)
Last address to be written: 2224895 (494:25.20, 4345MB)

9.08.42 #11 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 245
Write in overburning mode: FALSE

9.08.42 #12 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2085
Recorder: ATAPI DVD+RW 4X4X12, Media type: DVD+R

9.08.42 #13 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 406
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

9.08.42 #14 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 779
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (CTransferItem)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 2224896 (2224896) = #2224896/494:25.21
relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/required, no patch infos
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2224896 blocks [ATAPI DVD+RW 4X4X12 ]
--------------------------------------------------------------

9.08.42 #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 948
Prepare recorder [ATAPI DVD+RW 4X4X12 ] 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 4556587008, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
__Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_RecDep_|_CtrlAdr_
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x00 | 0x41
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x00 | 0x41
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x00 | 0x41
2224896 | lead-out | 1 | 0x00 | 0x41

9.08.42 #16 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Inizio ottimizzazione file

9.08.43 #17 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4073
Cache writing successful.

9.08.43 #18 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Ottimizzazione file completata

9.08.43 #19 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Inizio scrittura a 4x (5.520 KB/s)

9.08.43 #20 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2264
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

9.08.43 #21 SCSI -1066 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1171
SCSI Exec, HA 0, TA 1, LUN 0, buffer 0x06356000
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x24
Sense Qual: 0x00
CDB Data: 0xAD 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x08 0x04 0x00 0x00
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x24 0x00

9.08.43 #22 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 4034
Drive: ATAPI DVD+RW 4X4X12
Book Type request: DVD-ROM
Changing the book type was finish with error code: 0

9.08.43 #23 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1658
Set remaining time: 13:55,567 (835567ms) -> OK

9.08.43 #24 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 564
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

9.10.26 #25 SCSI -1024 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1431
SCSI Exec, HA 0, TA 1, LUN 0, buffer 0x02290000
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x04 (KEY_HARDWARE_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x08
Sense Qual: 0x03
CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x03 0xA8 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x04 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x08 0x03

9.10.26 #26 CDR -1024 File Writer.cpp, Line 301
Errore di comunicazione

9.10.26 #27 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 229
all writers idle, stopping conversion

9.10.26 #28 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 223
conversion idle, stopping reader

9.10.27 #29 Phase 127 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Generazione limiti DVD alta compatibilità

9.10.49 #30 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1658
Set remaining time: 0:00,000 (0ms) -> OK

9.10.49 #31 Phase 129 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Generazione limiti DVD completata con successo

9.10.49 #32 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1658
Set remaining time: 0:00,000 (0ms) -> OK

9.10.49 #33 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800
Scrittura fallita a 4x (5.520 KB/s)


Existing drivers:
File 'IoSubSys\SCSI1HLP.VXD': Ver=4.90.3000, size=19278 bytes, created 08/06/2000 17.00.00
File 'IoSubsys\NEROCD95.VXD': Ver=4.5.0.14, size=39882 bytes, created 11/03/2002 11.55.38
File 'IoSubsys\NeroApix.vxd': Ver=1.0.0, size=14495 bytes, created 30/03/2000 14.22.44
File 'IoSubsys\CDFS.VXD': Ver=4.90.3000, size=59141 bytes, created 08/06/2000 17.00.00
File 'IoSubsys\ESDI_506.PDR': Ver=4.90.3000, size=25365 bytes, created 08/06/2000 17.00.00
File 'IoSubsys\USBMPHLP.PDR': Ver=4.90.3000, size=4861 bytes, created 08/06/2000 17.00.00
File '..\System32\Drivers\1394bus.sys': Ver=4.90.3000.1, size=44240 bytes, created 08/06/2000 17.00.00
File '..\System32\Drivers\Ohci1394.sys': Ver=4.90.3000.1, size=49488 bytes, created 08/06/2000 17.00.00
File '..\System32\Drivers\Sbp2port.sys': Ver=4.90.3000.1, size=36336 bytes, created 08/06/2000 17.00.00
File 'IoSubsys\Disktsd.vxd': Ver=4.90.3000, size=18663 bytes, created 08/06/2000 17.00.00
File 'IoSubsys\ESDI_506.PDR': Ver=4.90.3000, size=25365 bytes, created 08/06/2000 17.00.00 (Adapter driver for rec)

Registry Keys:


Thanks in advance to everyone.
Fabrizio
 
scarecrow said:
If you REALLY want to burn DVD's, then simply get rid of Win 9X/ME... that simple.
In a nutshell

Also Most DVD burners (dont know about yours) prefer being Master not slave
+ Use Top Quality Media
 
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