Thank I need a new DVD burner?

[sld72382]

I have feeling I need a new one but just getting 2nd opinions before I go out and replace it....

Anyway, here's what happens. I tried burning a double-layer disc with Nero Vision 9. Everything is fine until it gets to the "writing lead-out" it stays there for a really long time then comes up with the error that the burn process failed.

Here is the log file it created, snipped to just the error:

13:07:21] NeroVision 1:06:20 PM #50 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 7750
[13:07:21] NeroVision Drive: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S183L
[13:07:21] NeroVision Book Type request [TSST]: DVD+R DL
[13:07:21] NeroVision
[13:07:21] NeroVision 1:07:21 PM #51 TRANSFER -24 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1837
[13:07:21] NeroVision Could not perform end of Disc-at-once
[13:07:21] NeroVision
[13:07:21] NeroVision 1:07:21 PM #52 SPTI -1169 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 215
[13:07:21] NeroVision CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1169)
[13:07:21] NeroVision CDB Data: 0x55 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 3C 00 00 00
[13:07:21] NeroVision Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY)
[13:07:21] NeroVision Sense Code: 0x04
[13:07:21] NeroVision Sense Qual: 0x08
[13:07:21] NeroVision Sense Area: 0x70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 80 FF FF
[13:07:21] NeroVision Buffer x0345cdc0: Len x3c
[13:07:21] NeroVision 0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 32 01 C4 08 00 00 00
[13:07:21] NeroVision 0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 96 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[13:07:21] NeroVision 0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[13:07:21] NeroVision
[13:07:21] NeroVision 1:07:21 PM #53 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 1452
[13:07:21] NeroVision SetDriveCaps: Set LAST LBA of layer 1 to 0
[13:07:21] NeroVision
[13:07:21] NeroVision 1:07:21 PM #54 Phase 38 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 275
[13:07:21] NeroVision Burn process failed at 2.4x (3,324 KB/s)
[13:07:21] NeroVision
[13:07:21] NeroVision Existing drivers:
[13:07:21] NeroVision Registry Keys:
[13:07:21] NeroVision HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon
[13:07:21] ExpressUI Burn process failed with status 3
[13:07:21] AMCLib Setting BURN lock on target drive to FALSE returned 0
[13:07:27] AMCUIBase Setting 'ENU' as Nero File Dialog language

I tried it twice and basically the same error every time. And no, I'm not trying the unstable POS that is Roxio. FYI, I know people hated Nero 9 when it came out but on windows 7 it works great.

The reason why I think I might have a bad drive is because even after I exit Nero, the drive is still spinning and giving it's "writing" indicator light (it's a Samsung writemaster). Only way to stop it is to reboot the machine.

Some specs:

Homebuilt.
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit.
4GB RAM
Asus P5N-E SLI
Core 2 Duo E6600

[Frantic Freddie]

Get rid of the Nero,I had similar problems,turns out there's a slew of complaints against them.

[sld72382]

Get rid of the Nero,I had similar problems,turns out there's a slew of complaints against them.

The issue is that Nero went from being a simple but great burning tool to a full-fledged media suite to appease the retail big-box crowd. That's when the issues began.

I don't really know if Roxio is any better.

[lordlundar]

My personal preference as of late is a program called ImgBurn. It's small, effective, and free. Never really had an issue with it, which is more than I cay about Nero or Roxio. <shudder>

[Plague*Star]

I have feeling I need a new one but just getting 2nd opinions before I go out and replace it....

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I tried it twice and basically the same error every time. And no, I'm not trying the unstable POS that is Roxio. FYI, I know people hated Nero 9 when it came out but on windows 7 it works great.

The reason why I think I might have a bad drive is because even after I exit Nero, the drive is still spinning and giving it's "writing" indicator light (it's a Samsung writemaster). Only way to stop it is to reboot the machine.

I see some suggestions for software. I got tired of Nero/Roxio frustration and have been using cdburnerxp on my windows boxes.
http://download.cnet.com/CDBurnerXP/...-10409086.html

P*S

[roothorick]

ImgBurn

This. Try again with ImgBurn and see how it goes.

NOT_READY means pretty much what it sounds like -- Nero is telling the drive to do something when it's already busy doing something critical. This is supposed to be a non-fatal error; that Nero is treating it as fatal makes me think Nero is the problem.