Burning DVD's doesnt work.

[lorddenis]

Hello

Where to begin a while back i got maybe 1 ruined dvd from burning but now evry dvd that i try burning doesn work.

Thot that maybe its a sofware problem so i used CDBurnerXP v4 3 7 and it doesn work. The error report sayed somthing about that this usualy happens if a dvd is poor quality. Nerro say's that there is an error when checking the data. I use the check if the compilation is burned option.

So im thinking that my dvd burner is broken. On a nother note i can read dvd,cd's normaly.

I shuld mention that some times when i burn the burner is making strange voices hard to explain.

In the pictures you can see what the program CDBurnerXP v4 3 7 say's about my recorder .

So bassicaly what do you think its wrong ? is there any way to test it ?

Thank you all!

 

[mgp1964]

Some times when i burn the burner is making strange voices, are yolu sure the strange voices are not in your head

Just joking, does the noise sound like the disk spinning up or more like the sounds of a hard drive head going crazy over a bad sector on the hard drive?

Some noise is ok but if it is making more noise then what it had in the past then something is probably going bad with it.

 

[lorddenis]

Some times when i burn the burner is making strange voices, are yolu sure the strange voices are not in your head

Just joking, does the noise sound like the disk spinning up or more like the sounds of a hard drive head going crazy over a bad sector on the hard drive?

Some noise is ok but if it is making more noise then what it had in the past then something is probably going bad with it.

Im sure they are not in my head.:roflmao: Normaly you hear how it spin but that noise is like its jumping or i dont know how to explain it.

Its like going crazy. It spin's normaly but then like scratching if that makes any sense. does that a fev times and then it continues.

 

[Hopalong X]

Type trouble shooter in start menu Search bar. Then click on "Find and Fix problems".

Left Snip.
Check mark box all the way at bottom toward left side "Get the most up to date".
Then click View all - I circled below in yellow.

Right Snip highlighted in blue click Playing and Burning.
Then follow prompts in next windows that come up as needed.

Never used it myself for your problem so results may vary with mileage.

I hope that helps.
Mike

 

[lorddenis]

Type trouble shooter in start menu Search bar. Then click on "Find and Fix problems".

Left Snip.
Check mark box all the way at bottom toward left side "Get the most up to date".
Then click View all - I circled below in yellow.

Right Snip highlighted in blue click Playing and Burning.
Then follow prompts in next windows that come up as needed.

Never used it myself for your problem so results may vary with mileage.

I hope that helps.
Mike

So i did as you told. Had a little trouble finding it since i use Slovenian langugage on my PC and not English.

Burned 1 dvd and it worked. But then the second dvd didnt. and i got this message:

 

[Britton30]

If you have a different brand of DVD/R try one. The scratching noise is not normal though.

 

[lorddenis]

If you have a different brand of DVD/R try one. The scratching noise is not normal though.

Dont have another brand. Dont have many dvd's. I realy dont know what to do. I mean it works on 1 dvd and then it doesnt.

 

[Britton30]

My first inclination is to say the drive is bad due to the noise you described. I had one with similar noises which was bad. some drives are real picky about disk brands too. I stick with Memorex my self, here is more info.
Blank DVD Media Quality Review – The Digital FAQ – Media Guides & Services

 

[Hopalong X]

The troubleshooter was all I had that might give you some insight in to the problem.
Anything else is a guess on my part.

Sorry about the language difference. I do not have a clue to what else to call it.
I looked for a Forum tutorial on the Troubleshooter/Fix-it but didn't find one.

As Gary posted the noises are often the drive mechanicals going bad.
Mike

 

[lorddenis]

My first inclination is to say the drive is bad due to the noise you described. I had one with similar noises which was bad. some drives are real picky about disk brands too. I stick with Memorex my self, here is more info.
Blank DVD Media Quality Review – The Digital FAQ – Media Guides & Services

That noise i talked about its not doing it all the time. Only a fev times. I use the same brand as alway's. on the dvd its say's Verbatim.

 

[Britton30]

Is this a laptop Denis? If not, a new DVD burner is cheap, at least in US, about$20-$30 dollars, slim laptop ones would be more.

Whne my drive went bad it had no problems reading, but did make burning a hit-or-miss thing.

 

[TVeblen]

Optical drives made today should be considered disposable devices. They make them to be cheap, not durable. Optical drive failures are quite common.

 

[lorddenis]

Is this a laptop Denis? If not, a new DVD burner is cheap, at least in US, about$20-$30 dollars, slim laptop ones would be more.

Whne my drive went bad it had no problems reading, but did make burning a hit-or-miss thing.

No its not a laptop its a personal computer. Its only 2 year old but willl probably have to buy a new one. I just want to make sure that its real its fould. Thats ii isnt the dvd's or althog unlikely sofware problem.

Optical drives made today should be considered disposable devices. They make them to be cheap, not durable. Optical drive failures are quite common.

I got my first PC in 1999 and had 3 and never an problem with optical drives. But will look at some prices today. First ill ask my neighbour if he has an empy dvd that i could try. Thank you.

 

[Britton30]

Optical drives made today should be considered disposable devices. They make them to be cheap, not durable. Optical drive failures are quite common.

In 2001 I saw a CD/DVD-RW in a PC store in Indianapolis priced at $998 :shock:

 

[TVeblen]

Absolutely. Do all the tests you can but set a time limit. Borrowing a different optical drive to try is a great idea.

 

[lorddenis]

Optical drives made today should be considered disposable devices. They make them to be cheap, not durable. Optical drive failures are quite common.

In 2001 I saw a CD/DVD-RW in a PC store in Indianapolis priced at $998 :shock:

Is that even possible ? was it made out of gold ?

Absolutely. Do all the tests you can but set a time limit. Borrowing a different optical drive to try is a great idea.

Will do.

BTW:
My pc is this:

Does it need a special burning unit or can it be any ?

 

[Britton30]

Yes, just an early model at the time.

Is your optical drive mounted vertically? If so make sure one you get can be loaded that way, most new ones can be. Should be a normal size one but make sure of the connection. There are still some IDE out there and newer ones are SATA connected, have a look inside.

 

[lorddenis]

Yes, just an early model at the time.

Is your optical drive mounted vertically? If so make sure one you get can be loaded that way, most new ones can be. Should be a normal size one but make sure of the connection. There are still some IDE out there and newer ones are SATA connected, have a look inside.

Yes it is mounted vertically. Probably best if i ask in the store they shuld know

 

[Britton30]

What is your model number Denis?

 

[lorddenis]

What is your model number Denis?

model number ?