Need help with my disk drive

[nonamekm]

hi, i just got a new laptop a couple of months ago, but the CD burner wont seem to work for me...i have tried to burn a CD using windows media player and it starts to burn it and when each song gets to like 98% it comes up with an error. i tried to use roxio too but the same thing happened. I've also tried several different types of disks.
i have a Dell Vostro 1720, the drive is a TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L633B
any help would be appreciated

 

[Russel1]

You might try Imgburn and set the burning speed to something less than maximum.

 

[nonamekm]

thanks i will try that and report back

hmm i managed to burn a data CD fine, but when i tried to burn it as an audio CD (from some steps i found after a google search since i had no idea how to do it on imgburn) i got an I/O error. it says the device, and under that "interpretation: check condition" then says some more stuff and at the bottom says "interpretation: invalid address for write"

here is the log:
I 22:02:23 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started!
I 22:02:23 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1)
I 22:02:23 Total Physical Memory: 3,139,548 KB - Available: 1,819,248 KB
I 22:02:24 Initialising SPTI...
I 22:02:24 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 22:02:24 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!
I 22:19:19 Operation Started!
I 22:19:19 Source File: C:\Users\Kyle\Music\LimeWire\02 Track 2.cue
I 22:19:19 Source File Sectors: 320,207 (AUDIO/2352)
I 22:19:19 Source File Size: 753,126,864 bytes
I 22:19:19 Source File File System(s): None
I 22:19:19 Destination Device: [0:1:0] TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L633B D400 (E (ATAPI)
I 22:19:19 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m26s66f, CMC Magnetics Corp.) (Speeds: 10x, 16x, 20x, 24x)
I 22:19:19 Destination Media Sectors: 359,844
I 22:19:19 Write Mode: CD
I 22:19:19 Write Type: SAO
I 22:19:19 Write Speed: 16x
I 22:19:19 Lock Volume: Yes
I 22:19:19 Test Mode: No
I 22:19:19 OPC: No
I 22:19:19 BURN-Proof: Enabled
W 22:19:22 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 2,816 KB/s (16x), Got: 1,764 KB/s (10x)
I 22:19:22 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)
I 22:19:25 Writing LeadIn...
E 22:52:44 Failed to Write Sectors -123 - -97 - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
I 22:52:44 Writing Sectors...
I 22:52:44 Synchronising Cache...
W 22:52:52 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions.
E 22:52:52 Failed to Write Image!
E 22:52:52 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:33:33
I 22:52:52 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A

 

[Russel1]

I looked and looked for a solution to your type of problem with the drive and this is what I found on another forum:

NOTE: INVOLVES EDITTING THE REGISTRY!!! IF YOU DON'T TRUST YOURSELF WITH THIS, THEN GET SOMEONE WHO YOU DO TRUST!!!
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"Click the Start button, click Run."
"In the Open box, type Regedit, and then click OK."
"Click the plus sign (+) next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"
"Click the plus sign (+) next to SYSTEM."
"I already tried enabling it"
"Click the plus sign (+) next to CurrentControlSet."
"Click the plus sign (+) next to Control."
"Click the plus sign (+) next to Class."
"Click {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}."
"On the right hand side of the window, click UpperFilters."
"Click Edit on the menu bar."
"Click Delete, and then click OK."
"On the right-hand side of the window, click LowerFilters."
10/10/2006 10:25:41PM Agent (Mubeena_0195946): "Click Edit on the menu bar."
"Click Delete, and then click OK."
"Click File, and then click Exit."
"Restart the computer normally."
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Source is post #23 from the CDfreaks forum

 

[nonamekm]

hmm ill have to give that a try, thank you for ur efforts again

 

[Biggadget]

Thanks a million for this - my new Dell Inspiron DVD Drive as described above just stopped working, kept telling me that there was a problem with the driver in the registry and would not let me update the driver (said I have the latest version)
I followed your registry instructions and the DVD drive is now working perfectly again.
The only thing I can think of is that a Windows update adjusts this registry setting as that is the only thing that has happend recently - anyways Thanks a lot

The Gadget

 

[Russel1]

I'm glad it helped you! (I hope nonamekm got his problem squared away also.)