cd burning issue

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p.mc

Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the disc
is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed or
try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an audio cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R discs on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but still the same.
Then after more googling I installed aspi files and checked with an aspi
checker and they were installed properly and no probs were reported, I also
loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but still the same
issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an answer. I can't see
it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so that just leaves
me believing something on my system is corrupted, or settings may be wrong
somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to pio then back
and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping uneeded services.
 
p.mc said:
Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the
disc is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording
speed or try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an audio cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R discs on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but still the
same. Then after more googling I installed aspi files and checked with an
aspi checker and they were installed properly and no probs were reported,
I also loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but still the
same issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an answer. I can't
see it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so that just
leaves me believing something on my system is corrupted, or settings may
be wrong somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to pio then
back and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping uneeded
services.



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Regards
p.mc
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Can you read a cd or dvd with this drive?
Jim
 
Is error correction enabled on your drive properties in media player options?
If yes are you sure you have the software supplied with your drive
(standard). If yes your drive might now be faulty take it to a computer
technician let him test the drive and stop worrying yourself with so much
other twang!
 
Update

Error correction (PJG's post) wasn't checked so tried that, but to no avail.
Tried kelly's Korner link...No joy.
I've been juggling "Enable CD Recording on this drive" on both drives just
to make sure one wasn't faulty.
Flashed Bios.
Updated Nvidia chipset.
Uninstalled both optical drives and let windows load em back.
Uninstalled I-tunes Ver 8 (Trying anything)
Changed from DMA to PIO and back.
Made sure IMAPI (or was it ATAPI?) runs automatically in services.
Googled intensly and found others with same issue different drives and
systems but no real fix.
Insatalled logitechs ASPI layer ( early Version, as stated "More stable")
and checked with ASPI checker.
Changed WMP from 9 to 11.
Removed KB929399 (read somewhere gave probs) no joy re- installed fix.

Don't really want to get into opening up and checking cables & power
supplies if possible due to unlikely
event of both drives failing simultaneously.
I can burn/read dvd data on both drives, read on both CD drives but not burn
CD data.
But still none the wiser.

I don't know what else I can try...Anything I've missed?
 
I had a DVD/CD burner that would burn DVDs, read CDS and DVDS but would not
burn CDs. Research showed there are two different lasers for DVD burners, one
for CDS and one for DVD.

Can you burn a DVD?

If so, both drives may be faulty.

K
 
p.mc said:
I can burn/read dvd data on both drives, read on both CD drives but
not burn CD data.
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Please clarify.

These are both DVD drives, correct? (both are LH-20A1H, correct?)

You can burn data onto CDs using them both, correct? (Data is data.)

It sounds like you cannot create an audio CD on either, correct? Have
you tried creating a DVD (that is, a DVD that will play on a DVD
player)?

Have you checked Event Viewer for any error reports?

I've never used WMP, so I can't help you there. How about using
CDBurnerXP (a superior program IMO)? If you still have a problem, you
can post in their forum:

http://cdburnerxp.se/

Also, how large is your hard drive and how much free space does it have?

Were you *ever* able to create audio CDs on this PC? What is the make
and model?
 
How is your harddrive on available space?

Have you made any virtual memory changes? (50% over RAM for minimum and
300% for maximum)

Have you tried uninstalling the Secondary IDE Channel, the restarting?
Right click My Computer\Manage\Device Manager\right click ID Channel,
Uninstall

The IDE Digital cable, is it an 80 strand?

What UDMA mode is it running on... five, six?


Sorry but this is all I can think of... the problem seems very uncommon and
since it affects both drives on the same function, I can't help but suspect
it is related to power wiring or supply or bad digital wiring.. a bad IDE
digital cable would affect both drives on the same functions, low
power would also come up short when it came to burning, so you may have to
open the box as last hope.


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Daave said:
Please clarify.

These are both DVD drives, correct? (both are LH-20A1H, correct?)
Correct

You can burn data onto CDs using them both, correct? (Data is data.)
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If you mean on the fly (from one disc to another disc both cd & dvd
formats) then yes.
If you meant make an audio or data cd from the HDD to either of the
optical drives, then no.
It sounds like you cannot create an audio CD on either, correct? Have you
tried creating a DVD (that is, a DVD that will play on a DVD player)?

Have you checked Event Viewer for any error reports?
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Event viewer...Application

The LowerFilter registery key for CD-ROM was containing incorrect drivers
and was corrected.
The old value was : GEARAspiWDM.
The new value is : (empty)

"After I un-installed I-Tunes"

Updates to the IIS metabase were aborted because IIS is either not installed
or is disabled on this machine. To configure ASP.NET to run in IIS, please
install or enable IIS and re-register ASP.NET using aspnet_regiis.exe /i.


The description for Event ID ( 1073 ) in Source ( ASP.NET 1.1.4322.0 )
cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer.
You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description;
see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the
event: Updates to the IIS metabase were aborted because IIS is either not
installed or is disabled on this machine. To completely uninstall ASP.NET
from IIS, please re-enable IIS and unregister ASP.NET using
aspnet_regiis.exe /u.


Event viewer...System

The nVidia WDM Video Capture (universal) service failed to start due to the
following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
has no enabled devices associated with it.

The General Purpose USB Driver (adildr.sys) service failed to start due to
the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
has no enabled devices associated with it.

The nVidia WDM A/V Crossbar service failed to start due to the following
error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
has no enabled devices associated with it.

The driver detected a controller error on \Device\CdRom0.

The driver detected a controller error on \Device\CdRom5.

The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk5\D.

The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk4\D.

The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk2\D.

The device, \Device\CdRom0, has a bad block.

The device, \Device\CdRom1, has a bad block.

An error was detected on device \Device\CdRom1 during a paging operation.

The IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service service was successfully sent a start
control.

These are the probs found this month !!
I've never used WMP, so I can't help you there. How about using CDBurnerXP
(a superior program IMO)? If you still have a problem, you can post in
their forum:

http://cdburnerxp.se/

Also, how large is your hard drive and how much free space does it have?
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80gb with system and prog files on...43gb free
400gb storage...226gb free
500gb ext...126gb free
Were you *ever* able to create audio CDs on this PC? What is the make and
model?
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pcspecialist bespoke
winxp pro sp3
intel core 2 duo E6700 (2x 2.66ghz)
2x 1gb corsair memory
asus PP5N32-E SLI plus mobo
geeforce 8800 gtx pci express
soundblaster x-fi platinum fatal1ty
 
Try this:

Right-click My Computer and select Manage. Click Device Manager. Does
anything look suspicious in the right pane?
 
Device manager reports no problems, both driveds are enabled and reporting
no errors.
I've just done a "sfc /scannow" but also no joy.
 
pcspecialist bespoke
winxp pro sp3
intel core 2 duo E6700 (2x 2.66ghz)
2x 1gb corsair memory
asus PP5N32-E SLI plus mobo
geeforce 8800 gtx pci express
soundblaster x-fi platinum fatal1ty
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In case you missed it, were you *ever* able to create audio CDs on this
PC? If not, and if you can't burn any with CDBurnerXP, I'm sure you have
a hardware issue. Although uncommon, it's possible there's something
wrong with both drives. Or maybe something isn't connected properly.
 
Ultra DMA mode 4 is low for your hardware, to get the best data transfer
rate apply the registry fix described in the KB247951 article and it should
reach 6 on the primary IDE Channel... the secondary channel may not go above
mode 2 or 3 but that is normal for optical drives. The article is dated
August 2005 and doesn't have the updated information, it says to create a
REG_DWORD value named "EnableUDMA66" but you should probably name it
"EnableUDMA133" and restart to see if it reaches transfer rate of 6, if it
doesn't, rename it "EnableUDMA100" and see if it reaches mode 5. If it is
still at mode 4, leave the value named as Enable UDMA66 or delete it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247951



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I know you've burned many CDs on both drives. I presumed they were all
data CDs. For clarification, were you ever able to create *audio* CDs
(the kind that play in a CD player) using either of these drives on this
PC?
 
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