CD-RW drive - lots of failed burns

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Dell just replaced mine DVD/CDRW in my Inspiron 8000....I think ME has a lot
to do with failed burns:-

Dell just replaced my CD Burner..........Inspiron 8000:-
When burning:-( ....TIPS FROM INTERNET SITES ON BURNING PROBLEMS.....:-(
1.Turn Power management off(as sometimes after a while, if the computer is
left
on, some things automatically "shut down" for a while.)You don't want this
to
happen when you are BURNING Bald!!
2. Always shut down your computer for a new burn.Gives everything a new
start.
3. Always DEFRAG before a big burn session!
4. Go to Control/Alt/Delete and CLOSE DOWN ALL programs except the CD
burning programme!!
5.Burn at slower speeds....e.g. if x8 burn at x4(about half) x1 might be too
slow?
6.Converting to WAVE file first from .mp3(use Cool Edit or something) means
the
burning program has one task already done for it?Less work for it to do?
7.Antivirus programs that are switched on use up many system resources and
are
one of the main causes of burn failures.
8.Go to: Start/Run/type in msconfig/Click the startup Tab and delete all
ticks
except systray(your volume control on far right hand of taskbar).
This will stop programs starting up AUTOMATICALLY when you switch
on your computer.All this means is that you switch your programs on
MANUALLY as you want to use them(from start/programs).By having all
the ticks included your processor is being chewed up and system resources
are being used by programs you are not necessarily using.Only have the
programs running THAT YOU WANT TO USE AT ANY PARTICULAR
TIME.This means your processor is not doing unnecessary work.
9.Don't OVERBURN:burn a little under the time limit.
10.This is my body.This is my blood.Do this in commemoration of
me.......................
11.Don't use CHEAP disks!!



Kindest personal regards:-
RAY THE TRAVELLIN' MAN
Let's Keep Music Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive!!!!
 
HP Pavillion ZT1000 Series Laptop
Internal Sony CD-RW CRX800E - Driver version 5.1.2535.0
WinXP
512 MB RAM

I am getting a "power calibration error" almost everytime I try to burn
with Nero Ultra Edition 6.0. I tried cleaning the lens with the Maxell
DVD laser cleaning disc. It can read discs (not quite well sometimes),
but it won't burn much. The most recent thing I burned successfully was
a SVCD music video (64 MB). I unchecked Power Burn and it worked, so I
tried a bigger image without Power Burn; no dice.

I saw a similar problem on another forum where someone suggested
uninstalling every CD/DVD burning program and uninstalling the CD-RW
driver, then re-installing Nero. That didn't seem to work. I also
tried burning a VCD with RecordNow Max 4.5 and got this error: "Error -
10 at Sector 16 - Command:E1 Sense:05 ASC:24 ASCQ:00."

Thanks for any suggestions. I'd rather not replace the laptop's burner,
but I guess I might have to. I'm using the HP DVD200E (excellent DVD
burner), so it's not a pressing thing.
 
I believe that it's most likely a bad burner, not a software issue.
Especially with a "power calibration error".
 
Not necessarily a load of crap. I think that the DFRAG is overkill, and whether
or not to burn MP3s instead of the original audio depends on where the resulting
CDs will be played. Computers can play MP3s, and some of the other audio
players can, but some cannot.

But a lot of the rest has to do with using an inherently unrelaible operating
system with no provision to allow a program like a CD burner to pre-empt
whatever else is going on. So other programs like screen savers steal processor
cycles, sometimes for long intervals, and you end up with a coaster. Of course,
maybe a 3GHz Pentium 4 has enough speed to allow CD burning to go on at the same
time as a lot of other activities. But CD burning has always been an activity
that demands nearly complete dedication of the processor, because the burn rate
must be constant... Ben Myers
 
Ben Myers said:
Not necessarily a load of crap. I think that the DFRAG is overkill, and whether
or not to burn MP3s instead of the original audio depends on where the resulting
CDs will be played. Computers can play MP3s, and some of the other audio
players can, but some cannot.

But a lot of the rest has to do with using an inherently unrelaible operating
system with no provision to allow a program like a CD burner to pre-empt
whatever else is going on. So other programs like screen savers steal processor
cycles, sometimes for long intervals, and you end up with a coaster. Of course,
maybe a 3GHz Pentium 4 has enough speed to allow CD burning to go on at the same
time as a lot of other activities. But CD burning has always been an activity
that demands nearly complete dedication of the processor, because the burn rate
must be constant... Ben Myers
Click to expand...

According to MBM5 burning a CDR (IDE drive) at 16X uses around 5% of my CPU.

(Athlon XP2200+ and XP Pro)

I can burn faster (52X) but get less reliable results so I stick to 16X.
What's a couple extra minutes?
 
I would recommend using a better brand of blank CDR media. My burner used to
do the same thing and then I started using a higher quality media and these
Power calibration errors just disappeared.
My next door neighbour had the same errors and he changed the media he was
using and his errors disappeared also.
Give a few different brands a try before replacing your burner.
 
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