DVD burning help

[Mike Olbinski]

Hey guys,

I just bought a DVD burner, 8X, DVD+-R/RW and tried to burn to a 8X DVD+ disc last night, but had it fail with about 89% left to write. It did that on two difference discs.

But the software I was using was only recording at a max of 4X it said, not 8X, so could that be the reason it failed?

My drive didn't come with any drivers, but I found on the net that it just uses a standard Microsoft driver. But when I look it up in Device Manager, it says the driver is from 2001. Doesn't that seem old? And does the driver affect at all what speeds you can record at?

It's a Toshiba SD-R5292 or something close to that. Came in a Pacific Digital box. It seems to work fine, I was burning the movie, all was well, until it just died at the end.

Since the program said it was writing at 4X, I want to think that the 8X discs were the wrong type to get, even if I have an 8X burner...

Help!

Mike

 

[Chaz]

The speed should be ok if it is slower than the disk rating.

You may try a different brand of disks. I have had some strange compatability issues with CD-R/RW but I don't have a DVD+-RW drive so I am not sure specifically about those.

Sounds like it could be the program or the content if it is protected.


Many generic Microsoft drivers are that old (2001). If the software is recognizing the drive as the correct type/model it should be ok. You could still check for a newer driver from toshiba.

If you change disks and try different drivers and you still cannot complete any write session you may consider having the drive replaced.