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Unable to burn ANY brand of CDRW
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Fuego
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9. August 2004 @ 07:04 |
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I've spent months researching this problem without ever posting my question for fear of being blasted by the powers that be!
I have exhausted all avenues and I'm in desperate need of help.
The problem: I CAN burn CDRs without a hitch using ANY software (inc.Nero, MMJB, Roxio etc) and ANY brand of cd but I have NEVER been able to burn CDRWs even at speed x2.
I've tried TDK, Verbatim, Memorex, Imation, Platinum, HP and many more but without success.
At the end of every attempt it states: "Burn Successful" but the disk shows blank. I thought I'd found the answer on this forum but it turned out the solution to Skizz20's problem was simply he was using cheap media!
I've tried burning at all speeds, mainly low (x2 and x4) but I get the same result; burn successful but blank disk. I can burn CDRs so why not CDRWs? It's driving me mad.
I'm a photographer struggling for space on HD of my laptop and need to burn CDRWs or I'll end up with thousands of CDR disks with only 30-odd photos on each one - nightmare to manage. I have to get CDRWs burning!
I've consulted many "computer people" but nobody understands why. I even rang Toshiba in the States but they wanted to charge me 50 dollars just to talk me through inserting my recovery disk which I already knew wasn't the answer.
I've searched the Toshiba website for SD-R2102 driver updates in case that's the prob but didn't find any.
Spec:
Toshiba Satellite
Intel Pentium III processor
1.10 GHz
512MB RAM
Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-R2102
System:
Windows XP Home
Version 2002 Service Pack 1
(NB: Laptop came with OS above)
Please help asap - I've got a headache from hitting my head on that wall so many times!
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9. August 2004 @ 07:59 |
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Hi,
Have you tried a firmware update for your drive? Sometimes when your drive works for some media and not others this will do the trick.
What is the current firmware revision for your drive? Nero Info Tool will give you this information under the "Drive" tab.
It appears there are two hardware revisions for your drive so hopefully Info Tools will list which revision your drive is so we can determine what firmware is corrct for your drive :)
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Fuego
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10. August 2004 @ 06:03 |
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What a relief to receive some help and thank you very much for your speedy response!
Firmware version: 1317
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Fuego
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10. August 2004 @ 07:02 |
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I found this on the firmware site:
"Patched 1317 RPC-1 or Patched 1316 RPC-1 (newest) (ONLY for drives with 13xx firmware)"
The site states it's for advanced users only (which I'm not;) and use at your own risk! As I really haven't a clue what I'm doing I'd be grateful if you could confirm (or otherwise) that this is what I need to download.
Many thanks.
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Clashcity
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10. August 2004 @ 08:56 |
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I've been having the exact same problem except the media are CD-R, Maxell & Verbatim. I have both Nero and Roxio ECDC and they both recognize the CD-R's.
Here'e the info from Nero info tool --
Drive:ATAPI CDRW 52X24
Type:CDRW
Firmware Version:K.GC
Buffer Size:2mb
any help will be appreciated.
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10. August 2004 @ 09:25 |
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Hi guys,
The firmware versions at rpc1.org are very confusing so I'm extremely hesitiant to recommend one until we know exactly which hardware revision your respective drives are.
If both of you could provide me with the exact model laptop you have we may be able to dig something up at Toshiba's website :)
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"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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Clashcity
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10. August 2004 @ 11:57 |
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Nephilim,
I actually have a desktop - gateway.
The burner is an I/O Magic 52x24x52 cdrw
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Fuego
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10. August 2004 @ 16:00 |
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Hello again:)
Laptop model:
Toshiba Satellite 1805 S274
Intel Pentium III processor
1.10 GHz
512MB RAM
Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-R2102
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10. August 2004 @ 16:56 |
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Hi Fuego,
I checked out Toshiba's (less than stellar) webstie and couldn't find anything about whether your model satellite has a revision 1 or 2 drive so I can't in good faith tell you just to pick one and go for it. My best suggestion would be to get in contact with Toshiba tech support and see what they have to say about the issue and/or if they can tell what revision drive you have.
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"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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10. August 2004 @ 17:12 |
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My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
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"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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Fuego
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11. August 2004 @ 03:05 |
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Hi Nephilim,
Don't know if this is relevant but I've just noticed in Nero Info Tool, it says: "ASPI file(s) are missing".
Should I find/download it/them? If so, where from?
Thanks for all your efforts. You're absolutely right about Toshiba's website; I have several Tosh web links that were pre-installed on my PC - and most are dead links! It says a lot about the company.
Below is more detailed system info; does any of it help?
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer TOSHIBA
System Model Satellite 1805
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10 GenuineIntel ~1095 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date TOSHIBA Version 1.80, 2/20/2002
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\System32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)"
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 237.19 MB
Total Virtual Memory 1.87 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.46 GB
Page File Space 1.38 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Drive D:
Description CD-ROM Drive
Media Type CD-ROM
Name TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2102
Manufacturer (Standard CD-ROM drives)
Status OK
Transfer Rate Not Available
SCSI Target ID 0
PNP Device ID IDE\CDROMTOSHIBA_DVD-ROM_SD-R2102________________1317____\3233373332323034393620202020202020202020
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys (5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920), 46.38 KB (47,488 bytes), 8/17/2001 2:52 PM)
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11. August 2004 @ 08:55 |
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Hi Fuego,
There's a possibility that installing an ASPI layer could resolve your issue.
ForceASPI is a good one. Here's a link to the download and insrtuctions:
http://forceaspi18.w.interia.pl/
Let us know how it goes :)
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
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"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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Fuego
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11. August 2004 @ 13:38 |
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Thanks Nephilim, I'm having a look at it but can you tell me if it's safe to go ahead and download or is there a chance I could cause any damage? I can't bear the thought of trying to solve one prob and creating another, esp as it's all codes and I wouldn't have a clue where to start to rectify the problem if it went pear-shaped. God I hate computers:0 What do you think? Easy to undo if it goes wrong?
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11. August 2004 @ 14:08 |
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Hey buddy,
In the ForceASPI folder there's an batch file called DUMPASPI that when run will back up your current installation so you can later restore it by running RESTASPI. As an extra safeguard you can also set a windows restore point before you go ahead with the install.
We can take a look at your current installation if you want to run ASPICHK and post the results. You can download it here:
http://forceaspi18.w.interia.pl/aspichk.exe
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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Fuego
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11. August 2004 @ 14:26 |
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I hope I'm not driving you crazy with all my questions;-) but here's another one... how much space will that take up (roughly) to back up my installation? The whole reason I'm in this mess is due to lack of space and a need to burn CDRWs to make space so I have precious little to play with:-(
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11. August 2004 @ 14:30 |
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Questions are most welcome!
It'll take up an insignificant amount of space, maybe 100KB or so :)
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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Fuego
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11. August 2004 @ 14:47 |
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Great thanks.
This is current:
WINASPI.DLL version 0.71
WNASPI32.DLL version 0.71
ASPI32.SYS Not installed
WOWPOST.EXE Not installed
I will back up my installation and download from ForceASPI tmrw (have to hit the sack now - was up all night photographing a Perseid meteor shower!)
Goodnight and thanks again amigo;-)
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11. August 2004 @ 17:57 |
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was up all night photographing a Perseid meteor shower!
Sweet! Read about it in the paper.
As for the help, de nada mi amigo :)
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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Fuego
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15. August 2004 @ 06:19 |
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Hi Neph,
Been busy last few days but now ready to continue with CDRW burning problem.
I've downloaded ForceASPI and I've run Dumpaspi (it was v quick; hope I've done it properly) but not sure how to "set a Windows restore point" before installing ForceASPI. Could you pls explain?
PS. Tu espanol es muy bien!
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15. August 2004 @ 11:16 |
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My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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Fuego
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15. August 2004 @ 18:59 |
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I've installed aspi and got really excited when I saw a "green" bar in Nero Info Tool showing they were installed and working properly so I re-booted, burned a cdrw but alas no luck:( Exactly the same problem: "burn successful" but the disk still shows blank. Yet another brick wall! I have absolutely no idea what to do next.
I tried to post a request for help to Microsoft but as soon as I added my Win XP ID I was told to consult the manufacturer (Toshiba, which is absolutely no help - charge $50 just to answer the phone) as my OS came bundled with my laptop. It also came bundled with dozens of Toshiba & Microsoft help/support links which lead to nowhere except a headache. I've received no help from them at all. Can't even access some of them! It seems these companies love to take your money, then you're on your own.
(Sigh! Nothing like a good rant;)
Thanks for all your help Nephilim - nice to know there are people willing to help:)
If anyone has any suggestions please let me know - I'm desperate and it seems the options are drying up.
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15. August 2004 @ 19:04 |
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My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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Fuego
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16. August 2004 @ 04:43 |
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Hi matey,
Good to know you're still with me on this:)
I ran ASPICHK. This is what it shows:
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Component Version Date Size
WNASPI32.DLL 4.60 (1021) 09/10/99 45056
WINASPI.DLL 4.60 (1021) 09/10/99 5600
ASPI32.SYS 4.60 (1021) 09/10/99 25244
WOWPOST.EXE 4.60 (1021) 09/10/99 4672
"ASPI is properly installed and is fully operational. A total of 2 host adapters have been detected."
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My laptop must be roughly 2 years old now. I bought it
in NY in April 2002 from CompUSA. It's the first computer I've ever owned so it's been a major learning curve:0 (I say bring back paper, pen & ink;)
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16. August 2004 @ 10:25 |
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Hi,
You're ASPI is perfectly fine.
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It's the first computer I've ever owned so it's been a major learning curve:0 (I say bring back paper, pen & ink;)
I remember those days. I still wish for pen and paper sometimes :)
I'm more than happy to see this through until you're burning RW's but since we've ensured all the other variables are in good order I'm inclined to say the drive was A) defective when you bought it or B) it definitely needs a firmware updrade except there are none.
At this point considering your definite need to use RWs my best suggestion would be to look at getting a replacement drive. It would be a good indea to get the drive from a store that has a good return policy in the event that a new drive doesn't fix the problem.
Let me know how thing go :)
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"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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Jeanc1
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16. August 2004 @ 15:49 |
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