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kdd123
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_ 		23. April 2008 @ 20:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
when burning I use to get a calibration error, then I flashed my drive per instructions from other posts, and now everything is fine.

But why do I need to flash the drive? What does this do for me and how often should I do it.
Thanks, K
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attar
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_ 		23. April 2008 @ 21:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
A Power Calibration error? as often as not caused by poor media.

http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/dvdguide001.html

Updated firmware contains more writing strategies for different brands of disks.The burner now recognizes the coding on the DVD and adjusts laser power accordingly.
If you use a known reliable brand (like 'Verbatim') there will probably no reason to update the firmware - which shouldn't be done routinely any-way;the fact is that sometimes the flashing fails and ends in tears.
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kdd123
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_ 		23. April 2008 @ 21:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thank you for the info. I usually stick to Memorex or Sony with no problems until lately. After I flashed my drive it worked like a charm. The stores I usually get my disks at don't have verbatim. Just memorex adn sony. But I could shop around and find better disks.

Any how thanks for the info.
K.
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7thsinger
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_ 		24. April 2008 @ 08:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just to add a little to the sagely advice from Attar, memorex is NOT what you want to be feeding your burner. Most of those code out as CMC MAG; horrid blank media.

Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim is the way to go for optimum quality.
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Rotary
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_ 		24. April 2008 @ 09:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
memorex can work rarely but not for long degradation follows after couple months...

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Nothing here to see, move along folks.

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 24. April 2008 @ 09:23
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