I WOULD BE THE VERY GRATEFUL IF ANYBODY COULD PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS
im using fujifilm dvd-r's
my comp is the hp pavilion a720n
during the writing process at the bottom it first fills the buffer blah blah blah then it gets to "writing leadin", thats were it goes it stays on writing leadin for about 10 seconds before popping up that error up there i tried updating the firmware using live update but it said "no devices found use firmware" please help someone it was working fine 2 days ago now it wont burn anything i tried using Alcohol 120% but that didnt burn either it seems like the same problem here is the error that pops up after about 15-20 seconds after writing process begins using DVD Decrypter
when i click retry it just pops back up here is the log after i click cancel
I 11:09:21 DVD Decrypter Version 3.5.1.0 started!
I 11:09:21 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 11:09:21 Initialising SPTI...
I 11:09:21 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 11:09:21 Found 1 CD-ROM and 1 DVD±RW!
I 11:09:32 Operation Started!
I 11:09:32 Source File: C:\MK.MDS
I 11:09:32 Source File Sectors: 2,132,224 (MODE1/2048)
I 11:09:32 Source File Size: 4,366,794,752 bytes
I 11:09:32 Destination Device: [2:0:0] LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-832S VPDE (D:) (ATA)
I 11:09:32 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: ProdiscF02) (Speeds: 2x, 4x)
I 11:09:32 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496
I 11:09:32 Write Mode: DVD
I 11:09:32 Write Speed: 1x
I 11:09:32 Test Mode: No
I 11:09:32 BURN-Proof: Enabled
W 11:09:32 [2:0:0] LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-832S VPDE (D:) (ATA) - Selected Write Speed: 1,385 KB/s (1x)
W 11:09:32 [2:0:0] LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-832S VPDE (D:) (ATA) - Actual Write Speed: 5,540 KB/s (4x)
I 11:09:32 Filling Buffer...
I 11:09:35 Writing LeadIn...
E 11:10:32 Failed to Write Sectors 32 - 63 - Command Sequence Error
I 11:10:32 Synchronising Cache...
E 11:10:32 Failed to Write Image!
E 11:10:32 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:01:00
I 11:10:32 Average Write Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 6 KB/s (0.0x)
That firmware seems odd numbered to me. It's either very very old, the wrong firmware, the wrong model burner, or a burner Liteon manufactured for another company. See if your burner will flash this version:
You're using media manufactured by Prodisc which isn't known as a high quality manufacturer. Try some Verbatim, Taiyo Yuden, or anything labeled as made in Japan, especially Sony and Fuji. You should try to find some 8X media. Your burner is old and probably won't burn any 16X media well, if at all. It all depends on whether the firmware has been updated to recognize and burn that speed media.
It might not hurt to start looking for a new burner. They are really cheap these days, depending on where you live of course.
If changing the firmware and media doesn't help, you might try installing the burner in another system (if one is available) to you to see if the burner works correctly there.
It is an OEM version firmware for HP DVD drive. You will need to use a patched firmware to update it to the newer firmware version. Read the other thread you started to get more information.
