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jonford
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28. March 2008 @ 14:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I often encounter a failed burn when trying to burn a DVD using Nero Express with a message stating there was a power calibration error. Normally if I try to burn the same project immediately after, it will work fine. Does anyone know how to fix this? I also encounter it when trying to copy a DVD straight across from one burner to the other. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
laddyboy
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28. March 2008 @ 15:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello.

I'm not a big proponent of disk to disk copying. Most of the time you're better off to simply rip the disk to your HDD and go from there.

Power calibration errors can be hardware related but most of the time they are caused by (1) trying to burn too fast and (2) uaing poorer quality media.

Try burning at half or less the rated speed of the media, usually 8X or 4X and use decent media like Verbatim. Also make sure your firmware is up to date.

You might also try using ImgBurn for burning to see if your installation of Nero may be an issue.

http://www.imgburn.com (free)

If you have a Nero log of one of the failures, it'd be of use if you want to post it here, editing out your name and serial number of course.
jonford
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28. March 2008 @ 17:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Here is the log of the error. Most often I do let it burn at 18X, which is just the default max speed. I'll try it at lower speeds. Also, how do I check on my firmware?

Thanks for your help!



Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 8.3.2.1
Internal Version: 8, 3, 2, 1
(Nero Express)
Recorder: <Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S> Version: 1.00 - HA 1 TA 0 - 8.3.2.1
Adapter driver: <Serial ATA> HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : default
CD-ROM: <Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S >Version: 1.00 - HA 1 TA 0 - 8.3.2.1
Adapter driver: <Serial ATA> HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
CdRomPeripheral : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S atapi Port 2 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S atapi Port 3 ID 0 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : SAMSUNG HD501LJ atapi Port 5 ID 0 DMA: On

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S D: CdRom0
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S I: CdRom1
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2037MB (2086316kB)
Free physical memory: 1332MB (1364596kB)
Memory in use : 34 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

28.3.2008
UDF/ISO compilation
12:35:08 PM #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450
LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL

12:35:08 PM #2 Phase 112 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
DVD-Video files reallocation started

12:35:08 PM #3 Phase 114 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified)

12:35:08 PM #4 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6713
UDF document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : FALSE
Simulate : FALSE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : TRUE
Multisession : FALSE
Burning mode : DAO
Mode : 1
UDF Mode : UDF/ISO bridge
UDF Options : automatic
UDF Revision : 1.02
UDF Partition Type : physical
ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char)
Character set : ISO 9660
Joliet : FALSE
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : FALSE
Allow more than 255 characters in path : FALSE
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE

12:35:08 PM #5 Phase 111 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
DVD-Video files sorted

12:35:09 PM #6 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3349
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

12:35:09 PM #7 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3349
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

12:35:09 PM #8 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3568
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

12:35:10 PM #9 Text 0 File FilesystemSettingsValidator.cpp, Line 142
FS Settings: using validator 'CUDFSettingsValidatorDVD'
ParamMode = 'automatic', changing UDF partition type from 'physical' to 'physical'
Changing UDF revision from '1.02' to '1.02'

12:35:10 PM #10 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3349
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

12:35:10 PM #11 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3349
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

12:35:12 PM #12 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 311
Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB)
Last address to be written: 2286239 (508:03.14, 4465MB)

12:35:12 PM #13 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 323
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

12:35:12 PM #14 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2932
Recorder: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S, Media type: DVD-R
Disc Manufacturer ID: <CMC MA> <G. AM3>
Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193

12:35:12 PM #15 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 497
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

12:35:12 PM #16 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 754
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 ()
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 2286240 (2286240) = #2286240/508:3.15
relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2286240 blocks [D: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S]
--------------------------------------------------------------

12:35:12 PM #17 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 956
Prepare [D: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1: Idx 0 Idx 1 Next Trk
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4682219520, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 2286240 | 0 | 0x00
2286240 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00

12:35:13 PM #18 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 240
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

12:35:13 PM #19 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4359
Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-No (<64KB)

12:35:13 PM #20 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Caching of files started

12:35:13 PM #21 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4481
Cache writing successful.

12:35:13 PM #22 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Caching of files completed

12:35:13 PM #23 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Burn process started at 18x (24,930 KB/s)

12:35:13 PM #24 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2673
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

12:35:14 PM #25 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3280
Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode

12:35:14 PM #26 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3434
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

12:35:14 PM #27 SPTI -1066 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 196
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1066)
CDB Data: 0xAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 00 00
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x24
Sense Qual: 0x00
Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 24
Buffer x04b72000: Len x648

12:35:14 PM #28 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 10164
---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 2.0x (5), Extended Part Version: 0.0 (0)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Transfer Rate: <not specified> (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
Outer Limit of Data Recordable Area: 0 h
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Revision number of maximum recording speed: -
Revision number of minimum recording speed: -
Revision number table of recording speed: - - - - - - -
Class: 0, Extended part version: 0
Start PSN of the Extra Border Zone: 0 h
Start PSN of Physical format information blocks in Extra Border Zone: 0 h
Media Specific [16..783]:
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
1D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 - 02 84 0D 12 98 99 90 00 .@....R.........
03 43 4D 43 20 4D 41 00 - 04 47 2E 20 41 4D 33 00 .CMC.MA..G..AM3.
05 88 80 00 00 00 02 00 - 06 09 0D 14 98 88 90 00 ................
07 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 - 08 07 17 0A 0E 09 04 00 ................
09 95 07 0D 0B 88 88 00 - 0A 80 00 00 00 00 10 00 ................
0B 06 17 15 B8 99 85 00 - 0C B8 9A 32 03 20 32 00 ...........2..2.
0D 00 00 D0 00 00 00 00 - 0E 09 1F 39 2F 25 1C 00 ...........9/%..
0F 50 19 29 19 89 B5 00 - 10 88 84 00 04 00 04 00 .P.)............
11 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 12 09 2B 37 2D 29 1B 00 ..........+7-)..
13 50 1D 2D 1F A6 B5 00 - 14 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 .P.-............
15 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 16 0B 45 3D 3B 1F 25 00 ..........E=;.%.
17 30 25 31 0D 8A B5 00 - 18 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 .0%1............
19 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 1A 0C 51 51 51 45 2D 00 ..........QQQE-.
1B 90 23 2D 19 79 B5 00 - 1C 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 ..#-.y..........
1D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

12:35:14 PM #29 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3572
Reserved Track size: 2286240 (22E2A0h, 4465MB) -> return code 0

12:35:14 PM #30 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 269
Pipe memory size 83836800

12:35:46 PM #31 SPTI -1106 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 196
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1106)
CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x73
Sense Qual: 0x03
Sense Area: 0x71 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 73 03
Buffer x09a20040: Len x10000
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

12:35:46 PM #32 CDR -1106 File Writer.cpp, Line 306
Power calibration error
D: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S

12:35:46 PM #33 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3840
EndDAO: Last written address was -1 (FFFFFFFFh)

12:35:46 PM #34 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Burn process failed at 18x (24,930 KB/s)

12:35:46 PM #35 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 287
SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME

12:35:50 PM #36 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11420
DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed

12:35:50 PM #37 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450
UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL


Existing drivers:

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)
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28. March 2008 @ 17:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
burn process failed at 18x < --- WOW DADDIO HOLD THOSE HORSES BACK

try 6x

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Disc Manufacturer ID: <CMC MA> <G. AM3>

these discs are very very very very, did i say very? yup sad discs

firmware = http://discinfo.rpc1.org/

use tool and search VEIW/FIRMWARE UPDATES

Nothing here to see, move along folks.

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 28. March 2008 @ 17:20

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