DVD Drive having issues reading DVD Media...

[MeekloBraca]

I am using DVD-R's from Memorex 16x. Never had a problem until now. It seems to be selective about the discs it wishes to read. Im recording from a JVC DVD Recorder. Any help please!!

Oh and the error is saying d:\\ not accessable Invalid Function.

[lordsmurf]

Memorex is not good media, in most cases. What is the media ID?

[MeekloBraca]

Where do i find that?

Deal this ive used Memorex hundreds of times and never had the error until lately. Maybe a bad batch of discs?

And when loading up my computer with one of these discs in the computer is acting like its trying to boot from the DVD.

[budz]

Where do i find that?

Deal this ive used Memorex hundreds of times and never had the error until lately. Maybe a bad batch of discs?

download DVDINFO PRO or DVD IDENTIFIER to find out the media ID. just because it's memorex doesn't mean anything. memorex uses many different manufacturers for their dvd media.

[MeekloBraca]

Yes I dont see it being Memorex, maybe the discs for sure but not the brand. Ive rarely had a problem with these.

Well I fixed the D:\\ no accesable problem. But its still not reading the discs.

This must be the drive because it wont reconize discs that it did reconize before.

[budz]

Yes I dont see it being Memorex, maybe the discs for sure but not the brand. Ive rarely had a problem with these.

Well I fixed the D:\\ no accesable problem. But its still not reading the discs.

This must be the drive because it wont reconize discs that it did reconize before.

My money is betting on the discs being the problem and not your drive. MEMOREX as most people know have media ID of CMC which is crappy media. This media will deteriorate over a period of time causing read errors or not being able to read back at all. As I stated brand names don't mean much, it's the MEDIA ID that is the important factor. Use good quality dvd media like VERBATIM & TAIYO YUDEN which could be under brand names SONY & FUJI as long as the spindles say MADE IN JAPAN those will be TAIYO YUDEN media.

[MeekloBraca]

Were talking a brand new spindle of discs with this problem arising in a matter of hours.

[budz]

Were talking a brand new spindle of discs with this problem arising in a matter of hours.

I've tried to be helpful by suggesting you use DVDINFO PRO or DVD IDENTIFIER to find out the MEDIA ID & to use VERBATIM & TY media. You seem sure it's your drive that is the problem. So be it then burn your money on a new drive. You're on your own now and let's see if any other member will want to help you. :P

[MeekloBraca]

I dont see how after using hundreds of these discs, how when they suddenly dont work, its the media. UNLESS its a bad batch of discs. But then how do you explain how my drive wouldnt reconize discs it reconized before? A disc just doesnt crap out literally overnight.

[CrayonEater]

I've burned 1000+ Memorex with maybe a dozen coasters/bad burns, and some of those have been recently since I got stuck with batch of Memorex Ritek G05. They play in all my devices.

If you just bought a new batch and are suddenly having problems, then you might be able to blame it on the media. Otherwise, I agree and would blame the burner. Have you tried upgrading the firmware? If your firmware only recognizes, say, 4x or 8x disks and you are using 16x media, that will often cause problems. It could also be a dirty laser, bad seek motor, maybe just a bad or loose IDE cable. Perhaps try a different kind of media - again, Memorex has been selling the G05 lately and that stuff is garbage. Otherwise, look into a new burner.

However, one thing that LS and Budz have tried to get across is that Memorex is of dubious quality simply because it is so highly variable - that is, they use media made by numerous different companies of varying quality. A lot of both "name brand" and cheap media is like that but Memorex especially so. That's where DVDIdentifier comes in as it'll tell you who really made the media you are using.

[terjeber]

I dont see how after using hundreds of these discs, how when they suddenly dont work, its the media. UNLESS its a bad batch of discs. But then how do you explain how my drive wouldnt reconize discs it reconized before? A disc just doesnt crap out literally overnight.

As a couple of posters have, patiently, been trying to tell you: Memorex media on Wednesday may be completely different, made by a different company in a different country under a different moon than Memorex media on Friday. Memorex rebrands media from other producers. The fact that you have only seen good Memorex disks is completely irrelevant, the good ones may be completely different from the Memorex disks you currently have.

Since this startet with a new batch of media, I would expect the media is to blame. That is why they have asked you to download and install the DVD identifying software. In that way you can check what the media really is your self.

[MeekloBraca]

Heres the conclusions ive made with this.

The drive works fine 100% of the time with 8x media. About 2 hours after I posted this thread the drive worked perfectly with the 16x media, with no reboot, no changes nothing. Just suddenly fixed itself. As I type this, the 16x media wont reconize but the 8x does. I dont get it.

[terjeber]

Heres the conclusions ive made with this.

The drive works fine 100% of the time with 8x media. About 2 hours after I posted this thread the drive worked perfectly with the 16x media, with no reboot, no changes nothing. Just suddenly fixed itself. As I type this, the 16x media wont reconize but the 8x does. I dont get it.

Slowly, for the umpteenth time, it's probably because the media is quite different. The 16x disks you bought are quite possibly of very bad quality. There are huge quality differences between different types of media from different produces. Now, if I get your personality right, you might come back and say somehting like: But they are both Memorex. Well, they are not. None of them are. They are probably from two different makers. If you do as so many have asked you already, check what the media really is, and look up that media on this site, you will quite probably find that the media that doesn't work is crappy.

If you want consistent result you should stay consistent with your media, and you should try to stick with high quality media. That means you need to know who made the disks, which means you probably shouldn't go with re-branded disks from a manufacturer who buys their stuff from any cheap source.

Several quality media makers have been suggested to you. Follow the suggestions, and you will have less frustrations. Taking peoples advice will also work in that way.

[MeekloBraca]

Old news buddy, but thanks for the smug attitude. Im sorry to have disturbed you.

[KTH]

Why won't you even consider using Media ID software? Both previously recommended pieces of software to do this (DVD Identifier & DVD Info) can be used for FREE. Memorex as has been stated previously & repeatedly DOES NOT MAKE ANY OF THEIR OWN MEDIA, but contracts other companies like CMC & Ritek to make the media for them. They then put on their name on this media. The fact that some of this new 16x media worked OK doesn't mean much. When dealing with what most people consider crappy media there are usually inconsistencies between the quality of individual media. This can explain why some of this media burns OK while others create coasters. I have been burning optical disc's for many years. My first burner was a Pioneer CD burner which had a SCSI interface and cost me $500.00. Back then blank CD media ran $20.00ea. You can imagine how sick I must have felt if even one of these disc's turned to a coaster. Back then disc burning software wasn't anywhere as advanced as it is today so the possibility of burning a coaster was extremely high. My first DVD burner was a Panasonic LF-D311 which also cost me about $500.00 (Believe it or not I still have this one and it still works) and blank media at that time ran about $10.00ea. Why am I telling you all this? It's just to make a point that there are a lot of people here on this forum with years of experience and to just ignore them without even a second thought wouldn't be very smart. I happen to concur with most everyone else here and suggest you check the media code for these problem discs. You could be right and it still could be a drive problem, but the media ID check is FREE.

[MeekloBraca]

I cant believe you typed all of that up. Like what is the point of all of this?

Nobody has yet to answer my questions.

Oh and to put something to rest, I did use Media ID, about a week ago. It told me some stuff, all of my media is considered "2nd grade media", didnt make any sense, and in the end didnt help me resolve my problem at all.

It still, for the thousandth time you ignorant fucks, doesnt explain why this shit works half of the time, while the other times it doesnt work at all. Why in the world does the drive read a 16x as a boot disc sometimes. So enough with the media ID crap. It doesnt explain ANYTHING.

You are in breach of the forum rules and are being issued with a formal warning.
/ Moderator Cobra

[Cobra]

MeekloBraca,

These "ignorant fucks" are giving up their own time to help you in any way they can. You are not paying these people. They are helping you out of their own generosity.

Please refrain from name-calling, and try to remain respectful towards those who are simply trying to help you out. I will leave this thread open for you, but I will be watching it very closely to ensure that it remains civilised - this applies to all users.

Many thanks,

Cobra

[laspis59]

I hate it when people dont appreciate the feedback from others,whether it helps the situation or not,it's a reply.

Some people dont deserve any replies or help at all.

...but you can take a a look at:

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia

or a poll a I started to help people new to this site which have poor knowledge of which media is best for their drive:

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=303464

[offline]

So, MeekloBraca, you ask for "help please" from us "ignorant f**ks"? I suggest you either consider apologising or taking your refined manners elsewhere. Try to fathom the concept that bad media can cause intermittent problems - sometimes it reads, sometimes it doesn't. But until you try a different brand/batch of media, you still can't rule out hardware issues - most bets, however, will be that it is a media problem. Test and see.

[terjeber]

Nobody has yet to answer my questions.

I am sorry, this is really hard for you to understand isn't it? Your question was the following, paraphrasing: Why does my media work some times and not work other times.

The answer is: Because the media is bad. Poorly made. Crap. Call it whatever you wish. Bad media is of what you would call indeterminate quality, its most important feature is that some times it will work, other times it will not. Even good media will some times not work, but poor media will fail more often than good media. I am not sure how to explain it more succinctly, you obviously have problems reading rather simple english, so...

The problem was that we didn't know what media you had. Some Memorex media is good, some is bad. That is why we asked you to run the software in question.

If you didn't understand the above, the answer can be simpler: Throw away all of your Memorex crap and buy some of the media suggested in this thread. Don't think about it, thinking will probably only give you a headache. Just do it. Oh, and understand that even when you buy good media, some times it will not work.

Oh and to put something to rest, I did use Media ID, about a week ago. It told me some stuff, all of my media is considered "2nd grade media", didnt make any sense, and in the end didnt help me resolve my problem at all.

What was it that didn't make sense. You have bought crap media. Crap media will work some times and other times it will not work. More often than not it will not work. What's the ###### mystery?

It still, for the thousandth time you ignorant fucks, doesnt explain why this shit works half of the time,

Simple, but you have to have some brains to be able to understand it. The media works some times and other times it doesn't work because the media is of crappy quality. What is it with that you do not understand?

So enough with the media ID crap. It doesnt explain ANYTHING.

Yes it does. It explains why you some times see it work, and other times it will not work. That is the nature of bad media.