Maxell media problem

[tgm4883]

I just burned my second dvd using this media, and it failed with this error in copytodvd

13:43:08 error Write failed
13:42:21 error (WriteSector) Failed: Code 03 90 92 [Unknown Medium error

This is the first error that I have received burning dvd's, (this being the 4th dvd that i have done )

What is the problem here? is it a media problem or something else?

[lordsmurf]

Is it real or fake Maxell?
If the MAXELL logo isn't emblazened on the top, it's fake.
Last I saw, it was blue on top too, and a deep purple (almost brown) on bottom.

[tgm4883]

It is maxell. silver on top, says maxell, deep purple on bottom, tried to backup minority report, only the main movie

[lordsmurf]

Where exactly does it "say" Maxell ?

[tgm4883]

It says Maxell right on the top of the DVD

[tgm4883]

I just ran DVDINFOPro on it and this is what it told me. I guess it wasn't maxell media after all, but is that the problem?

Media Information
Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID RICOHJPNR01
Formatted Size Blank
Total Size 4.38GB(4.70GB)
Book Type DVD+R
Media Type DVD+R
Default DVD+R book type DVD-ROM
Media Id Code Speed 4.0x 5540KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 0.0x 2KBps
Linear Density Blank Disc
Track Density Un
Number of Layers 1



01 02 00 00 A1 0F 02 00 00 03 00 00 00 26 05 3F .............&.?
00 00 00 00 00 00 01 52 49 43 4F 48 4A 50 4E 52 .......RICOHJPNR
30 31 02 38 23 54 37 09 00 3C 67 00 AC 62 16 18 01.8#T7..<g..b..
0B 0B 0A 0B 01 19 1B 0B 0B 0E 0F 01 00 00 00 00 ................

[lordsmurf]

You must be a +R user then. Not sure what to say. Bad media, bad program, bad burner, dirty burners, lots of options here.

[tompika]

You must be a +R user then. Not sure what to say. Bad media, bad program, bad burner, dirty burners, lots of options here.

Add one more option: old firmware that can't deal with a new 4x media.

BTW tgm, what's your burner, what's its firmware?

[tgm4883]

Philips DVD+RW SDVD6004
Serial # AB12
FIrmware Revision 1.03

[tompika]

This is a slim DVD+R/W writer that comes with DELL notebooks right?

These kinda problems you're having can usually be solved with
- updating the firmware (ask Dell if they have one)
or
- updating or changing the burning software (RecordNow Max , Nero)


I found the RicohJPN medias reliable but it can be a bad batch.

[tompika]

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172521

"Using CopyToDVD to burn to DVD-R(W) Each time a choose 'Write DVD' from the drop down menu - it always rejects the media, at least once sometimes twice. This occurs wether the media is in the drive prior to launching CopyToDVD, or is inserted after. I always wait until the drive has initialised and stopped accessing the media."