pwer calibration error

[jonlund]

having problems all the sudden with "power calibration error" message when I try to burn dvd+r. worked fine for months then it just stopped one day. tried different media(tdk,hp)no luck. I used a couple of the tdk discs before with success. tried Pinnacle Instant Copy (the program I use all the time) and also tried Sonic MyDVD that came with the computerand both programs gave the same error message.after 3 hours on the phone with Dell still no dice. they want me to do a complete re-install to bring my system to out of box condition.but that is my last resort.it is a nec 4X burner running on a Dell 4600 2.8 ghz with 1 gig of ram. any help would be great.thanks
jlund@darkwing.uoregon.edu

[stvn]

i had this problem myself b4 and to cure it i had to reinstall the ide's. without knowing what ide drivers you need im not 100% but if you just delete them on xp anyway it should just reinstall them back with default drivers / settings after you reboot.

def worth trying b4 the factory disk neway. worked for me when my plextor was doing the same with pwr calibration errors.

[handyguy]

Best to just search the forum for this one as there should be 50 topics or so.

[jonlund]

tried re-installing the ide's,no luck.searched around a little bit in the forum,but nothing I found seemed to help in my certain situation.I hate to do a complete re-install of my system and find out it still doesnt work and that maybe ther is something wrong with the acull dvd writer.thanks for your help.

[DiablosuX102]

hmm, thats happening to me also, nec 1300a, burns ok at 2x but power calibration error when i try at 4x