Tracking and Spindle servo errors

[jfharper]

Got a new DVD burner about a month ago (SONY DVD RW DRU-540A 1.0a) and have been fighting an intermitent problem. Processes include taking a Picvideo avi, either captured video or targa file animation, like 19 quality, encoding to MPEG-2 using Tmpgenc, using Sony DVD Architect Studio 2.0 to encode to DVD and burn. Have used two different types of media Talon (or Arco Circle) and Optodisc. From what I've read from others is the media may not be the problem. During the burn these errors occur and fail the burn:

****
'SFMMCX'-(17)
'atapi'-(0)
-'SONY DVD RW DRU-540A 1.0a'-(1)
Module sfmmcx.cpp Line 1639
A hardware error occurred.
A tracking servo failure occurred.

Status: 00020202
Command: 2a 00 00 17 94 20 00 00 20 00
Sense: 04 09 01
Info: 00 00 00 00
Specific: 00 00 00
Extra: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
*****
*****
'SFMMCX'-(17)
'atapi'-(1)
-'SONY DVD RW DRU-540A 1.0a'-(0)
Module sfmmcx.cpp Line 1639
A hardware error occurred.
A spindle servo failure occurred.

Status: 00020202
Command: 2a 00 00 01 c4 80 00 00 20 00
Sense: 04 09 03
Info: 00 00 00 00
Specific: 00 00 00
Extra: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
*****

So it looks like the module in sfmmcx.cpp is getting the error and displaying the message. I've tried switching the drive IDE cable, but this did not fix it.

Does anyone know what might be causing this? Is it the drive or Motherboard? Perhaps a driver error? Any help would be most appreciated...thanks.
JH

[redwudz]

If it's not media, it looks like a problem with the drive. It does call it a hardware problem.

[BJ_M]

looks like drive problems -- what happens when you use some other program to burn besides DVDA2 ?

dvda2 is know to have issues with some burners .

[jfharper]

Haven't tried another burning software, but I will try that. I have RecordNow DX. I think I will also exchange for a new drive before my 30 day return policy expires with BestBuy, should have a few days left. Will also try some different media, just in case...thanks for the help, if anyone else has an idea about this, I would be very glad to hear your thoughts, and check into your fix as well. Thanks again,
JH