BENQ DVD Burn Problem = Help...Please

[EAO]

All of a sudden the Benq 822A that has burned fine is having issues.

I have refomatted, so this is a clean install.

Nero 6.3.1.6
VOB Blanker 2.0.0.2
DVD Shrink 3.2

Drive is on 2nd IDE as primary and is DMA2.

Windows XP Pro SP2
2500+ AMD
512 meg DDR 3200 Ram.
120 GIG Maxtor primary IDE.
System has 0 fragments showing in defrag program.

Don't know if any one thing I'm listing is the sole culprit.

Bought some TDK 8x DVD-R media from CC.

Drive only sees it as 4X

Using Firmware B3LC on the drive. Cannot find anything newer.
After reformat reapplied firmware.

Using Norton. Complete and up to date. No virus... and NOT downloading anything to burn. Trying to make back ups of my own retail DVD's.

Some last points:

On the reformat I ran every check on the hard drive and it passed everything.

You know that 'noise' you hear when I drive defrags... I hear that a lot when burning to Nero

DVD Indentifier looks like this: looks like:

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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:TTG02]
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Disc & Book Type : [DVD-R] - [DVD-R]
Manufacturer Name : [TDK Corp.]
Manufacturer ID : [TTG02]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,298,496 Sectors = 4.71 GB (4.38 GiB)]
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** INFO : Drive = ATAPI DVD DUAL 8X4X12 [FW B3LC]
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD+R DVD+R-DL DVD+RW
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD-R DVD-RW
** INFO : Disc = [DVD-R:TTG02]
** INFO : Reference Speed : 1x DVD = 1385 kBps
** INFO : An Writeable Disc Is Recommended For Accurate Results
** INFO : Write Speeds (Supported By This Drive On This Disc) Listed Below

** INFO : GET PERFORMANCE Write Speed Descriptor(s)
Descriptor #1 = 5540 kBps ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV]

** INFO : MODE SENSE Write Speed Descriptor(s) [Legacy Command]
** WARNING : MODE SENSE Is Obsolete And Not Always Properly Supported
Descriptor #1 = 5540 kBps ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV]
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** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 0Eh - Pre-Recorded Information In Lead-In
0000 : 01 40 c1 fd 9e d8 52 00 02 85 0d 0c 87 89 90 00 .@....R.........
0010 : 03 54 54 47 30 32 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .TTG02..........
0020 : 05 ba a3 22 32 20 02 00 06 09 0a 15 98 89 90 00 ..."2 ..........
0030 : 07 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 08 05 15 0c 0e 09 04 00 ................
0040 : 09 96 05 0b 0b 78 88 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 10 00 .....x..........
0050 : 0b 09 18 14 97 88 85 00 0c b8 9a b8 83 00 30 00 ..............0.
0060 : 0d 00 00 d0 00 00 00 00 00 00 ..........

** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Control Data Zone'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'CDZ'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 10h - Physical Format Information Of Control Data Zone
0000 : 25 0f 02 00 00 03 00 00 00 26 12 7f 00 00 00 00 %........&......
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[ DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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The burns all start but will just 'stop' at anywhere from 40% to 75%. Nero will not respond. Have to reboot to remove media because the burner still has the red burning light blinking even if I cancel.

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[hech54]

My BenQ 1620Pro never liked -R media very much. It burns +R media faster. It pauses half way through a -R disc at 8x but blazes through a +R disc at the same speed.
I gave up trying to figure out why and burn my Taiyo Yuden -R's at 4 speed.

[Krispy Kritter]

According to the specs for your burner...it only supports 4x -R. So it isn't going to sense/burn any faster than that.

You could try burning at a lower speed (2x) or using a different brand of media. If neither of those work...the drive could be dying.