Question about my media

[Tymaraux]

for the past year or so i have been using Maxell DVD-R 8x with no problems... and a few days ago i bought some Maxell DVD-R 16x.... and when i tried to use them an error came up saying incompatible format..... can someone explain to me why this problem is occuring?? i don't understand how the formats are any different...

thanx

tymaraux

[mats.hogberg]

Maxell just make some of the discs sold under tha brand Maxell. What's the Media ID? (DVDInfo Pro)
May be so simple that your writer doesn't support that disc. Possibly a firmware upgrade will help.

/Mats

[Tymaraux]

is there a freeware program to view media info? and how/where do i go to check and/or update the firmware of my drive?

[piano632]

http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/

Free, unless you wish to donate.

[oldandinthe way]

If your drive is an older drive, it will may not identify newer 16x media. You may need a firmware update. Check your drive manufacturer's website to see if you are up to date.

Not all drive manufacturers are responsive in providing firmware updates.

[Tymaraux]

here is the media info.... does this give anyone a clue as to what's the deal with this situation? plus i am having trouble identifying the manufacurer of my drive.... i believe it's dynex (i know they suck) but i am not sure... and in either case i can't find any firmware update..... any help would be appreciated.
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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:ProdiscF02]
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Disc & Book Type : [DVD-R] - [DVD-R]
Manufacturer Name : [Prodisc Technology Inc.]
Manufacturer ID : [ProdiscF02]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,298,496 Sectors = 4.71 GB (4.38 GiB)]
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[ DVD Identifier V5.0.1 - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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[classfour]

I had okay luck with ProDiscs's but still have changed to Taiyo Yuden because I couldn't reliably burn beyond 4300 MB 100% of the time (not so much an issue with TY media).

The last Dynex drive that I had my hands on was made by BTC. I was even able to update the firmware using BTC's support. You won't find much help at Dynex's website, though.

I googled it to determine the exact model: The drive specifications listed on BTC's website were a great help also.

I did make certain the drive was the exact same BTC drive before I flashed it!