External DVD reading discs but not burning

[brockaust]

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Hello. New user here. I have a problem burning on my newly bought external DVD. It's reads all the discs I put into it but somehow when I'm trying to burn some videos, I got this problem. Is this a software problem or a hardware problem? I'm using Windows 10 OS.

Hope someone can help. Thanks.

[cholla]

The error is telling you that your optical drive can not burn the disk you are trying to use because the speed of the disk is wrong for your optical drive.
I have never had this happen. I have had a very old disk not work . I believe because a newer optical drive no longer supported the manufacturers disk code.
Read the specifications for your optical drive. Match a new disk with the correct speed to that.

It can also depend on the chip in the enclosure.Is this enclosure old ?
Even if the optical drive is new ?

Give ImgBurn a try for the write (burn).

[brockaust]

I'll try to do that ImgBurn and get back with the results.

[brockaust]

The optical enclosure is new. I just recently bought it.

[DB83]

1. Can you advise of make/model of this optical drive.

2. Assuming that you did, indeed, purchase a burner and not a simple player, the advice of using imgburn is a good one. What program were you using ?


3. The rule of thumb is to burn at no more than 50% of the rated burn-speed of the blank media. Thus 16x media should only be burnt at a maimum of 8x.


4. And, finally, that the drive does support the media. That is to say that you are not attempting to burn dvd-R when the drive only supports dvd+R or vice-versa.

[cholla]

@ DB83,
I got hold of some old media one time & the drive would not recognize the MID.
But that is an unusual situation.

ImgBurn will list the drive capabilities as far as the + or - media it can read & write.
It does not list the speeds the drive is capable of reading or writing.

[brockaust]

Good day everyone. I used DVDStyler and got this "mkisofs: Broken pipe. cannot fwrite 32768*1"

I used ImgBurn and got this. "E 18:01:35 Failed to Write Image!
E 18:01:35 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:35"

I plug the power source of the external to the PC. Do I plug it somewhere else?

Sorry I only replied today cause of power outage.


Here is the full log from ImgBurn:

I 17:59:04 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started!
I 17:59:04 Microsoft Windows 8 Core x64 Edition (6.2, Build 9200)
I 17:59:04 Total Physical Memory: 3,930,488 KiB - Available: 842,664 KiB
I 17:59:04 Initialising SPTI...
I 17:59:04 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 17:59:04 -> Drive 1 - Info: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ890AS 1.00 (E (USB 2.0)
I 17:59:04 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!
I 18:00:48 Operation Started!
I 18:00:48 Building Image Tree...
I 18:00:56 Checking Directory Depth...
I 18:00:56 Calculating Totals...
I 18:00:56 Preparing Image...
I 18:00:56 Checking Path Length...
I 18:00:56 Contents: 1 File, 0 Folders
I 18:00:56 Content Type: Data
I 18:00:56 Data Type: MODE1/2048
I 18:00:56 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 18:00:56 Volume Label: UNDEFINED
I 18:00:56 Size: 717,120,936 bytes
I 18:00:57 Sectors: 350,157
I 18:00:57 Image Size: 717,684,736 bytes
I 18:00:57 Image Sectors: 350,432
I 18:01:00 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:11
I 18:01:00 Operation Started!
I 18:01:00 Source File: -==/\/[BUILD IMAGE]\/\==-
I 18:01:00 Source File Sectors: 350,432 (MODE1/2048)
I 18:01:00 Source File Size: 717,684,736 bytes
I 18:01:00 Source File Volume Identifier: UNDEFINED
I 18:01:00 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 59599018000558D6
I 18:01:00 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.8.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!
I 18:01:00 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 18:01:00 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 18:01:00 Destination Device: [0:0:0] MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ890AS 1.00 (E (USB)
I 18:01:00 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-003-00)
I 18:01:00 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x
I 18:01:00 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104
I 18:01:00 Write Mode: DVD
I 18:01:00 Write Type: DAO
I 18:01:00 Write Speed: MAX
I 18:01:00 DVD+R Reserve Track: No
I 18:01:00 Link Size: Auto
I 18:01:00 Lock Volume: Yes
I 18:01:00 Test Mode: No
I 18:01:00 OPC: No
I 18:01:00 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 18:01:00 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x)
I 18:01:01 Filling Buffer... (80 MiB)
I 18:01:03 Writing LeadIn...
W 18:01:20 Failed to Write Sectors 256 - 287 - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:20 Retrying (1 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (2 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (3 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (4 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (5 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (6 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (7 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (8 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (9 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (10 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (11 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (12 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (13 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:21 Retrying (14 of 20)...
W 18:01:21 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:22 Retrying (15 of 20)...
W 18:01:22 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:22 Retrying (16 of 20)...
W 18:01:22 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:22 Retrying (17 of 20)...
W 18:01:22 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:22 Retrying (18 of 20)...
W 18:01:22 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:22 Retrying (19 of 20)...
W 18:01:22 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
W 18:01:22 Retrying (20 of 20)...
W 18:01:22 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
E 18:01:26 Failed to Write Sectors 256 - 287 - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error
I 18:01:26 Synchronising Cache...
W 18:01:35 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions.
E 18:01:35 Failed to Write Image!
E 18:01:35 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:35
I 18:01:35 Average Write Rate: 0 KiB/s (0.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 0 KiB/s (0.0x)

[DB83]

Try again. But this time set your burn speed to 4x or, better still 2.4x and NOT MAX which appears to be 8x

Unless that drive supports an external power supply/adapter you can only plug the cable into the PC.


And BTW what blank media are you using ?