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  1. I have tried everything to get my DVD writer to write films, data, etc. I have made 25 coasters! A couple data DVDs worked at the beginning but I don't know what happened. I even swapped my Pioneer DVD-104 for another one. When you look at the disk it appears that there is a part of unwritten data a few milimetres from the centre - like in an unfinalised CD. It was finalised when using Nero and all DVD writing progs, Nero, Gear, Spruce etc, say that the DVD is finalised. It won't however, read in a DVD drive (but the first couple do). I am beginning to think that there is a very simple thing I have missed!

    If you could help or suggest anything it'd be great!
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  2. have you tried using another brand of dvd-r.

    there was an error using 104 where around the outside edge was a few millimetres where it wouldn't write to but this has been corrected with firmware upgrades
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  3. It won't however, read in a DVD drive (but the first couple do).
    Many existing DVD-Rom drives will not read DVD-r. Some will read certain brands of discs but not others. So as mosh suggested, try different media. I would suggest starting with one or two of the disc type that worked.
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  4. All the discs were from the same pack. The gap is a few mm from the inside edge. There is written data either side of it.
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  5. Originally Posted by theflyingmonkey
    All the discs were from the same pack. The gap is a few mm from the inside edge. There is written data either side of it.
    Very odd then.
    How is it connected, to be safe it should be set as master on your 2nd IDE channel and should be used in PIO mode, not DMA mode.
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  6. Originally Posted by theflyingmonkey
    All the discs were from the same pack. The gap is a few mm from the inside edge. There is written data either side of it.
    Very odd then.
    How is it connected to your PC. To be safe it should be connected as master on your 2nd IDE channel. Also it should use PIO mode, not DMA mode.
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  7. Originally Posted by theflyingmonkey
    All the discs were from the same pack. The gap is a few mm from the inside edge. There is written data either side of it.
    Very odd then.
    How is it connected to your PC. To be safe it should be connected as master on your 2nd IDE channel. Also it should use PIO mode, not DMA mode.
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  8. I have tried the second IDE channel (master and slave). PIO is on. Tried Windows 98 and 2000 Professional. Thankyou for your speedy replies. Any more suggestions would be most welcome.
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  9. I had two thing move me from a DVD burner to a coaster producer. I had burnt 50 DVDRs with ZERO coasters, and then I had a streak of 9 coasters. It was horrible. The two things I had to do:

    1) return the slightly cheaper DVDPRO media and buy Raitek media

    2) force that particular ide device (DVDR) to be the slower non-DMA

    After making the above changes, I'm on a streak of about 20 good burns now , both data DVD and video DVD ..

    (BTW, I have A04 burner)
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  10. Originally Posted by mrhua
    2) force that particular ide device (DVDR) to be the slower non-DMA
    Thanks. I'll try it. How do you do this? I'm running win 2k professional and it's a pain in the ass!

    Secondly. (and probably a very silly question) are the AO4 and 104 the same models?
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