cd burning issue

Unfortunately I didn't have it on. but thanks anyway.

--


Regards
p.mc
"Daave" wrote in message
...
Have you tried using Windows System Restore, going back to the date before
your problem? If not, I'd give it a try.


"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
The last few weeks. that's why I uninstalled I-tunes because I let it
update itself and thought it may have bugged my system but sadly it never
fixed the problem.

--


Regards
p.mc
"Daave" wrote in message
...
So you *were* able at one time to burn audio CDs.

When did you lose this ability?


"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Yes audio cd's

--


Regards
p.mc
"Daave" wrote in message
...
I know you've burned many CDs on both drives. I presumed they were all
data CDs. For clarification, were you ever able to create *audio* CDs
(the kind that play in a CD player) using either of these drives on
this PC?


"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
"Sorry" Yes I've burnt quite a few cd's on both drives.

--


Regards
p.mc
"Daave" wrote in message
...
"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...

"Daave" wrote in message
...

Were you *ever* able to create audio CDs on this PC? What is the
make and model?

pcspecialist bespoke
winxp pro sp3
intel core 2 duo E6700 (2x 2.66ghz)
2x 1gb corsair memory
asus PP5N32-E SLI plus mobo
geeforce 8800 gtx pci express
soundblaster x-fi platinum fatal1ty

In case you missed it, were you *ever* able to create audio CDs on
this PC? If not, and if you can't burn any with CDBurnerXP, I'm sure
you have a hardware issue. Although uncommon, it's possible there's
something wrong with both drives. Or maybe something isn't connected
properly.

Ok I'm cancelling power supply because they both actually burn/read dvd and
read cd/ but not burn cd (data/audio). This then lends itself to either both
have dirty cd lasers or both not working, which again is strange for both to
fail together, but not impossible I suppose.

The firmware is the latest 2008 but not sure about most adequate.

They both have separate power supply connectors although being fed from the
same unit, so maybe weak feed, but not loose connection cause one should
work.

I was halfway through my CD-R stack when this occurred, but I did burn audio
to them on another similar machine later, which I then cancelled out the
quality of them being the culprit.

So as a last ditch before opening the tower, I'm off to get another batch of
CD-R's (different make of course) and a new lens cleaner.
It could be that the CD-R's where a bad batch that started halfway through
my spindle??

I'm no sherlock, but here's to hoping...:-))
--


Regards
p.mc


"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
There is no question now that the problem physical and not virtual... is
may
be due to faulty hardware or low quality media. Hardware could be; weak
power supply, dirty laser lens (it takes very little dust to affect it)...
or it could be a combination of the possible causes... if for example the
laser
lens was a little dusty resulting in a little lower than normal laser
intensity.. if the power supply were just a little low on power, and if
the
media were of low quality, the combination of all three or just two of the
possible causes, could result in the same problem.

I also read somewhere that a more adequate firmware could improve the
laser
intensity and manage to burn the same media it could not burn before, so
you
may want to update the device drivers.

The question remains of why the two devices at the same time?.. the cause
could be a common one, one that affects both devices... and it would apply
to a weak power source or low quality media, and not necessarily to the
laser lens, which would be the least desired cause.

Check the comments here.
http://www.cdrom-guide.com/forums/ar.../t-276095.html


---------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc escribió en el mensaje
...
Just DL CDBurnerXP, but that failed as well with error:

"(DeviceCallibrationError) could not write to disc (LBA; -150 length;26)
Power Callibration Error - 0x037303"

does that give anyone a clue?

--


Regards
p.mc

"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Sorry I thought I'd answerd that, the cd/dvd drive's are currently
transfering in Ultra DMA mode 4.

everest report
Active UDMA Transfer Mode UDMA 6 (ATA-133)
Max. UDMA Transfer Mode UDMA 6 (ATA-133)

So I don't need to amend registry?
--


Regards
p.mc
"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
Ok, so according to your hardware information, the Primary IDE Channel
is
probably capable of UDMA Transfer mode 6 and it is working at UDMA4,..
the
CD/DVD drives are capable of UDMA Transfer Mode 4 and are working at
what
mode.....?

The most practical way to know some answers and see if the registry
edition
is necessary, is to install Everest Home Edition... once you install
it,
look under Storage\ATA... you will see two lines that say "Max. UDMA
Transfer Mode" and another that says "Active UDMA transfer mode"... if
both
Max, and Active don't match, you'll need to apply the registry
edition...
this is to improve the transfer rate on the Hard Drive, for the CD/DVD
drives, Everest may not provide the necessary information but the
Secondary
IDE Channel is probably working at UDMA4 the same as the HD... I
repeat,
this may not be the solution to the burning problem but it may help at
some
level of data transfer which to my knowledge is a problem that affects
optical drives with writing problems and errors.


-----------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc escribió en el mensaje
...
Hi Ronaldo

I checked the specs sheet for my opt drives (LH-20A1H) and it states:;

"Supported transfer mode: PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 and Ultra
DMA
mode 4"

Also the link you provided states;

"Make sure that the device supports UDMA66 mode"

So I've left it as is untill further your advice.

--


Regards
p.mc


"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
Ultra DMA mode 4 is low for your hardware, to get the best data
transfer
rate apply the registry fix described in the KB247951 article and it
should reach 6 on the primary IDE Channel... the secondary channel
may
not go above mode 2 or 3 but that is normal for optical drives. The
article is dated August 2005 and doesn't have the updated
information,
it
says to create a REG_DWORD value named "EnableUDMA66" but you should
probably name it "EnableUDMA133" and restart to see if it reaches
transfer rate of 6, if it doesn't, rename it "EnableUDMA100" and see
if
it reaches mode 5. If it is still at mode 4, leave the value named as
Enable UDMA66 or delete it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247951



-----------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc escribió en el mensaje
...
Uninstalled secondary ide and re -installed to no avail.
UDMA on primary ide is 4


--


Regards
p.mc
"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
How is your harddrive on available space?

Have you made any virtual memory changes? (50% over RAM for
minimum
and
300% for maximum)

Have you tried uninstalling the Secondary IDE Channel, the
restarting?
Right click My Computer\Manage\Device Manager\right click ID
Channel,
Uninstall

The IDE Digital cable, is it an 80 strand?

What UDMA mode is it running on... five, six?


Sorry but this is all I can think of... the problem seems very
uncommon
and since it affects both drives on the same function, I can't help
but
suspect it is related to power wiring or supply or bad digital
wiring..
a
bad IDE digital cable would affect both drives on the same
functions,
low
power would also come up short when it came to burning, so you may
have
to open the box as last hope.


-----------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Update

Error correction (PJG's post) wasn't checked so tried that, but to
no
avail.
Tried kelly's Korner link...No joy.
I've been juggling "Enable CD Recording on this drive" on both
drives
just
to make sure one wasn't faulty.
Flashed Bios.
Updated Nvidia chipset.
Uninstalled both optical drives and let windows load em back.
Uninstalled I-tunes Ver 8 (Trying anything)
Changed from DMA to PIO and back.
Made sure IMAPI (or was it ATAPI?) runs automatically in services.
Googled intensly and found others with same issue different drives
and
systems but no real fix.
Insatalled logitechs ASPI layer ( early Version, as stated "More
stable")
and checked with ASPI checker.
Changed WMP from 9 to 11.
Removed KB929399 (read somewhere gave probs) no joy re- installed
fix.

Don't really want to get into opening up and checking cables &
power
supplies if possible due to unlikely
event of both drives failing simultaneously.
I can burn/read dvd data on both drives, read on both CD drives
but
not
burn CD data.
But still none the wiser.

I don't know what else I can try...Anything I've missed?


--


Regards
p.mc


"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
Fix is on Line 23. Allow or Disable CD Burn Options
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


----------------------------------
"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
If the Recording tab isn't available, find the registry fix
here.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


------------------
"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error
message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify
that
the
disc is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower
recording
speed or try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an
audio
cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R
discs
on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but
still
the
same. Then after more googling I installed aspi files and
checked
with
an
aspi checker and they were installed properly and no probs were
reported,
I also loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but
still
the
same issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an
answer.
I
can't
see it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so
that
just
leaves me believing something on my system is corrupted, or
settings
may
be wrong somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to
pio
then
back and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping
uneeded
services.



--


Regards
p.mc

Well cleaned both lasers and tried new cd-r's but again no joy. I'd read a
lot of people had succuess by disabling IMAPI service but unforyunately not
for me. Any how thanks to all who replied, I suppose I'll have tpo pull the
drives, but for now I've left some info below incase someone stumbles accros
this post and it helps them.

Once again thanks and watch this space.

---------------------------------------------------------

Power Calibration is controlled by the recorder.

Before any write operation, all recorders must do a 15 step power test to
determine the optimum power for writing to the CD; this is called "Optimum
Power Calibration"(OPC). During the write, it continues to do this test to
get the best write throughout the whole CD; this is called "Running Optimum
Power Calibration" (ROPC).
This whole process is controlled by the recorder, though initiated by
programs such as Nero. There is an area on the inner part of the CD for the
test and test data info to be stored. You can use this area up to 999 times.

If you receive the "Power calibration error" or "Power calibration area is
(amost) full" error message, the cause will be either poor media, poor
power, or a defective recorder.

Please try the following solutions:

Update the firmware of your recorder. Please check the manufacturer's
website for the latest version.
Try another brand of CD-R or CD-RW media.
Try different power connectors, and for recorders, do not share power with
other devices. It needs its own power connector. If the error occurs with an
external recorder, the power source in the chassis could be the cause. As a
test, try to take the recorder out of the external chassis and connect it
internal.
Try different configurations, such as taking the CD-ROM to the primary IDE
bus as slave and have only the recorder connected to the secondary IDE bus
as master.
Send the recorder in for service.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Good Descriptive Advice

You may receive the Power Calibration Error using Nero and Roxio CD Burner
or any other software the same troubleshooting methods should be used.

The Power Calibration error is also known to happen with internal and
external CD DVD Burners and the below information should help resolve the
error message.

Power Calibration Error Explained

Each time a CD Burner is setup for a CD Burning session the burner hardware
will perform a 15 step power test to determine the OPC for a Blank Media
Disc, OPC meaning Optimum Power Calibration.

This test also takes place during the CD Burning process so the CD Burner
can determine the best burn speed and method for the disc; this test is
called 'Running Optimum Power Calibration'.

Although the test is performed by the hardware of the CD Burner, the device
initializes the CD Burning Software for the test to take place. This is one
reason why your software may report the "Power Calibration Error" or
"Calibration Error Full".

Causes of Power Calibration Errors

With Power Calibration errors they can be caused by different factors and
sometimes difficult to locate, especially if the errors are at random. Below
are the known factors that will cause the Power Calibration Errors and how
to check each factor, it is important that each point is considered if
wanting to get to the bottom of the error.

Blank Media Discs

Power Calibration Errors can occur when OPC or ROPC tests for the media disc
so the condition of the disc, brand of disc and even the firmware for the CD
Burner can be the cause for the errors occurring. Test the drive with more
than one disc (650MB only) and even a different brand, for more assisting on
testing discs please see Blank Media Disc Help.

Although the Firmware of CD Burners is physically burned onto a chip inside
the device it is software based and also determines how a CD Burner reads a
disc. It's always recommended to update the Firmware for a CD Burner when
the drive has problems reading media discs.

Power Consumption

A device such as a CD Burners can have different problems if there is a
power consumption issue with the system and the Power Calibration Error is
just one of those problems. If using either an internal or external CD
Burner make sure to disconnect all other devices, except the hard drive and
Burner, before attempting to burn a disc. Double check all cables for any
faults and if possible test with a 2nd Data Cable. It is also advisable to
disconnect the power connection for the CD Burner and test with a spare
connector.

Dust Accumulating

Dust accumulates on electrical devices such as PCs at a high rate and its
very common for CD Burners to become faulty because of this dust with the
Power Calibration Errors being a tell tale sign. The rubber lip located
around the drawer of the CD Burner, usually inside of the drive, is to
protect the inner workings of the device from dust. Power Calibration Errors
caused by dust can still simply be fixed by using a can of compressed air,
specifically designed for using on PCs. It may also be useful to test with a
CD Cleaner Kit as a last resort.

It is also advisable to test the CD Burner on another PC, if possible, to
see if the Power Calibration Errors occur - if so replace the drive.


--


Regards
p.mc






"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message ...
Ok I'm cancelling power supply because they both actually burn/read dvd
and read cd/ but not burn cd (data/audio). This then lends itself to
either both have dirty cd lasers or both not working, which again is
strange for both to fail together, but not impossible I suppose.

The firmware is the latest 2008 but not sure about most adequate.

They both have separate power supply connectors although being fed from
the same unit, so maybe weak feed, but not loose connection cause one
should work.

I was halfway through my CD-R stack when this occurred, but I did burn
audio to them on another similar machine later, which I then cancelled out
the quality of them being the culprit.

So as a last ditch before opening the tower, I'm off to get another batch
of CD-R's (different make of course) and a new lens cleaner.
It could be that the CD-R's where a bad batch that started halfway through
my spindle??

I'm no sherlock, but here's to hoping...:-))
--


Regards
p.mc


"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
There is no question now that the problem physical and not virtual... is
may
be due to faulty hardware or low quality media. Hardware could be; weak
power supply, dirty laser lens (it takes very little dust to affect
it)...
or it could be a combination of the possible causes... if for example the
laser
lens was a little dusty resulting in a little lower than normal laser
intensity.. if the power supply were just a little low on power, and if
the
media were of low quality, the combination of all three or just two of
the
possible causes, could result in the same problem.

I also read somewhere that a more adequate firmware could improve the
laser
intensity and manage to burn the same media it could not burn before, so
you
may want to update the device drivers.

The question remains of why the two devices at the same time?.. the cause
could be a common one, one that affects both devices... and it would
apply
to a weak power source or low quality media, and not necessarily to the
laser lens, which would be the least desired cause.

Check the comments here.
http://www.cdrom-guide.com/forums/ar.../t-276095.html


---------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc escribió en el mensaje
...
Just DL CDBurnerXP, but that failed as well with error:

"(DeviceCallibrationError) could not write to disc (LBA; -150 length;26)
Power Callibration Error - 0x037303"

does that give anyone a clue?

--


Regards
p.mc

"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Sorry I thought I'd answerd that, the cd/dvd drive's are currently
transfering in Ultra DMA mode 4.

everest report
Active UDMA Transfer Mode UDMA 6 (ATA-133)
Max. UDMA Transfer Mode UDMA 6 (ATA-133)

So I don't need to amend registry?
--


Regards
p.mc
"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
Ok, so according to your hardware information, the Primary IDE Channel
is
probably capable of UDMA Transfer mode 6 and it is working at
UDMA4,..
the
CD/DVD drives are capable of UDMA Transfer Mode 4 and are working at
what
mode.....?

The most practical way to know some answers and see if the registry
edition
is necessary, is to install Everest Home Edition... once you install
it,
look under Storage\ATA... you will see two lines that say "Max. UDMA
Transfer Mode" and another that says "Active UDMA transfer mode"...
if
both
Max, and Active don't match, you'll need to apply the registry
edition...
this is to improve the transfer rate on the Hard Drive, for the CD/DVD
drives, Everest may not provide the necessary information but the
Secondary
IDE Channel is probably working at UDMA4 the same as the HD... I
repeat,
this may not be the solution to the burning problem but it may help at
some
level of data transfer which to my knowledge is a problem that affects
optical drives with writing problems and errors.


-----------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc escribió en el mensaje
...
Hi Ronaldo

I checked the specs sheet for my opt drives (LH-20A1H) and it
states:;

"Supported transfer mode: PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 and Ultra
DMA
mode 4"

Also the link you provided states;

"Make sure that the device supports UDMA66 mode"

So I've left it as is untill further your advice.

--


Regards
p.mc


"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
Ultra DMA mode 4 is low for your hardware, to get the best data
transfer
rate apply the registry fix described in the KB247951 article and it
should reach 6 on the primary IDE Channel... the secondary channel
may
not go above mode 2 or 3 but that is normal for optical drives. The
article is dated August 2005 and doesn't have the updated
information,
it
says to create a REG_DWORD value named "EnableUDMA66" but you should
probably name it "EnableUDMA133" and restart to see if it reaches
transfer rate of 6, if it doesn't, rename it "EnableUDMA100" and see
if
it reaches mode 5. If it is still at mode 4, leave the value named
as
Enable UDMA66 or delete it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247951



-----------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc escribió en el mensaje
...
Uninstalled secondary ide and re -installed to no avail.
UDMA on primary ide is 4


--


Regards
p.mc
"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
How is your harddrive on available space?

Have you made any virtual memory changes? (50% over RAM for
minimum
and
300% for maximum)

Have you tried uninstalling the Secondary IDE Channel, the
restarting?
Right click My Computer\Manage\Device Manager\right click ID
Channel,
Uninstall

The IDE Digital cable, is it an 80 strand?

What UDMA mode is it running on... five, six?


Sorry but this is all I can think of... the problem seems very
uncommon
and since it affects both drives on the same function, I can't
help
but
suspect it is related to power wiring or supply or bad digital
wiring..
a
bad IDE digital cable would affect both drives on the same
functions,
low
power would also come up short when it came to burning, so you may
have
to open the box as last hope.


-----------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Update

Error correction (PJG's post) wasn't checked so tried that, but
to
no
avail.
Tried kelly's Korner link...No joy.
I've been juggling "Enable CD Recording on this drive" on both
drives
just
to make sure one wasn't faulty.
Flashed Bios.
Updated Nvidia chipset.
Uninstalled both optical drives and let windows load em back.
Uninstalled I-tunes Ver 8 (Trying anything)
Changed from DMA to PIO and back.
Made sure IMAPI (or was it ATAPI?) runs automatically in
services.
Googled intensly and found others with same issue different
drives
and
systems but no real fix.
Insatalled logitechs ASPI layer ( early Version, as stated "More
stable")
and checked with ASPI checker.
Changed WMP from 9 to 11.
Removed KB929399 (read somewhere gave probs) no joy re- installed
fix.

Don't really want to get into opening up and checking cables &
power
supplies if possible due to unlikely
event of both drives failing simultaneously.
I can burn/read dvd data on both drives, read on both CD drives
but
not
burn CD data.
But still none the wiser.

I don't know what else I can try...Anything I've missed?


--


Regards
p.mc


"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
Fix is on Line 23. Allow or Disable CD Burn Options
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


----------------------------------
"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
If the Recording tab isn't available, find the registry fix
here.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


------------------
"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error
message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify
that
the
disc is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower
recording
speed or try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an
audio
cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my
CD/R
discs
on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but
still
the
same. Then after more googling I installed aspi files and
checked
with
an
aspi checker and they were installed properly and no probs
were
reported,
I also loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but
still
the
same issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an
answer.
I
can't
see it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so
that
just
leaves me believing something on my system is corrupted, or
settings
may
be wrong somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to
pio
then
back and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping
uneeded
services.



--


Regards
p.mc

Good luck. Once you learn what the culprit is, please share the
information withus. :-)


p.mc wrote:
Well cleaned both lasers and tried new cd-r's but again no joy. I'd
read a lot of people had succuess by disabling IMAPI service but
unforyunately not for me. Any how thanks to all who replied, I
suppose I'll have tpo pull the drives, but for now I've left some
info below incase someone stumbles accros this post and it helps them.

Once again thanks and watch this space.

---------------------------------------------------------

Power Calibration is controlled by the recorder.

Before any write operation, all recorders must do a 15 step power
test to determine the optimum power for writing to the CD; this is
called "Optimum Power Calibration"(OPC). During the write, it
continues to do this test to get the best write throughout the whole
CD; this is called "Running Optimum Power Calibration" (ROPC).
This whole process is controlled by the recorder, though initiated by
programs such as Nero. There is an area on the inner part of the CD
for the test and test data info to be stored. You can use this area
up to 999 times.
If you receive the "Power calibration error" or "Power calibration
area is (amost) full" error message, the cause will be either poor
media, poor power, or a defective recorder.

Please try the following solutions:

Update the firmware of your recorder. Please check the manufacturer's
website for the latest version.
Try another brand of CD-R or CD-RW media.
Try different power connectors, and for recorders, do not share power
with other devices. It needs its own power connector. If the error
occurs with an external recorder, the power source in the chassis
could be the cause. As a test, try to take the recorder out of the
external chassis and connect it internal.
Try different configurations, such as taking the CD-ROM to the
primary IDE bus as slave and have only the recorder connected to the
secondary IDE bus as master.
Send the recorder in for service.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Good Descriptive Advice

You may receive the Power Calibration Error using Nero and Roxio CD
Burner or any other software the same troubleshooting methods should
be used.
The Power Calibration error is also known to happen with internal and
external CD DVD Burners and the below information should help resolve
the error message.

Power Calibration Error Explained

Each time a CD Burner is setup for a CD Burning session the burner
hardware will perform a 15 step power test to determine the OPC for a
Blank Media Disc, OPC meaning Optimum Power Calibration.

This test also takes place during the CD Burning process so the CD
Burner can determine the best burn speed and method for the disc;
this test is called 'Running Optimum Power Calibration'.

Although the test is performed by the hardware of the CD Burner, the
device initializes the CD Burning Software for the test to take
place. This is one reason why your software may report the "Power
Calibration Error" or "Calibration Error Full".

Causes of Power Calibration Errors

With Power Calibration errors they can be caused by different factors
and sometimes difficult to locate, especially if the errors are at
random. Below are the known factors that will cause the Power
Calibration Errors and how to check each factor, it is important that
each point is considered if wanting to get to the bottom of the error.

Blank Media Discs

Power Calibration Errors can occur when OPC or ROPC tests for the
media disc so the condition of the disc, brand of disc and even the
firmware for the CD Burner can be the cause for the errors occurring.
Test the drive with more than one disc (650MB only) and even a
different brand, for more assisting on testing discs please see Blank
Media Disc Help.
Although the Firmware of CD Burners is physically burned onto a chip
inside the device it is software based and also determines how a CD
Burner reads a disc. It's always recommended to update the Firmware
for a CD Burner when the drive has problems reading media discs.

Power Consumption

A device such as a CD Burners can have different problems if there is
a power consumption issue with the system and the Power Calibration
Error is just one of those problems. If using either an internal or
external CD Burner make sure to disconnect all other devices, except
the hard drive and Burner, before attempting to burn a disc. Double
check all cables for any faults and if possible test with a 2nd Data
Cable. It is also advisable to disconnect the power connection for
the CD Burner and test with a spare connector.

Dust Accumulating

Dust accumulates on electrical devices such as PCs at a high rate and
its very common for CD Burners to become faulty because of this dust
with the Power Calibration Errors being a tell tale sign. The rubber
lip located around the drawer of the CD Burner, usually inside of the
drive, is to protect the inner workings of the device from dust.
Power Calibration Errors caused by dust can still simply be fixed by
using a can of compressed air, specifically designed for using on
PCs. It may also be useful to test with a CD Cleaner Kit as a last
resort.
It is also advisable to test the CD Burner on another PC, if
possible, to see if the Power Calibration Errors occur - if so
replace the drive.


"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Ok I'm cancelling power supply because they both actually burn/read
dvd and read cd/ but not burn cd (data/audio). This then lends
itself to either both have dirty cd lasers or both not working,
which again is strange for both to fail together, but not impossible
I suppose. The firmware is the latest 2008 but not sure about most
adequate.

They both have separate power supply connectors although being fed
from the same unit, so maybe weak feed, but not loose connection
cause one should work.

I was halfway through my CD-R stack when this occurred, but I did
burn audio to them on another similar machine later, which I then
cancelled out the quality of them being the culprit.

So as a last ditch before opening the tower, I'm off to get another
batch of CD-R's (different make of course) and a new lens cleaner.
It could be that the CD-R's where a bad batch that started halfway
through my spindle??

I'm no sherlock, but here's to hoping...:-))
--


Regards
p.mc


"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
There is no question now that the problem physical and not
virtual... is may
be due to faulty hardware or low quality media. Hardware could be;
weak power supply, dirty laser lens (it takes very little dust to
affect it)...
or it could be a combination of the possible causes... if for
example the laser
lens was a little dusty resulting in a little lower than normal
laser intensity.. if the power supply were just a little low on
power, and if the
media were of low quality, the combination of all three or just two
of the
possible causes, could result in the same problem.

I also read somewhere that a more adequate firmware could improve
the laser
intensity and manage to burn the same media it could not burn
before, so you
may want to update the device drivers.

The question remains of why the two devices at the same time?.. the
cause could be a common one, one that affects both devices... and
it would apply
to a weak power source or low quality media, and not necessarily to
the laser lens, which would be the least desired cause.

Check the comments here.
http://www.cdrom-guide.com/forums/ar.../t-276095.html


---------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc escribió en el mensaje
...
Just DL CDBurnerXP, but that failed as well with error:

"(DeviceCallibrationError) could not write to disc (LBA; -150
length;26) Power Callibration Error - 0x037303"

does that give anyone a clue?

--


Regards
p.mc

"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Sorry I thought I'd answerd that, the cd/dvd drive's are currently
transfering in Ultra DMA mode 4.

everest report
Active UDMA Transfer Mode UDMA 6 (ATA-133)
Max. UDMA Transfer Mode UDMA 6 (ATA-133)

So I don't need to amend registry?
--


Regards
p.mc
"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
Ok, so according to your hardware information, the Primary IDE
Channel is
probably capable of UDMA Transfer mode 6 and it is working at
UDMA4,..
the
CD/DVD drives are capable of UDMA Transfer Mode 4 and are
working at what
mode.....?

The most practical way to know some answers and see if the
registry edition
is necessary, is to install Everest Home Edition... once you
install it,
look under Storage\ATA... you will see two lines that say "Max.
UDMA Transfer Mode" and another that says "Active UDMA transfer
mode"... if
both
Max, and Active don't match, you'll need to apply the registry
edition...
this is to improve the transfer rate on the Hard Drive, for the
CD/DVD drives, Everest may not provide the necessary information
but the Secondary
IDE Channel is probably working at UDMA4 the same as the HD... I
repeat,
this may not be the solution to the burning problem but it may
help at some
level of data transfer which to my knowledge is a problem that
affects optical drives with writing problems and errors.


-----------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc escribió en el mensaje
...
Hi Ronaldo

I checked the specs sheet for my opt drives (LH-20A1H) and it
states:;

"Supported transfer mode: PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 and
Ultra DMA
mode 4"

Also the link you provided states;

"Make sure that the device supports UDMA66 mode"

So I've left it as is untill further your advice.

--


Regards
p.mc


"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
Ultra DMA mode 4 is low for your hardware, to get the best data
transfer
rate apply the registry fix described in the KB247951 article
and it should reach 6 on the primary IDE Channel... the
secondary channel may
not go above mode 2 or 3 but that is normal for optical
drives. The article is dated August 2005 and doesn't have the
updated information,
it
says to create a REG_DWORD value named "EnableUDMA66" but you
should probably name it "EnableUDMA133" and restart to see if
it reaches transfer rate of 6, if it doesn't, rename it
"EnableUDMA100" and see if
it reaches mode 5. If it is still at mode 4, leave the value
named as
Enable UDMA66 or delete it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247951



-----------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc escribió en el mensaje
...
Uninstalled secondary ide and re -installed to no avail.
UDMA on primary ide is 4


--


Regards
p.mc
"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
How is your harddrive on available space?

Have you made any virtual memory changes? (50% over RAM for
minimum
and
300% for maximum)

Have you tried uninstalling the Secondary IDE Channel, the
restarting?
Right click My Computer\Manage\Device Manager\right click ID
Channel,
Uninstall

The IDE Digital cable, is it an 80 strand?

What UDMA mode is it running on... five, six?


Sorry but this is all I can think of... the problem seems
very uncommon
and since it affects both drives on the same function, I
can't help
but
suspect it is related to power wiring or supply or bad
digital wiring..
a
bad IDE digital cable would affect both drives on the same
functions,
low
power would also come up short when it came to burning, so
you may have
to open the box as last hope.


-----------------------------------------
"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Update

Error correction (PJG's post) wasn't checked so tried that,
but to
no
avail.
Tried kelly's Korner link...No joy.
I've been juggling "Enable CD Recording on this drive" on
both drives
just
to make sure one wasn't faulty.
Flashed Bios.
Updated Nvidia chipset.
Uninstalled both optical drives and let windows load em
back. Uninstalled I-tunes Ver 8 (Trying anything)
Changed from DMA to PIO and back.
Made sure IMAPI (or was it ATAPI?) runs automatically in
services.
Googled intensly and found others with same issue different
drives
and
systems but no real fix.
Insatalled logitechs ASPI layer ( early Version, as stated
"More stable")
and checked with ASPI checker.
Changed WMP from 9 to 11.
Removed KB929399 (read somewhere gave probs) no joy re-
installed fix.

Don't really want to get into opening up and checking
cables & power
supplies if possible due to unlikely
event of both drives failing simultaneously.
I can burn/read dvd data on both drives, read on both CD
drives but
not
burn CD data.
But still none the wiser.

I don't know what else I can try...Anything I've missed?


--


Regards
p.mc


"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
Fix is on Line 23. Allow or Disable CD Burn Options
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


----------------------------------
"Ronaldo" wrote in message
...
If the Recording tab isn't available, find the registry
fix here.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


------------------
"p.mc" p@mc wrote in message
...
Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an
error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD.
Verify that
the
disc is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a
slower recording
speed or try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried
burning an audio
cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried
my CD/R
discs
on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11,
but still
the
same. Then after more googling I installed aspi files and
checked
with
an
aspi checker and they were installed properly and no
probs were
reported,
I also loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical
drives but still
the
same issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an
answer.
I
can't
see it being an issue with the cdr's or the media
programs so that
just
leaves me believing something on my system is corrupted,
or settings
may
be wrong somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed
dma to pio
then
back and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping
uneeded
services.



--


Regards
p.mc

Hi All

Just to let you know, after hanging just one of the drives from an
independant PSU feed then installing the other in a different machine, they
both had the same issue.
So I bouught a Lite-on ext usb drive "DH20A 4P" and that worked fine. I
backed up the eeprom with the eeprom utility straight away also, as I'd read
it's
a must with Lite-on drives.

I wonder if that had any bearing on my original problem? Anyhow having 2
drives of the same make/model/firmware and installed at the same time then
both having the
exact same problem was a real pain, I would've been more accepting of buying
a new drive earlier if just one of them had the fault. Still something
inside tells me there
must be an unknown factor involved here and a probable fix, but I'll just
have to let it go, it was to much of a headache. I can use them for
everything
else except recording cd's though.

Once again "many thanks" to you all.

--


Regards
p.mc

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"p.mc" wrote:

Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the disc
is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed or
try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an audio cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R discs on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but still the same.
Then after more googling I installed aspi files and checked with an aspi
checker and they were installed properly and no probs were reported, I also
loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but still the same
issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an answer. I can't see
it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so that just leaves
me believing something on my system is corrupted, or settings may be wrong
somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to pio then back
and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping uneeded services.



--


Regards
p.mc

"p.mc" wrote:

Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the disc
is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed or
try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an audio cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R discs on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but still the same.
Then after more googling I installed aspi files and checked with an aspi
checker and they were installed properly and no probs were reported, I also
loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but still the same
issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an answer. I can't see
it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so that just leaves
me believing something on my system is corrupted, or settings may be wrong
somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to pio then back
and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping uneeded services.



--


Regards
p.mc

Sounds like, if you were having no problems to begin with, that it just
might be a cd/dvd failure. Try with different software first, there's loads
of free cd burning apps you can try. If they all fail, then it might be the
hardware.
--

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


"alwaysstickingin****"
wrote in message ...


"p.mc" wrote:

Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the
disc
is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed
or
try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an audio cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R discs on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but still the
same.
Then after more googling I installed aspi files and checked with an aspi
checker and they were installed properly and no probs were reported, I
also
loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but still the same
issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an answer. I can't
see
it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so that just
leaves
me believing something on my system is corrupted, or settings may be
wrong
somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to pio then
back
and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping uneeded services.



--


Regards
p.mc

Sounds like, if you were having no problems to begin with, that it just
might be a cd/dvd failure. Try with different software first, there's loads
of free cd burning apps you can try. If they all fail, then it might be the
hardware.
--

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


"alwaysstickingin****"
wrote in message ...


"p.mc" wrote:

Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the
disc
is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed
or
try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an audio cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R discs on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but still the
same.
Then after more googling I installed aspi files and checked with an aspi
checker and they were installed properly and no probs were reported, I
also
loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but still the same
issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an answer. I can't
see
it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so that just
leaves
me believing something on my system is corrupted, or settings may be
wrong
somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to pio then
back
and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping uneeded services.



--


Regards
p.mc

Have you looked in device manager to see if the cd/dvd are found. My
daughter had this problem that the device was loading the drivers but unable
to 'find' the device.

I got this answer, tried it and it worked ok
Have you tried deleting upper and lower filters for the device. This page
describes exactly what to do

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/EN-US/

You can also try;
Locate the cdrom.inf file and "right" click on it, chose install and reboot.
If you have SP2 installed the latest version will be in;
C:\WINDOWS\Servicepackfiles\i386

I found the answer on this page.
http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windo...ecognized.html
Check reply from 'triton'

You will have to set Windows to show hidden files
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...iddenfiles.mspx

"alwaysstickingin****"
wrote in message ...


"p.mc" wrote:

Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the
disc
is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed
or
try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an audio cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R discs on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but still the
same.
Then after more googling I installed aspi files and checked with an aspi
checker and they were installed properly and no probs were reported, I
also
loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but still the same
issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an answer. I can't
see
it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so that just
leaves
me believing something on my system is corrupted, or settings may be
wrong
somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to pio then
back
and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping uneeded services.



--


Regards
p.mc

Have you looked in device manager to see if the cd/dvd are found. My
daughter had this problem that the device was loading the drivers but unable
to 'find' the device.

I got this answer, tried it and it worked ok
Have you tried deleting upper and lower filters for the device. This page
describes exactly what to do

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/EN-US/

You can also try;
Locate the cdrom.inf file and "right" click on it, chose install and reboot.
If you have SP2 installed the latest version will be in;
C:\WINDOWS\Servicepackfiles\i386

I found the answer on this page.
http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windo...ecognized.html
Check reply from 'triton'

You will have to set Windows to show hidden files
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...iddenfiles.mspx

"alwaysstickingin****"
wrote in message ...


"p.mc" wrote:

Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the
disc
is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed
or
try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an audio cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R discs on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but still the
same.
Then after more googling I installed aspi files and checked with an aspi
checker and they were installed properly and no probs were reported, I
also
loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but still the same
issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an answer. I can't
see
it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so that just
leaves
me believing something on my system is corrupted, or settings may be
wrong
somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to pio then
back
and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping uneeded services.



--


Regards
p.mc

Thanks to you both, but my problem is not that I can't use the drive or the
cd/dvd discs, only that the XP 'file manager' does not see discs that are
not already formatted as data discs until after they have first been 'looked
at' by browsing form a dvd writing/playing programme. I have tried
uninstalling, restarting and then reinstalling and starting again, and the
hardware appear fine in the device manager: it just does not seem to be seen
by Explorer until it is found by a media programme.

Cheers for the response none the less,

S



"iz0nlee" wrote in message
...
Have you looked in device manager to see if the cd/dvd are found. My
daughter had this problem that the device was loading the drivers but
unable to 'find' the device.

I got this answer, tried it and it worked ok
Have you tried deleting upper and lower filters for the device. This page
describes exactly what to do

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/EN-US/

You can also try;
Locate the cdrom.inf file and "right" click on it, chose install and
reboot.
If you have SP2 installed the latest version will be in;
C:\WINDOWS\Servicepackfiles\i386

I found the answer on this page.
http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windo...ecognized.html
Check reply from 'triton'

You will have to set Windows to show hidden files
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...iddenfiles.mspx

"alwaysstickingin****"
wrote in message
...


"p.mc" wrote:

Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the
disc
is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed
or
try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an audio cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R discs on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but still the
same.
Then after more googling I installed aspi files and checked with an aspi
checker and they were installed properly and no probs were reported, I
also
loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but still the same
issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an answer. I can't
see
it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so that just
leaves
me believing something on my system is corrupted, or settings may be
wrong
somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to pio then
back
and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping uneeded services.



--


Regards
p.mc

Thanks to you both, but my problem is not that I can't use the drive or the
cd/dvd discs, only that the XP 'file manager' does not see discs that are
not already formatted as data discs until after they have first been 'looked
at' by browsing form a dvd writing/playing programme. I have tried
uninstalling, restarting and then reinstalling and starting again, and the
hardware appear fine in the device manager: it just does not seem to be seen
by Explorer until it is found by a media programme.

Cheers for the response none the less,

S



"iz0nlee" wrote in message
...
Have you looked in device manager to see if the cd/dvd are found. My
daughter had this problem that the device was loading the drivers but
unable to 'find' the device.

I got this answer, tried it and it worked ok
Have you tried deleting upper and lower filters for the device. This page
describes exactly what to do

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/EN-US/

You can also try;
Locate the cdrom.inf file and "right" click on it, chose install and
reboot.
If you have SP2 installed the latest version will be in;
C:\WINDOWS\Servicepackfiles\i386

I found the answer on this page.
http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windo...ecognized.html
Check reply from 'triton'

You will have to set Windows to show hidden files
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...iddenfiles.mspx

"alwaysstickingin****"
wrote in message
...


"p.mc" wrote:

Hi all

winxp pro SP3
Loadsa ram
dual core
**2 X lite on dvdrw LH-20A 1H**

I went to burn a cdr for audio cd using wmp9 and got an error message;

"Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the
disc
is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed
or
try a different brand of blank discs."

So I complied with that but to no avail. So i tried burning an audio cd
within i-tunes, and that failed aswell as Nero. I tried my CD/R discs on
another PC without a problem so next I installed WMP 11, but still the
same.
Then after more googling I installed aspi files and checked with an aspi
checker and they were installed properly and no probs were reported, I
also
loaded the latest firmware for the 2 optical drives but still the same
issue.

Now my heads totally batterd and I can't seem to find an answer. I can't
see
it being an issue with the cdr's or the media programs so that just
leaves
me believing something on my system is corrupted, or settings may be
wrong
somewhere.

Please somebody put me out of my misery. also I changed dma to pio then
back
and also tried burning at slower speeds and stopping uneeded services.



--


Regards
p.mc