Bizarre Burn - Good or Bad Disc???

systemErr · 11-05-2009, 07:51 PM

Hi everyone,

I tried to burn a 2GB iso image onto a Dvd+RW using Nero (office depot brand). The burn completed "successfully" and the data verification was also marked as "successful." So, I had every reason to think the burn went well. However, I closed the drive with the disc in it and in "My Computer" it either shows the drive as "cd drive" or "dvd rom." I double-click on the drive and the contents are blank. No files, no folders, and nothing there!

I use a Sony Optiarc dvd burner (it's like 20X for Dvds) and never had any problems. I have yet to look at my Event Viewer for any errors.

Any ideas?

Dogg · 11-06-2009, 12:59 PM

The label in My Computer is irrelevant. Test the disc in another PC.

**Tyree** · 11-06-2009, 03:07 PM

Office Depot media is usually Princo or Prodisc and neither are good quality.
Verabtim are excellent and readily available. Taiyo Yuden are also excellent but only available online.
2GB is not mush data but you could try slowing down the burn speed. Rule of thumb is burn at 1/2 the rated speed of the media. (i.e. 16X media-burn at 8X)

Tic Tac · 11-11-2009, 08:12 PM

I've recently been having similar problems with my LG 1108 DVD writer. I use TMPGenc DVD Author and just a few days ago I started having discs read as a successful burn only to not be readable anywhere. I also noticed the burn circle on the bad discs is smaller than the burn circle on the good disc (when I get the good disc to burn). Can't figure out why the burn would read successful when all the data isn't being burned, or so it would seem.

systemErr · 11-14-2009, 01:44 AM

Update: I'm gonna toss the drive. My event viewer showed "controller errors" a few days before these burn attempts. Drive lasted a few years, time to get a new one I guess. Of the discs I burned there were some successful ones and then, now, no matter what, none of the discs are working right (How could 90% of a 100 disc spindle be bad discs? It shouldn't). Even when I attempt insterting the disc into another computer with Windows XP, I get a message saying something about corruption. Weird that the device manager still shows a generic "this device is working properly" message for the drive. I hope this message helps future readers.

11-05-2009, 07:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
systemErr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 74 OS: Win XP Home SP2	Bizarre Burn - Good or Bad Disc??? Hi everyone, I tried to burn a 2GB iso image onto a Dvd+RW using Nero (office depot brand). The burn completed "successfully" and the data verification was also marked as "successful." So, I had every reason to think the burn went well. However, I closed the drive with the disc in it and in "My Computer" it either shows the drive as "cd drive" or "dvd rom." I double-click on the drive and the contents are blank. No files, no folders, and nothing there! I use a Sony Optiarc dvd burner (it's like 20X for Dvds) and never had any problems. I have yet to look at my Event Viewer for any errors. Any ideas?

11-06-2009, 12:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dogg Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,965 OS: XP sp3	Re: Bizarre Burn - Good or Bad Disc??? The label in My Computer is irrelevant. Test the disc in another PC. __________________ Google is your friend !

11-06-2009, 03:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,356 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Bizarre Burn - Good or Bad Disc??? Office Depot media is usually Princo or Prodisc and neither are good quality. Verabtim are excellent and readily available. Taiyo Yuden are also excellent but only available online. 2GB is not mush data but you could try slowing down the burn speed. Rule of thumb is burn at 1/2 the rated speed of the media. (i.e. 16X media-burn at 8X) __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently. Last edited by Tyree; 11-06-2009 at 03:09 PM.

11-11-2009, 08:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tic Tac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3 OS: winXP	Re: Bizarre Burn - Good or Bad Disc??? I've recently been having similar problems with my LG 1108 DVD writer. I use TMPGenc DVD Author and just a few days ago I started having discs read as a successful burn only to not be readable anywhere. I also noticed the burn circle on the bad discs is smaller than the burn circle on the good disc (when I get the good disc to burn). Can't figure out why the burn would read successful when all the data isn't being burned, or so it would seem.

11-14-2009, 01:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
systemErr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 74 OS: Win XP Home SP2	Re: Bizarre Burn - Good or Bad Disc??? Update: I'm gonna toss the drive. My event viewer showed "controller errors" a few days before these burn attempts. Drive lasted a few years, time to get a new one I guess. Of the discs I burned there were some successful ones and then, now, no matter what, none of the discs are working right (How could 90% of a 100 disc spindle be bad discs? It shouldn't). Even when I attempt insterting the disc into another computer with Windows XP, I get a message saying something about corruption. Weird that the device manager still shows a generic "this device is working properly" message for the drive. I hope this message helps future readers.