Please help! Havent burn able to burn a CD in XP for 2 years

tones · May 31st, 2004, 02:37 PM

I bought a Plextor 40x12x40A about 2 years ago and I havent been able to burn a single thing. I have tried just about everything I can think of. I have this installed on a P4 2.4 ghz machine running windows XP Pro with Service Pack one installed. The MB is a P4S533 with sis CHIPSET.

I have tried all different burning software such as Alcohol 120%, CDRWIN, Nero etc with no luck. Most of the time the CD gets about 1/4 way through the burn and it just says there was an error and to check the log. The log really doesnt say much more other than there was an error.

I am almost 100% sure that there isnt actually a problem with the burner itself because I get the same problem with my Creative 6x4x24 installed.

If anyone can provide any help it would be greatly appreciated...I am at my wits end and my harddrive is full....

Thanks...

originel · May 31st, 2004, 02:41 PM

When is the last time you've reinstalled windows? it could be some funky config in there that's messing things up, although i couldn't tell you off the top of my head. Have you tried it on different IDE channels?

tones · May 31st, 2004, 02:44 PM

I have re-installed windows a few times with the same results. I have not tried different IDE channels....but its definetly worth a try.

Thanks...

Shabow · May 31st, 2004, 02:56 PM

Have you checked to make sure that you IDE cable is cut? And can your burner read discs?

dr_roberts49 · May 31st, 2004, 03:45 PM

I'm sorry, but if it's been 2 years without success, and you've done all the things you say you've done, then I can't help but think your hardware is the problem. As Shadow suggested, look at your cables. Are you saying your Creative drive is not burning too? Hopefully bad cables. If not, then you might have a bad mobo. Good luck.

Robert

uethello · May 31st, 2004, 03:52 PM

Tried different kinds of media? Sounds lame but it's all I can come up with right now.

paul9 · May 31st, 2004, 04:03 PM

make sure you have dma enabled on all your drives (hd and cd)
is the plextor burnproof?
i had a creative 8x which wouldn't burn more than about 20% of a disc before crapping out under xp. works fine still in 98/me.
one of the xp patches from microsoft is for "cd burning issues" make sure to apply that.

tones · May 31st, 2004, 05:52 PM

Here is the error log from Nero if this helps:

Windows XP 5.1
WinAspi: -
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.50, size=131072 bytes, created 5/31/2004 5:40:20 PM
Nero Version: 5.5.9.9
Recorder: <CREATIVE CD-RW RW6424E> Version: 1.30 - HA 1 TA 1 - 5.5.9.9
Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI
CD-ROM: <E-IDE Creative CD4830E>Version: U20C - HA 1 TA 0 - 5.5.9.9
Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1
Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD1200JB-75CRA0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : IBM-DTLA-307045 atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : E-IDE Creative CD4830E atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: Off
CdRomPeripheral : CREATIVE CD-RW RW6424E atapi Port 1 ID 1 DMA: On
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
CmdQueuing : 1
CmdNotification: 2
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
EraseSpeed : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 1023MB (1048096kB)
Free physical memory: 657MB (673264kB)
Memory in use : 35 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Static Write Speed Table: 0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Enabled (1)
Wizard: On

31.5.2004
CueSheet
5:45:33 PM #1 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 118
Reader running

5:45:33 PM #2 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 134
Writer CREATIVE CD-RW RW6424E running

5:45:33 PM #3 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3542
Turn on Track-At-Once, using CD-R/RW media

5:45:33 PM #4 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 663
Setup items (original item values)
0: TRM_DATA_RAW_MODE1 (Cue Sheet Track)
2 indices, index0 (150) provided
original CD pos #0 + 319711 (319711) = #319711/71:2.61
relocatable, CD pos for caching/writing not required/not required, no patch infos
--------------------------------------------------------------

5:45:34 PM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 199
Last possible write address on media: 359848 (79:59.73)
Last address to be written: 319710 (71:04.60)

5:45:34 PM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 204
Write in overburning mode: FALSE

5:45:34 PM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 1403
Recorder: CREATIVE CD-RW RW6424E;
CDRW code: 00 97 18 06; CD manufacturer unknown
ATIP Data:
Special Info [hex] 1: 00 00 00, 2: 00 00 00 (LI 0:00.00), 3: 00 00 00 (LO 0:00.00)
Additional Info [hex] 1: 00 00 00 (invalid), 2: 00 00 00 (invalid), 3: 00 00 00 (invalid)

5:45:34 PM #8 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 815
Prepare recorder CREATIVE CD-RW RW6424E for write in TAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN:
TOCTYPE: 0x0 Close CD
Tracks 1 to 1:
TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x0, ISRC "", FilePos 0 307200 655075328

5:45:34 PM #9 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 843
Removed 2 run-out blocks from end of track 1.

5:45:34 PM #10 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 663
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_RAW_MODE1 (Cue Sheet Track)
2 indices, index0 (150) provided
original CD pos #0 + 319711 (319711) = #319711/71:2.61
relocatable, CD pos for caching/writing not required/not required, no patch infos
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 319709 blocks [CREATIVE CD-RW RW6424E ]
--------------------------------------------------------------

5:45:34 PM #11 Phase 32 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1566
Simulation started at 6x (900 KB/s)

5:45:34 PM #12 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1947
Verifying CD position of item 0 (relocatable, no CD pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

5:48:07 PM #13 SCSI -1135 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1415
SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 1, LUN 0, buffer 0x02910000
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x0C
Sense Qual: 0x00
CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x07 0xBE 0x00 0x00 0x1F 0x00 0x00 0x00
Sense Data: 0xF0 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x01 0x05 0x39 0x0C
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0C 0x00

5:48:07 PM #14 MMC -1135 File Writer.cpp, Line 335
Write error

5:48:07 PM #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 222
all writers idle, stopping conversion

5:48:07 PM #16 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 216
conversion idle, stopping reader

5:48:15 PM #17 CDR -201 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 147
Invalid write state

5:48:15 PM #18 TRANSFER -18 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 147
Could not perform EndTrack

5:48:17 PM #19 Phase 34 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1566
Simulation failed at 6x (900 KB/s)

5:48:17 PM #20 Text 0 File Scsicmd.cpp, Line 395
SCSI not using temporary buffers
20 out of 20 temporary buffers allocated

Existing drivers:
File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920), size=86912 bytes, created 8/29/2002 5:27:50 AM (Adapter driver for rec)
File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920), size=86912 bytes, created 8/29/2002 5:27:50 AM (Adapter driver for src)

paul9 · May 31st, 2004, 07:03 PM

Quote:

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD1200JB-75CRA0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : IBM-DTLA-307045 atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : E-IDE Creative CD4830E atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: Off
CdRomPeripheral : CREATIVE CD-RW RW6424E atapi Port 1 ID 1 DMA: On
=======================

i don't see the plex in there. also, i assume E-IDE Creative CD4830E:: DMA: Off
refers to a cdreader? as the dma is switched off on this thing, i think it may not be compatible with dma. try taking it out of the system and burning a disk. so what about that plex? any buffer underrun protection (burn proof, burn free etc)?

tones · May 31st, 2004, 08:25 PM

This is actually a burn attempt with my Creative Burner that used to work fine on another system...now it wont work on this system or that previous system.