Cant burn CDRWs

Not sure if anyone can help but here goes:



Drives used to burn

LG 16x10x40, Firmware Unknown (havnt checked)

ASUS 522452A, Firmware 1.40 (latest)

Pioneer 106D, Firmware 1.07 (unsure if a newer one exists)



Drives use to Read

LG 16x10x40

ASUS 52252A

Pioneer 106D

Toshiba GDR8081N Firmware 2.21 (laptop)

Pioneer 107, Firmware Unknown

Plextor 708A, Firmware Unknown



Media In Question

Verbatim 650MB HighSpeed 12X CDRW (ATIP: Mitsubishi)

Prodisc 700MB HighSpeed 10X CDRW (ATIP: CMC)

Mitsubishi 650MB UltraSpeed 24X CDRW (ATIP: Mitsubishi)



Burning Apps Used

Nero 6.3.1.20

CDRWIN 5.05.001

Alcohol120 1.92.1705

Discjuggler 4.10.1140



Disc Format's Tested

- DataCD (ISO & Joliet), TAO & DAO & DAO/96

- CD Images (ISO Mode1/2048, BIN Mode1/2352, MDF, CDI)

- Multisession as well as non-multisession



ASPI

4.60.1021 and Force1.8 (4.72.1)



Problem

Regardless of what drive/app/type-of-disc I burn, the program will report "Burn Successful" yet the disc will either (a) spin forever in the drive without contents being detected or (b) be empty. No I am not "simulating". While this isnt a horrible problem for me. I would like to figure out the source of the problem.



Additional Info

- Burning/reading DVDs is not affected

- Using CDRIdentifier 1.63 causes the machine to hardboot instantly. ATIP is read via Alcohol120

- Drives are in DMA

- OS is WXP SP1, IMAPI service is disabled

- Burn speed is 4X-12X

Wait a minute?

I saw that Praetor was the last poster, and figured you responded... but you need the help! LOL! WIsh I chould help you after all the help I have gotten here...

To the top for you!



Mike

LOL thx .... its not so much of a problem for me as i dont actually use CDs much anymore and just chuck files around the network when im at home and drag HDDs/Laptop with me when on the move but I just came across this problem today (i guess only because i decided to burn something today) and and kinda curious to its origin/solution

I had some problems with CD-RW disks, so I don't use them at all. Even for file transfers I use CD-Rs. And when a disk fills up I just throw it away.

Yeah i thought so too but this is on discs that ive already used dozens of times each.



ADDITIONAL INFO

I can read CDRWs that ive burned a long time ago ... just none anytime recently. Hmmm ill format a couple times see how it works out.

Then probably the drive's lens got dirty... Have you tried to clean them?

The lens got dirty on 10 drives? 'sides i can burn CDRs and DVDs with the drives ... just these High and Ultra CDRWs causing problems .... more info:

- It seems that the Pioneer106 and the ASUS are the "problemsome" drives. Any CDRWs burnt via them cannot be read by any drive period. Since they are both in the same tower I'll format a few times we'll see

I got to clean the lens very often, since I'm a smoker (a heavy one)...

- Im not a smoker so thats not a concern.

- Formatting didnt alleviate the problem

- More info: the Pioneer doesnt even detect any CDRW media that ive burned since this anomoly. It detects discs that were successfully burnt in the past.

- Further tested on DISC 2X RW (ATIP: PRODISC) and Memorex 4X RW (ATIP: PRODISC) with no luck

- Nero's CD Speed fails to create a Data Disc for testing at roughly the 50min marker

1. Are you using Nero?

2. Is your burner burns correctly with CD-R drives?

3. There might be a fault with all burners

4. Is your pwer supply powerful enough?

5. Have you tried another burner to see if it works?

6. Is your copy of the burning program you're using might be corrupted?