I just bought a Sony DRX830U DVD writer (capable of burning DVDs and CDs). I have tried for 3 days and have not been able to burn one CD-R, although I have been able to burn 2 CD-RWs. I keep getting a "cannot perform end of track error." I have tried different brands of media, reduced the burning speed, uninstalled and re-installed Nero, upgraded the firmware, and checked the settings. The only thing the firmware upgrade did is that now my burner can't even detect when a CD-RW is in the drive - and I still can't burn a CD-R! I don't think I will bother trying DVD burning at this point.
What does the error message mean? Can I finally say that the burner is defective? My computer has the minimum requirements for the burner, so what could be the problem? I don't want to get another burner just to go through the same problems again.
Thanks for any help :)!
2007-01-09 00:38:54 · 3 answers · asked by TechNewbie 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Yes, I have lowered the CD burning rate 4 times. If I lower it anymore, it won't be spinning.
2007-01-09 03:28:15 · update #1
It appears I can only burn CD-RWs and DVD RWs. All attempts to burn CD-Rs and DVD Rs results in "end of track" or "failure at __x" errors.
2007-01-10 03:46:57 · update #2
Try burning at a lower speed. I am assuming that you put a new burner in an older system and untill I lowered my burn speed I had the same issue with my system.
2007-01-09 00:49:29 · answer #1 · answered by skaterboiz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Might be your CD-R has already Write Lock on it.
Or If not burn CDs at lower RPM.
2007-01-09 00:58:00 · answer #2 · answered by Talha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is possible that you bought defective discs (happens often) try a different brand
2007-01-09 06:17:00 · answer #3 · answered by jlbudweiser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋