DVDR writing problems

[JaveW]

Hey peoples.

I have such a weird problem.

When I try to burn a DVDR or erase a DVD-RW i get errors.

I make use of a Shuttle XPC SN41G2 with AMD Athlon 3Ghz 512 MB 200GB disk and my burner is a Pioneer DVR 107D.

I've had this problem for over a half year now and I really had enough of it. Before I had the Pioneer 106 when the first time this problem occured that's why I bought back then the 107D but still exactly the same problem.

When I burn a DVDR windows freezes up. sometimes at 10% sometimes at 90% so somewhere it just freezes.

DVD-RW won't help neither, My explorer says free sapce 4.38Gb but when I try to burn something on it the software tells me to erase the DVD-RW first, and when it erases then at 100% it gives me an I/O error.

So I tought ok, the new 107 exactly the same problem. Never had this before.

I used the Datawrite DVDR discs to burn 4x speed. They worked really good in the beginning. But now not anymore.

Now when I look in my system log it gives \Device\CdRom0, has a bad block.

Now I've reinstalled Windows Xp, tryed like everythign and still same problem.

The funny part is, I can burn Cd's without any problem.

Now what is going on?

Anybody that can help me pls?

Jave

[AlanHo]

My DVD Burner manual says that I need a minimum of 5 GB's of free space on the hard drive - preferably 10 GB.

It seems that this may be your problem - with DVD's you don't have enough space on your hard drive to store the temporary file whilst writing.

[-pops-]

What burning software are you using?

What DVDs are you burning? Data, Audio, Video?

[madboy33]

JaveW

Maybe the firmware needs updating on the burner?

http://www.pioneer-eur.com/eur/support_sof...ware#fdvdwriter

Look down the list and you will see firmware for the DVR-107D

I must tell you though, if you do not upate the firmware correctly,then the drive may become unusable