I’ll try to make this quick. I’ve noticed that if I use variable speed DVD +R disks, I get, about 90 minutes into the disk, “hicupping”, pauses occur.
Everything up until then is just fine. The burner is a Lite-On 8x, model LDW-811S. 4x disks seem to work fine, but anything variable seems to cause problems. 1x-16x and 1x-8x disks are the ones I’ve tried.
Basically, I’m wondering if it’s the disks to blame, or if it’s the drive’s ability to write to variable speed disks. I’m looking at the stated compatibility of the disks and thinking “horseshit”. If they’re 1x-16x, an 8x drive should be able to handle it. But alas, failure. I suppose it could be the 8x limit on the drive, but the disk says it’s compatable.
Am I missing something? Or should I write a letter the the disk manufacturers? FTR, I’m using FufiFilm’s 1-16 & 1-8 as well as Sony’s 1-8.
That stuff is often a black art. It can be caused by the writer, the disks, or the player (if different). Are you using a regular DVD player to watch them? All you can really do is find the combination that works for your combination. Lots of people go through the same thing and I doubt letter will help.
What Shagnasty said. Theoretically, speed should be irrelevant. Any speed drive should be able to write any speed disk. Your burning software should read the speed of the disk and adjust accordingly. Generally the higher speed disks are more expensive than the slower speed disks so if you have an 8x drive there is no reason to pay for a 16x disk if they are more than the 8x disks at the place you buy disks, but compatibility shouldn’t be an issue. In my experience, however, brand name makes a difference. I’ve had as many as 25% failures with the cheapo disks which makes them not much of a bargain. Experiment a bit and find which disks work best in your system and stick with them.
Also, try burning at a speed slower than your drive’s maximum and see if that helps.
Just for drill I’d also open the case and reseat the drive’s cables. I’ve had this little procedure completely cure burning problems. You may be getting a weak connection on a pin that isn’t bad enough to make the drive look dead, but is causing problems.
FWIW, I’m not a fan of the Lite-on drives. If you decide to replace the drive, I’d go with the Samsung TS-H522B for a single layer drive or the NEC ND-3500A for dual layer. As always, YMMV and I know plenty of people that love the Lite-on drives so there you have it.
I had a friend transfer some data for me and bring it on DVD’s. Some were unreadable. You could see round blotchs in the dye of the recording medium.
Check the manufacture’s site for problems with that model.
Something could be inturupting the floewof data to the burner, be it the OS or other software.
The copy prodtection installed by some games and other software has been blamed for messing up DVD burner drives and their failure. I’ll give multiple sources for you to read. Starforce 1stStarforce 2ndStarforce 3rd It’s a root kit on the level of Sony’s music cd debacle with their protection system installing a root kit. In both cases the companies using the stuff are pulling out, because of the damage to computer systems they are being found liable for.
I should explain the companies using Starforce are gaming and other software developers. The makers of Starforce still want their product on your computers.