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    I9300 Dual Layer Burner Hell

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by paul.s, Jan 9, 2006.

  1. paul.s

    paul.s Notebook Enthusiast

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    DLA was pretty bad. After losing 1 in 3 discs and a considerable amount of data I finally figured out that I didn't need it and could get by otherwise.

    On a positive note, my I9300 burner has been very satisfactory burning CDs and +/-R DVD5s.

    However, I have just produced number 7 coaster (7 dual layer DVD burn failures) of 7 attempts and I am wondering what is going on here. Since I started keeping the logs it seems that I am getting write errors near the DL boundary consistently.

    I wonder if other 9300 owners who use the DVD Burner (DW56a - OEM LiteOn 852) could comment on their successes or failures with Dual Layers on this burner? Have you suffered as miserably as I? Did u overcome? How? If you have been successful then what type of discs do you use and what burning software do u recommend?
     
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  2. drumfu

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    what kind of media?
     
    drumfu, Jan 9, 2006
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    also what software are you using?
     
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  4. paul.s

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    Media: Both Riteks and Verbatims.

    S/W: DVDD, IMGBurn, IMGTool Burn, Nero 6
    ISO: PGCEdit, IMG Tool Classic
     
    paul.s, Jan 9, 2006
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    If you're still under warranty, contact Dell for a replacement asap. I've had a few drives fail on me in the past, at first they might only exibit annoying tendancies but I find they usually go down hill pretty quickly.

    My Inspiron 9300 shipped with a defective Sony DW-D56A DVD Burner. After burning a series of coasters (CDs & DVDs) I got increasingly frustrated with it's inability to read dics of any format consistantly. I decided to contact Dell Support by phone, after getting over the initial language barrier of how to spell my name and address, I discussed a replacement with the support tech. As he said, two days later a new NEC ND 6650A DVD Burner arrived at my door.

    My thread: link
     
    zoAr, Jan 10, 2006
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    Packet writing software like DLA is very flakey. I wouldn't trust any of my data on it. Taiyo Yudens are considered to be the best blank DVDs. Verbatims for dual layer.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 10, 2006
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  7. paul.s

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    I must say that I also experience the reading/playing of CD/DVDs inconsistently with this drive, but I found one software that seems to handle most DVDs, at least, consistently.

    It looks like the NEC drive would be faster. I was getting to like having all the LiteOn utilities I downloaded and am getting used to for the Sony. Does NEC have just about the same available around?
     
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  8. jhwyung

    jhwyung Notebook Consultant

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    wow, coaster dvd dl's? those are expensive coasters indeed!
     
    jhwyung, Jan 10, 2006
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