Drive E not reading properly

[Guest]

Hi guys,

Drive E (compatible with DVD+R and DVD-R) on my MCE 2004 is not reading a blank DVD-R disk properly. It shows 0 bytes available in used space and free space. As a result, I cannot burn any DVDs because there isn't any "free space" on the blank DVD-R.

I burned music on a blank CD-R recently using the same drive and it worked OK. Is there something I have to configure before I burn a DVD?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[kurttrail]

Hi guys,

Drive E (compatible with DVD+R and DVD-R) on my MCE 2004 is not
reading a blank DVD-R disk properly. It shows 0 bytes available in
used space and free space. As a result, I cannot burn any DVDs
because there isn't any "free space" on the blank DVD-R.

I burned music on a blank CD-R recently using the same drive and it
worked OK. Is there something I have to configure before I burn a
DVD?

Thanks,
Steve

What program are you using to burn DVDs? Because XP cannot burn to DVD
on its own.

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[Guest]

Regardless of what prorams I'm using (whether it's Click to DVD on my MCE 2004 or a third party DVD burning software), the E drive is not reading a blank DVD-R properly.

And the proof is, I don't have to open any DVD burning program to look into a disk content, do I?

 

[Tumbleweed]

No thats not proof, I just put a blank dvd in my DVD writer and thats what
it shows as well. However, I can write dvd's.
So, back to the question you were just asked by Kurt, what software are you
using to write DVDs? And what make and model is the writer?

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Regardless of what prorams I'm using (whether it's Click to DVD on my MCE

2004 or a third party DVD burning software), the E drive is not reading a
blank DVD-R properly.

 

[Tumbleweed]

2 possibilities occur to me.

1) Some issue (aka bug or RTFM) with your application and the exact model of
DVD burner you have.

2) Apologies if this is teaching you to suck eggs but .....Whatever you are
trying to copy is too big to fit! For example if you are trying to copy a
video DVD you will almost certainly need to compress it in order to fit it
on a blank DVD.

The message about 0 btes etc is just what Windows seems to show as default
(at least thats what it does on my system anyway so I assume others would
look the same) and doesnt indicate any problem with the DVD burner itself.

Have you ever copied anything with this setup? can you write ordinary data
to a DVD?

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Thank you so much for the correction, Tumbleweed. The third party burning

software I'm using is DVD Cloner II. It worked ok burning to the hard drive
on my new Sony Vaio Media Center Edition 2004. I'm at work right now and
will have to go home to check the make and model of the DVD writer.

What happened the first time was, at the end of the burning where the

status bar indicates 100% complete, a message came up and said that there
was an error and that the program will have to quit now. And then the error
report came up ... and the blank DVD-R was never burned.

Then I tested burning to the hard drive and it worked ok. And so my

immediate thought went to the burning drive (E ...

And then I tested again using another blank DVD-R. Only this time the

burning will not begin and a new message indicates that there is not enough
space on the disk (or 3455 MB is needed).

I went to check the properties on the disk and saw that there were 0 bytes

in free space and used space ...

 

[Guest]

Hi Tumbleweed,

Thanks for the quick reply. #1 is more possible than #2 because the blank DVD-R I used was 4.7 GB and the source DVD (which is a video DVD) was only 3.2 GB.

And yes, I have copied data (system back up) on the same drive using the same type of DVD-R and it worked great.

Does it mean the problem comes from DVD Cloner II?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Tumbleweed]

Well it certainly makes it more likely esp if you have written data to the
drive.

I wonder if there is some sort of copy protection on the DVD ou are trying
to copy? I have seen that on CD;s, dont know if its possible on DVDs.

Or it may be a simple bug or RTFM.

have you googled for this problem with "DVD Cloner II" (and also associated
with the particular DVD writer you have. Also, did you try cloning a
different DVD? Did you check their web site? ("DVD Cloner II")

I found this via google;
"Q: Why does DVD-CLONER stop burning and pop up a message "Burning failed" ?
A: We have found that DVD-CLONER conflict with Nero 6.0.0.0 and Alcohol. To
solve the problem, please upgrade your Nero to a higher version (later than
V6.0.0.11), or install Nero 5,or uninstall alcohol. Anyway,DVD-CLONER works
better if you install the NERO which comes with your DVD burner. Maybe
DVD-CLONER conflicts with other burning softwares. If similar message
appear, please uninstall other burning software and try it again."

here;

http://www.computer-game.us/dvd_cloner_ii/

could that be the problem?

Finally, it may be something else I cant think of...not too difficult

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Hi Tumbleweed,

Thanks for the quick reply. #1 is more possible than #2 because the blank

DVD-R I used was 4.7 GB and the source DVD (which is a video DVD) was only
3.2 GB.

And yes, I have copied data (system back up) on the same drive using the

same type of DVD-R and it worked great.

 

[Guest]

I am having problems with dvd cloner as well, it keeps having an error
(unspecified) and needs to shut down. I have contacted support for dvd
cloner and am still waiting for a reply...as soon as I get it I will post it
here. Hopefully it will be helpful whenever they decide to reply.