Cannot Format Dvd
#1
Posted 03 March 2009 - 02:21 PM
Memorex DVD-RW 4x
Plextor PX-716UF drive
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7
I want to burn a DVD-RW but everytime I try to I get an error message saying "The disk media is not recognized. It may not be formatted."
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 and my computer recognize it's a blank disc.
When I try to format the DVD-RW a message saying "Format operation on drive D:\ failed. The drive failed to process a command."
#2
Posted 03 March 2009 - 02:24 PM
Memorex DVD-RW 4x
Plextor PX-716UF drive
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7
I want to burn a DVD-RW but everytime I try to I get an error message saying "The disk media is not recognized. It may not be formatted."
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 and my computer recognize it's a blank disc.
When I try to format the DVD-RW a message saying "Format operation on drive D:\ failed. The drive failed to process a command."
Perhaps try a different brand, Verbatim, for example. Memorex has a less than stellar reputation for quality, at least in this board.
This post has been edited by Syrallas: 03 March 2009 - 02:25 PM

Some specs:
Creator 2012 Pro on this homemade pc:
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED case; WIN HOME PREM 7 64-BIT; MB ASUS P6X58D PREMIUM 1366 R; CPU:INTEL CORE I7 950 3.06G; SSD 80G INTEL SSDSA2MH080G;
Add'l HD 1.5TB WD 7K 64M; Videocard: VGA ASUS GTX460; DVD BURNER 1: BLU-RAY BURNER LG; DVD BURNER 2: ASUS DRW-24B3LT; CPU COOL ZALMAN

On this Vista 32 bit (
System Model m8247c
Chipset: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430; Memory (RAM): 3 gig;
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+, 2.800 GHz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
+ ATAPI DVD DH20A4P USB External DVD Burner; Western Digital 1TB & 1.5 TB My Book™ Home Edition™ External Hard Drives
#3
Posted 03 March 2009 - 02:24 PM
Memorex DVD-RW 4x
Plextor PX-716UF drive
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7
I want to burn a DVD-RW but everytime I try to I get an error message saying "The disk media is not recognized. It may not be formatted."
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 and my computer recognize it's a blank disc.
When I try to format the DVD-RW a message saying "Format operation on drive D:\ failed. The drive failed to process a command."
What program, in the suite, are you using, and why are you trying to format the disc?
Your DVD-RW quite possibly, has outlived it usefulness.
GrandpaBruce
Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Main System:
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard; Cooler Master ATCS 840 Case
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
PLEXTOR Black DVD Burner, Model PX-880SA; Pioneer Black 8X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R Burner
XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB Video Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card
Windows XP Pro w/SP3
Backup Computer:
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Windows 7 Pro w/SP1
#4
Posted 03 March 2009 - 02:28 PM
Your DVD-RW quite possibly, has outlived it usefulness.
I'm using Drag-To-Disc. I am trying to format the DVD-RWs because that's what the program tells me to do. The DVD-RWs are brand new.
#5
Posted 03 March 2009 - 02:32 PM
B. Packet-Writing (Drag2Disc, Sonic's DLA, Nero's InCD, etc) is one of the least-relliable long-term archiving programs available, altho it's ok for short-term usage like transferring files from one comptuer to another when the original is safely on the originating computer and there are no other options - such as a Flash drive - available. When used with RW media, it is even less reliable.
C. Further info in this post pinned to the top of this Forum -
http://forums.support.roxio.com/index.php?showtopic=12382
Lynn
This post has been edited by lynn98109: 03 March 2009 - 02:33 PM
#7
Posted 03 March 2009 - 02:47 PM
What operating system are you using? Do you have Internet Explorer 7 or Windows Media Player 11 installed? If you do, therein is the likely culprit.
Also, do you have any other packet writing software such as Nero's InCD, or Sonic's DLA installed? If you have more than one packet writing program on your comptuer, they will conflict.
GrandpaBruce
Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Main System:
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard; Cooler Master ATCS 840 Case
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
PLEXTOR Black DVD Burner, Model PX-880SA; Pioneer Black 8X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R Burner
XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB Video Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card
Windows XP Pro w/SP3
Backup Computer:
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Windows 7 Pro w/SP1
#8
Posted 03 March 2009 - 02:51 PM
#9
Posted 03 March 2009 - 03:02 PM
Lynn
#10
Posted 03 March 2009 - 03:20 PM
Have you updated the firmware for your DVD burner? What is the make and model of your burner?
GrandpaBruce
Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Main System:
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard; Cooler Master ATCS 840 Case
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
PLEXTOR Black DVD Burner, Model PX-880SA; Pioneer Black 8X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R Burner
XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB Video Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card
Windows XP Pro w/SP3
Backup Computer:
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Windows 7 Pro w/SP1
#11
Posted 03 March 2009 - 03:34 PM
My Plextor drive has all the updated firmware.
#12
Posted 03 March 2009 - 03:38 PM
Can you burn a DVD with Creator Classic? Have you tried other DVDs that you have?
GrandpaBruce
Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Main System:
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard; Cooler Master ATCS 840 Case
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
PLEXTOR Black DVD Burner, Model PX-880SA; Pioneer Black 8X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R Burner
XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB Video Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card
Windows XP Pro w/SP3
Backup Computer:
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Windows 7 Pro w/SP1
#13
Posted 03 March 2009 - 03:50 PM
I am trying that right now. It will take awhile since my computer is slow. I don't have any other type of DVDs
#15
Posted 04 March 2009 - 11:28 AM
"doesn't work" tell us nothing. Give us some details of what you are trying to do. The more info you give us the sooner we can try to help. Did you try a different brand of DVD's, When you tried Creator Classic did you receive any errors, details,details.
Maybe a step by step of what you are trying to do.
#16
Posted 04 March 2009 - 12:16 PM
Maybe a step by step of what you are trying to do.
I got two errors saying 'D: PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716A ("Seek, synch, ATIP or mechanical positioning error - Hardware error." [04/09/02]' The DVD-RW was then ejected from the drive.
I am trying to store info on a disk so I can transfer it to another computer. I did not try a different brand of DVDs because I don't have any.
This post has been edited by rlinsurf1: 04 March 2009 - 12:17 PM
#17
Posted 04 March 2009 - 01:59 PM
I am trying to store info on a disk so I can transfer it to another computer. I did not try a different brand of DVDs because I don't have any.
Either the burner is reaching the end of its career, or it is having trouble with recognizing the media, which could be caused by the media being bad (hence the suggestion to try a different brand...already suggested in earlier post).
Make sure your firmware for the burner is updated. If it is, then go to Device Manager, delete your burner, reboot, and see if the problem is solved.
#18
Posted 04 March 2009 - 02:07 PM
If your drive can't focus on the disc any more, nothing good is going to happen. I believe it's time you considered a new burner.
BENQ DW1640, in XP Pro and Windows 7
I blame it all on Global Warming / Global Cooling / Global Staying the Same [pick one]
#19
Posted 04 March 2009 - 02:48 PM
I am trying to store info on a disk so I can transfer it to another computer. I did not try a different brand of DVDs because I don't have any.
The Plextor PX-716A was a good burner, for awhile. I had one, and it died completely, 14 months after I got it, and I didn't burn very many DVDs with it. Possibly 40. You can try some +R discs, but it is possible that your Plextor croaked.
GrandpaBruce
Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Main System:
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard; Cooler Master ATCS 840 Case
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
PLEXTOR Black DVD Burner, Model PX-880SA; Pioneer Black 8X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R Burner
XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB Video Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card
Windows XP Pro w/SP3
Backup Computer:
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Windows 7 Pro w/SP1
#20
Posted 04 March 2009 - 09:00 PM

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