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[Recycled]

When I go to burn an audio cd with Creator 2009, the burner starts, but it says it will take 50 minutes (!) to complete.  After about a minute it stops and gives an error message. There is never any write speed indicated.  The burner is a new Sony dvdr.



This is part of the error message

Sense: 03 ASC: 0C ASCQ: 00 (Command 2A)    .....i think...


i have updated the px engine



I am running windows xp home edition, my hard drive is about full, I doubt if I have more than 2 gigs of free space. I suspect that could be the problem but I am not getting an error message indicating anything that looks like that.

???   Is it just time to clear off the hard drive?

[Brendon]

Hi,

It doesn't look to be anything connected to the hard drive.

Sense: 03 ASC: 0C ASCQ: 00 indicates a Write error reported back from your disc writer.
The standard remedies suggested for that are:

[1] DMA Settings

Setting DMA mode:
Win NT/2000/XP Users

Right click on [My Computer] and select [Properties] from the menu. Click [Device Manager] on the [Hardware] tab, then click to open the [IDE ATA/ATAPI (hard disk) controllers] section. You will find: the Primary IDE Channel controller, Secondary IDE Channel controller. Complete the following procedure:

   1. Right click on the Primary IDE controller and select [Properties] from the menu.
   2. Select the [Advanced Settings] tab. Check that the [Transfer Mode] for both devices is set to [DMA if available].
   3. Repeat this for Secondary IDE controller.

[2] Check the disc.

Make sure the disc is clean and unscratched. Use a different blank disc, or a different manufacturer's disc.

[3]Drive

If you have tried the actions above, there may be a problem with your drive. Contact the drive maker with details of the error code. If the 5th and 6th digit of the error code is 80 through FF, then the error code is maker unique. The descriptions of these error codes differ depending on the maker.

What brand and type of disc are you using at the moment?

Edited by Brendon, 02 September 2009 - 11:50 PM.

[Recycled]

Hi,

It doesn't look to be anything connected to the hard drive.

Sense: 03 ASC: 0C ASCQ: 00 indicates a Write error reported back from your disc writer.
The standard remedies suggested for that are:




What brand and type of disc are you using at the moment?

Hi again,

Here is the actual error message:
Sense: 03  ASC: 0C  ASCQ: 00 (Command 2A)

px.dll: 4.18.16.0
pxafs.dll: 4.18.16.0
pxdrv.dll:  1.02.47a
pxmas.dll:  4.18.16.0
pxsfs.dll:  4.18.16.0
pxwave.dll:  4.18.16.0
pxwma.dll:  1,0,0,3


I had high hopes that the  DMA settings would fix things.  There was one of them that needed re-setting, but it didn't help the problem.

On the Secondary IDE Channel, the Device 1 Transfer mode was set to 'PIO only'  I changed that to 'DMA if available'   But I do notice that below that it says 'Current Transfer Mode' and it is set to 'PIO Mode'  I am unable to change this (should I want to??) It is different from the other Current Transfer Mode settings on the other Devices, which specify DMA.  I don't know if this is relevant.


I ran Sony's diagnostic program which found nothing wrong with the burner.

I looked all over for a firmware update but there isn't one....except some blog-sourced 'flash your firmware' thing that is beyond me.
The burner is a Sony DVD  RW   model DRU 842A

I have been using Fuji discs.   What is a reliable brand?

Thanks again for your help

[Brendon]

Hello again Recycled,

Firstly the error message.  
The DRIVE reports the Sense Error to Windows, and then the Roxio program reports which version of the PX burning engine is being used. [everything looks okay there] So your drive is reporting write errors to Windows.

Secondly, the transfer speed.
Modern optical drives will usually support an Ultra DMA mode, but when the drive starts reporting errors to Windows the Operating System will 'change gears' dropping the speed back to PIO mode. This is what has probably happened in your system. You have your burner set as 'secondary master' ??

If your drive and cable are okay the mode can be reset by deleting the IDE Controller from Device Manager, and then restarting Windows to force redetection of the devices. However further errors may change it down again. The drive should be running in DMA mode in your system, if the system has enough grunt to run C2009.

Fuji is generally considered a reliable disc brand, but I've learned that you can't take anything for granted. Try some from another manufacturer and see if they work better with your drive.

Unless it writes and then checks discs, the Sony diagnostic program can only check the drive's electronics so the drive itself isn't in the clear yet. Have you tried burning DVDs with it?

Regards,
Brendon