Help with burning to dvd-r

Snake Rogers · Post by **Snake Rogers** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:53 am

hi guys i'm trying to back up some stuff on to a dvd-r but i keep on getting a error message (burn failed). I'm using nero

anyone know what i need to do or do i need another programme?

KSR Aaza · Post by **KSR Aaza** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:49 pm

When is it failing?

If it's at the start, your DVD driver may not be able to read the DVD-R format or the disc has already been used.

If it's part way through, you may have exceeded the space that the disc can hold.

Ratman · Post by **Ratman** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:01 pm

yip depends when it is failing

Snake Rogers · Post by **Snake Rogers** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:27 pm

it's failing about 45% thru.
It could be my dvd drive. but if thats the problem should it not be able to read my game dvd's?

BAZZIL · Post by **BAZZIL** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:02 pm

45% through the read phase or the burn phase?

Snake Rogers · Post by **Snake Rogers** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:07 pm

BAZZIL wrote:45% through the read phase or the burn phase?

Burn phase captain

Post by **Bull** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:10 pm

Tried another Disc?

Ya might need a DVD+R as well altho most DVD players will work with both formats ..

Big Al · Post by **Big Al** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:36 pm

What brand and model is your dvd writer?

Snake Rogers · Post by **Snake Rogers** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:53 am

Big Al wrote:What brand and model is your dvd writer?

Samsung.
I have tried at least 6 disc now

Sulley · Post by **Sulley** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:13 am

Snake Rogers wrote:
Big Al wrote:What brand and model is your dvd writer?
Samsung.
I have tried at least 6 disc now

Oh a Samstung..oh dear....

If its new send it back as a Toaster mate and get a Asus or Liteon, both are pretty much bulletproof.. oh that and don't bother with DVD-R, they is rubbish..

+R way to go, easier to change to DVD-ROM for making your own movies

Prometheus · Post by **Prometheus** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:28 am

Hmm, I'd also question Snake what brand of dvd disks are you using ? As you've said, the dvd drive reads ok. And well I have a Samsung in one of my pc's and they work just fine . . .

Typhoon · Post by **Typhoon** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:42 am

Samsung as a brand is good, even though I do prefer Asus myself.

We have had many customers with DVD Failures with DVD-R Disks.
All failures went away when they started using DVD+R's, especially when burning Video!!!!

Noon416 · Post by **Noon416** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:41 pm

And try burning it at 1x, see if that solves it (will tell you if it's a data transfer speed issue).

Typhoon · Post by **Typhoon** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:40 pm

Noon416 wrote:And try burning it at 1x, see if that solves it (will tell you if it's a data transfer speed issue).

You would generally get a "Buffer underrun" error if that was the problem, but who knows with Nero these days.

BAZZIL · Post by **BAZZIL** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:42 pm

It could well be Nero wogers, you should try some other burning software to see if it does the same.
I've had issues with Nero before and sometimes I'd burn a cd and it'd say burn process failed but the cd worked fine

Snake Rogers · Post by **Snake Rogers** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:20 pm

Cheers guys.
i think that it could well be my crappy dvd disc...well the were cheap.
I will buy a dvd +r and see if that solves it

Snake Rogers · Post by **Snake Rogers** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:56 pm

What do you know, got myself a dvd+r and it worked...lol

Cheers for your help guys

Flyboy69 · Post by **Flyboy69** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:11 pm

I'm guessing your backing up your goat porn

Snake Rogers · Post by **Snake Rogers** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:14 pm

Flyboy69 wrote:I'm guessing your backing up your goat porn

No yours

Typhoon · Post by **Typhoon** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:36 pm

Snake Rogers wrote:
Flyboy69 wrote:I'm guessing your backing up your goat porn
No yours

You never actually told us what you were backing up, was it video?