Write error! Need help.

maxxx6969 · 12-25-2007, 09:19 AM

Hello and Happy Holidays to everyone on the forum. I'm having some trouble and hope I can find some help. For the past few days when I'm burning a dvd its been stopping at arounf 60-70% and giving me a "Write Error" message. This had happened in the past with my external drive which was a Samsung and started happening 3 months prior to buying it. Now I just recently purchased an internal Pioneer about a month ago this week and its doing the same thing. The old External (samsung) seemed maybe it was writing too fast because it would read the whole disc fine then when the burning process started it sounded like it was coming off the wheel inside the tray due to fast spinning. Now the other day I was copying a disc and it started giving me this write error message, the disc is read without a problem, the problem only occurs when burning begins. Does anyone know how I can set the write speed of the drive to a lower speed? Maybe that will solve the problem. I also feel like my computer may have something to do with it due to the short amount of time I've had these drives and they've given me the same problem. Any help would be great. If it makes any matter, I'm using Nero 6 Ultra to burn.

Thanks so much and have a great holiday!
G-Max

windowsvista · 12-25-2007, 09:27 AM

have you tried buring the cd on another machine becuase if it has happend with another drive it might be your computer affecting it not a drive.

maxxx6969 · 12-26-2007, 01:57 AM

I think it is the computer effecting it but I don't know what I can do to fix it. Do you know how to slow down the writing speed?

sameer795 · 12-26-2007, 02:13 AM

change the ide cable for the drive.....

maxxx6969 · 12-26-2007, 02:18 AM

I just tried to burn something again now and its only getting to 1% now then it gives me "Power calibration error", "Burn progress failed". The ide cable is the cable that I hook up to the drive right? Can i just dissconnect it or do I need a brand new one?

sameer795 · 12-26-2007, 04:11 AM

Try a new cable....

And before going for a new cable, try cleaning your lens!!

However, even if that dont work, disable your IMAPI service and then check it out

maxxx6969 · 12-27-2007, 04:56 AM

Does anyone know what can cause a Power Calibration Error?

12-25-2007, 09:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
maxxx6969 Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 33	Write error! Need help. Hello and Happy Holidays to everyone on the forum. I'm having some trouble and hope I can find some help. For the past few days when I'm burning a dvd its been stopping at arounf 60-70% and giving me a "Write Error" message. This had happened in the past with my external drive which was a Samsung and started happening 3 months prior to buying it. Now I just recently purchased an internal Pioneer about a month ago this week and its doing the same thing. The old External (samsung) seemed maybe it was writing too fast because it would read the whole disc fine then when the burning process started it sounded like it was coming off the wheel inside the tray due to fast spinning. Now the other day I was copying a disc and it started giving me this write error message, the disc is read without a problem, the problem only occurs when burning begins. Does anyone know how I can set the write speed of the drive to a lower speed? Maybe that will solve the problem. I also feel like my computer may have something to do with it due to the short amount of time I've had these drives and they've given me the same problem. Any help would be great. If it makes any matter, I'm using Nero 6 Ultra to burn. Thanks so much and have a great holiday! G-Max

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12-25-2007, 09:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
windowsvista banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: C:/windows Age: 14 Posts: 592	have you tried buring the cd on another machine becuase if it has happend with another drive it might be your computer affecting it not a drive.

12-26-2007, 01:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
maxxx6969 Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 33	I think it is the computer effecting it but I don't know what I can do to fix it. Do you know how to slow down the writing speed?

12-26-2007, 02:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
sameer795 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 104	change the ide cable for the drive.....

12-26-2007, 02:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
maxxx6969 Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 33	I just tried to burn something again now and its only getting to 1% now then it gives me "Power calibration error", "Burn progress failed". The ide cable is the cable that I hook up to the drive right? Can i just dissconnect it or do I need a brand new one?

12-26-2007, 04:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
sameer795 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 104	Try a new cable.... And before going for a new cable, try cleaning your lens!! However, even if that dont work, disable your IMAPI service and then check it out

12-27-2007, 04:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
maxxx6969 Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 33	Does anyone know what can cause a Power Calibration Error?