I tried searching the forum but couldn't find an answer. I use Verbatim 8X DVD+Rs and burn at 4X. I have no problems burning movies using Nero 7 with my Plextor 712A, and I even get a confirmation that my burn was successful. However, when I run a PI/PO test on it, I get errors over 500+ per interval, including some POF errors. My chart is all blue since I set the scale to 500. I popped the DVD into my player, and it will not play or it'll just skip. I've used different media including rewritables just to make sure it wasn't a bad batch of Verbs, but I am stumped.
I don't think it's the IDE cable because it reads DVDs fine - it's just the burning. Is my drive yet another number in the Plextor graveyard? I just bought it last year too (Aug '05 man. date). Any help would be appreciated. BTW, I also took it apart after all the failures to clean it with no success.