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Originally Posted by jtrevill Just an FYI - I too was having this problem. However, I changed brands of DVD's 2 times (even though I had no problems with them in the past) with still the same error. On a last ditch effort, I just ordered a new DVD-R Drive. Installed it today and all of the old discs that were giving me errors before are now burning fine. I have a suspicion this error is probably a sign of drive failure.
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A new drive can be the answer - but quite possibly not due to drive failure, quite possibly due to new media being used that the dvd burner's firmware does not have a specific write strategy for. Keep in mind that even though you are using the same brand media, does not mean it is actually the same formulation, needing the same write strategy. It could be a new/different speed, or even a completely different manufacturer sold under the same packaging, etc. If there is no specific write strategy in the firmware, the drive uses its default write strategy, which may not work properly. I have a perfectly good Sony model 510a that is sitting in the garage because Sony can't be bothered offering an updated firmware - even one that can handle 8x media. It is the last Sony burner that will ever see the inside of my computer. Sometimes it seems like this lack of firmware updating by some drive manufacturers is a sure way to force planned obsolescence - and sales of newer drives to replace drives in need of a firmware update.