Hi folks!

Had this Samsung 203B f/w SB01 for almost a month now and until now burned fine. Used mainly Verbatim 16X DVD+R and no error from them. Bought recently a 50Pack of Maxell 16X DVD+R RICOHJPN-R03-04 and burned 7 dvdrs until this happens see pictures attached, tried both Nero 7.10.1.0 and latest Imgburn at 12X and 16X burnspeed. Whats this? PMA update failure

Log from Nero:
Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 7.10.1.0
Internal Version: 7, 10, 1, 0

Recorder: Version: SB01 - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.10.1.0
Adapter driver: HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ?
CD-ROM: Version: SB01 - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.10.1.0
Adapter driver: HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6V080E0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : ST3200822AS atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203B atapi Port 2 ID 0 DMA: On

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203B D: CdRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2047MB (2096236kB)
Free physical memory: 1594MB (1632580kB)
Memory in use : 22 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

26.9.2007
Burn DVD Image
15:04:58 #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 424
LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL

15:04:59 #2 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3508
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

15:04:59 #3 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 307
Last possible write address on media: 2295103 (510:01.28, 4482MB)
Last address to be written: 1959349 (435:24.49, 3826MB)

15:04:59 #4 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 319
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

15:04:59 #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2972
Recorder: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203B, Media type: DVD+R
Disc Manufacturer ID: RICOHJPN, Media Type ID: R03, Product revision number: 4
Disc Application Code: 0, Extended Information Indicators: 7

15:04:59 #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 493
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

15:04:59 #7 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 793
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (2 - CD-ROM Mode 1, ISO 9660)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 1959350 (1959350) = #1959350/435:24.50
not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 1959350 blocks [D: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203B]
--------------------------------------------------------------

15:04:59 #8 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 995
Prepare [D: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203B] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1: Idx 0 Idx 1 Next Trk
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4012748800, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 1959350 | 1959350 | 0x00
1959350 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00

15:04:59 #9 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 215
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

15:04:59 #10 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4294
Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-No (<64KB)

15:04:59 #11 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Caching of files started

15:04:59 #12 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4413
Cache writing successful.

15:04:59 #13 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Caching of files completed

15:04:59 #14 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Burn process started at 16x (22 160 KB/s)

15:05:01 #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2721
Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

15:05:01 #16 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 9872
---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD+R (10), Part Version: 1.0x (1)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB)
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Disc Application Code: 0 / 0 h
Extended Information indicators: 7 h
Disc Manufacturer ID: RICOHJPN
Media type ID: R03
Product revision number: 4
Number of Physical format information bytes in use in ADIP up to byte 63: 56
Media Specific [16..63]:
00 00 07 52 49 43 4F 48 - 4A 50 4E 52 30 33 04 38 ...RICOHJPNR03.8
23 54 37 13 00 44 73 00 - 84 6D 15 15 0B 0B 08 08 #T7..Ds..m......
01 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0D 01 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

15:05:01 #17 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 9872
---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD+R (10), Part Version: 1.0x (1)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB)
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Disc Application Code: 0 / 0 h
Extended Information indicators: 7 h
Disc Manufacturer ID: RICOHJPN
Media type ID: R03
Product revision number: 4
Number of Physical format information bytes in use in ADIP up to byte 63: 56
Media Specific [16..63]:
00 00 07 52 49 43 4F 48 - 4A 50 4E 52 30 33 04 38 ...RICOHJPNR03.8
23 54 37 13 00 44 73 00 - 84 6D 15 15 0B 0B 08 08 #T7..Ds..m......
01 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0D 01 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

15:05:01 #18 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 9872
---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD+R (10), Part Version: 1.0x (1)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB)
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Disc Application Code: 0 / 0 h
Extended Information indicators: 7 h
Disc Manufacturer ID: RICOHJPN
Media type ID: R03
Product revision number: 4
Number of Physical format information bytes in use in ADIP up to byte 63: 56
Media Specific [16..63]:
00 00 07 52 49 43 4F 48 - 4A 50 4E 52 30 33 04 38 ...RICOHJPNR03.8
23 54 37 13 00 44 73 00 - 84 6D 15 15 0B 0B 08 08 #T7..Ds..m......
01 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0D 01 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

15:05:01 #19 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 8372
Drive: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203B
Book Type request [TSST]: DVD-ROM
Changing the Book Type was finished successfully, return code 0

15:05:01 #20 CDR -1211 File DVDR.cpp, Line 6460
Book Type set to: DVD-ROM

15:05:01 #21 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 675
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

15:05:01 #22 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 269
Pipe memory size 83836800

15:10:23 #23 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 113
start writing Lead-Out at LBA 1959350 (1DE5B6h), length 0 blocks

15:10:52 #24 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 935
EndDAO: Last written address 1959360

15:10:52 #25 CDR -1194 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1893
PMA update failure
D: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203B

15:10:52 #26 TRANSFER -24 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1893
Could not perform end of Disc-at-once

15:10:52 #27 Phase 127 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Generating DVD high compatibility borders

15:11:06 #28 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 935
EndDAO: Last written address 0

15:11:06 #29 Phase 129 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Generating DVD borders completed successfully

15:11:06 #30 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Burn process failed at 16x (22 160 KB/s)

15:11:06 #31 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 261
SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME

15:11:10 #32 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11185
DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed

15:11:10 #33 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 424
UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL


Existing drivers:

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

Connect the drive to IDE port 1 or 2.

So sata port 1 or 2 should make my burner more functional then sata 5?

Using a Asus P5B-DLX 965 board.

And why now errors appear, not on the first burns cant get it.

Check out ImgBurn forum. This link might give you some ideas.
Lycka till.
Edit. BTW, there seems to be some buffer problems as well "Wait for buffer to recover..."
That can't be easy done. S203B is sata drive.

DogBite, you running in AHCI mode or IDE compatability mode?

Off the top of my head...the RED SATA connections on the board are Master and the black ones are slave. Make sure that you are also connected to the Intel SATA, not the J Micron. That should help. I have the P5B Deluxe and am connected to SATA 5, because I wanted to boot to the drive when need be. My two WD hard drives are on SATA 1/2 and are running in RAID 0...and everything is smooth as silk

Tack , My c:/ (maxtor 80GB) isnt in mint condition, thinking of getting a new one. and also a new motherboard with X38 chipset.

IDE comp mode

Yes using the same but not raid.

Tried burning another copy yesterday with the img file on my second sata hdd not using C:/ and now everything went ok with 16X burn , perhaps it was a faulty imgstructure, havent tried that file again.

I've had that error msg in ImgBurn but I just hit retry and the disc burns & plays back okay.

True, I was confused by the Nero info (atapi ports etc).

Off topicThere is no such things as master and slave when it comes to sata, only Bill Gates windoze fooling you.... Sorry.