Title
Solutions for Burning issues
Description
Burning
Symptom
When trying to burn a variety of errors can pop up. Included, but not limited to, are "Device Error- Sense Code (x xx x)", "Unknown Device Error", "Invalid Media Error", "DVDErr, -xxxxxx" and "OSErr, -xxxx" to name a few.
Solution
The majority of these writing errors can be resolved within the first 5 steps.
1) Update your drive's firmware/drivers. Most companies regularly update their firmware and drivers. Some as often as once month. Some never. The Sonic Knowledge Base has a solid assortment of DVD burner drivers and firmware links. To keep this article simple, we are recommending that you search for your firmware by entering your DVD burner's manufacturer's name in the Sonic KB. If you do not find your firmware, please contact the manufacturer via phone or their website.
2) Update your ASPI. ASPI allows efficient communication between internally connected drives/devices. This lack of efficient communication can cause the data not to be speedily transferred from the hard drive to your burner causing buffer issues, and then generating an error. Even if you have a burner connected via USB or firewire, this is highly recommended for the internal hard drives for optimal speed. The links to update ASPI are located below and are separated by the operating system best suited for their versions.
3) Enable DMA. Drive Memory Access also enables better efficiency of data to go from hard drive to hard drive or hard drive to burner. Instructions on enabling DMA are linked below.
4) The media itself. Are you using the correct media for your drive? Example, are you using -R media when your burner only uses +RW? A very common error among users. Also, make sure that you are using the branded media recommended by the manufacturer. Generic or "cheap" media has been known to cause a fair share of wasted discs and money for Sonic users.
5) If you are using an external burner, try utilizing the firewire port instead of a the USB port. The reason being is that while many burners and USB ports may be USB 2.0, they may not be Hi-Speed USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is roughly the same speed as the original USB 1.0 standard where Hi-Speed has a slightly faster transfer rate than firewire. If your USB port or the burner has regular USB 2.0 or USB 1.0, it may not have enough data bandwidth to successfully burn the large amounts of data that a DVD requires. Rather than check your burner and your card (which will be very difficult to determine unless you kept the boxes when you bought them). It's better just to use firewire. For more info on USB specifications, please visit:
http://www.usb.org/home
6) If you are still skeptical as to the source of the issue, the best way to isolate if the error is being generated by the burner, our software, or your computer, try building the session to the hard drive. This will eliminate the burner from the equation of the error. If the session builds to your hard drive without issue, then it is a burner related issue. If not, you most likely receive a different error. Consult the Sonic Knowledge base for the error and if it doesn't exist, contact Sonic Support. Instructions to build to your hard drive are listed below.
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