hi ppl and u have a gr8 site here, ok im a complete newbie and i tried 2 write files 2 disk 4 ages now but cant (i do have a DVD re-writer drive and it writes 2 CD-Rs no problem DVD-Rs problem)first i used the software that came with my laptop Roxio easy dvd creator basic home edition and it cept telling me there was a POWER CALIBRATION AREA ERROR so i thought is was the limitations with the BASIC edition of ROXIO, so 2 days ago i downloaded DVDshrink and IMGburn (both ive downloaded b4) ok ive just created an ISOfile from a film i borrowed of a m8 and when i try 2 put it on 2 disk (blank disc) using IMGburn im getting the same error POWER CALIBRATION AREA ERROR?????????? wtf is going on?? grrrrrr can any of u geniuses plzzz help thank you
Run IMGBurn. 'Tools'>'Drive'>'Check for firmware updates' Then verify that you are using quality disks - Verbatim come to mind.
thx 4 your speedy respones Attar im using Sony DVD-R disc's but i have got VERBATIM DVD-RW disc's which my writer shouldnt have a problem with. ive checked for firmware updates and this is what it says :- SONY DVD RW DW-D56A - PFS2, PFS3 (Sony OEM) / PDS6, PDS7 (Dell OEM) (Known Firmware: PDS3, PFS1, PYS1) Use LtnRPC to reset or disable the Region Counter. Click Disable and your drive will be region free! OEM Liteon SOSW-852S RPC-2 what am i supposed to do with that??? download LtnRPC and disable the region counter? and what differance is that gunna make 2 my POWER CALIBRATION AREA ERROR??????? thank u for your time
ok ive done what Attar said and pressed the disable button down the right side of the screen and ive tried 2 burn the ISOfile 2 disc and this is what it says :- I/0 Error Device [1:0:0] SONY DVD RW DW D56A PYS1 (D(ATA) ScsiStatus 0*02 Interpretaion: Check Condition CDB:2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 Interpretation: Write (10) - Sectors: 0-31 Sence Area:70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 27 00 00 00 00 00 Interpretation: Write protected well i have just taken the film of a m8s DVD-R disc
it also says this in IMGburn :- SONY DVD RW DW-D56A PYS1 (ATA) Current Profile: DVD-R Disc Information: Status: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 1,374,224 Free Space: 2,814,410,752 bytes Free Time: 305:24:74 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Write Speeds: 2x Pre-recorded Information: Manufacturer ID: SONY16D1 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Book Type: DVD-R Part Version: 5 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 0 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
d00b666 - Hi and welcome, however you need to turn off that button on your keyboard labelled 'text speak'.... thanks..
It looks like you already have the latest (only) firmware for that drive. The power calibration error often shows when a burner is trying to prepare a disk for burning. your model drive can burn at 2x maximum and some disks cannot be burned at that low speed. If you have a RW disk (which burn at low rates) try that.
thank you attar ill try your suggestion and can creaky point me in the right direction of the "text speak" button? funny lmao
uninstall roxio aand then get the roxio ZAP tool to get rid of bad files left over, this app is known to cause hassles with drives due ti its drivers, it may have hold of it? not letting other apps do the full job. whats the id code of your dvdrs?
