Lite-On 40125W doesn't get past writing the lead-in

Same problem with Nero and Roxio. Any ideas please ?

The drive seems to read ok.

Thanks

Kev wrote:

Same problem with Nero and Roxio. Any ideas please ?

The drive seems to read ok.

Thanks



Try a different brand of media, and/or burn at a slower speed.

Enkidu

Enkidu wrote:
Kev wrote:

Same problem with Nero and Roxio. Any ideas please ?

The drive seems to read ok.

Thanks



Try a different brand of media, and/or burn at a slower speed.

And report specifically what error message you get.

Mike
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http://www.mrichter.com/

Try a different brand of media, and/or burn at a slower speed.

The main discs are 48x branded Samsungs

I have tried another brand and it made no difference. Writing at 32x makes
no difference.

If I simulate at 40x I can do the same time and again with no error
messages - it just works.


And report specifically what error message you get.

There is no error message. Nero Express, for example, just sits there -
maybe forever. If I break out of NE then the the writer sits there with the
red light on and will not respond to an eject press.

The machine is also clearly screwed up by this as XP will not shutdown and a
reset is needed to get out of it.


Mike
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http://www.mrichter.com/

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Enkidu wrote:
Kev wrote:

Same problem with Nero and Roxio. Any ideas please ?

The drive seems to read ok.

Thanks



Try a different brand of media, and/or burn at a slower speed.

And report specifically what error message you get.

Mike
--

http://www.mrichter.com/


I've just done yet another brand at it's max speed (32x) and I've also done
one of these Samsungs at 16x. Are branded Samsungs usually like this ?
These are supposed to be 48x !!

I guess that it looks like the writer is 100% now ??

Thanks

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"Mike Richter" wrote in message
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Enkidu wrote:
Kev wrote:

Same problem with Nero and Roxio. Any ideas please ?

The drive seems to read ok.

Thanks



Try a different brand of media, and/or burn at a slower speed.

And report specifically what error message you get.

Mike
--

http://www.mrichter.com/


I've just done yet another brand at it's max speed (32x) and I've
also done one of these Samsungs at 16x. Are branded Samsungs usually
like this ? These are supposed to be 48x !!

I guess that it looks like the writer is 100% now ??

Thanks

I had same problem when i had 40125 S model. With one brand of CD's burning
stuck at 4% (it seemed that lead-in was burning forever.) If i left it for a
long time, reset machine and eject CD, i could se that whole CDR was burned
(with lead-in, i guess...).
So, keep away from this type of CD's. (While thee same CDR's was perfect at
my friend's Plex 8x...)

SleeperMan wrote:
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I've just done yet another brand at it's max speed (32x) and I've
also done one of these Samsungs at 16x. Are branded Samsungs usually
like this ? These are supposed to be 48x !!

I guess that it looks like the writer is 100% now ??

Thanks


I had same problem when i had 40125 S model. With one brand of CD's burning
stuck at 4% (it seemed that lead-in was burning forever.) If i left it for a
long time, reset machine and eject CD, i could se that whole CDR was burned
(with lead-in, i guess...).
So, keep away from this type of CD's. (While thee same CDR's was perfect at
my friend's Plex 8x...)

This does not necessarily mean that any of the discs is "good" or "bad"
in itself; only that it is ill-matched to your drive and speed. The
Plexwriter is a bad test since it will write darn near anything you feed
it, though sometimes do so well only at select speeds.

Note that it is likely that the disc manufacturer can show that at least
some of the time, the disc can more or less be written on some drive at
rated speed - though undoubtedly not to spec. But the marking on the
package does not signify how best you can use the disc or whether you
can use it at all in your drive.

ole
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http://www.mrichter.com/

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SleeperMan wrote:
typed:


I've just done yet another brand at it's max speed (32x) and I've
also done one of these Samsungs at 16x. Are branded Samsungs
usually
like this ? These are supposed to be 48x !!

I guess that it looks like the writer is 100% now ??

Thanks


I had same problem when i had 40125 S model. With one brand of CD's
burning stuck at 4% (it seemed that lead-in was burning forever.) If
i left it for a long time, reset machine and eject CD, i could se
that whole CDR was burned (with lead-in, i guess...).
So, keep away from this type of CD's. (While thee same CDR's was
perfect at my friend's Plex 8x...)

This does not necessarily mean that any of the discs is "good" or
"bad"
in itself; only that it is ill-matched to your drive and speed. The
Plexwriter is a bad test since it will write darn near anything you
feed
it, though sometimes do so well only at select speeds.

Note that it is likely that the disc manufacturer can show that at
least
some of the time, the disc can more or less be written on some drive
at
rated speed - though undoubtedly not to spec. But the marking on the
package does not signify how best you can use the disc or whether you
can use it at all in your drive.

ole

Agreed. Now i have plex premium and so far i didn't run into "bad" CDR. But
many of them are burned at lower speed than rated, especially no-name or not
famous brands. That bad CDR's were from MMORE. I guess Liteon just didn't
like them...