Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
•Makesurethemediacontainsmorethan521MBofdata.Somedrivescan'treadmedia
that contains a small amount of data.
Failure to Create a Writable DVD
If you can't create a writable DVD but the drive can be used with CD-R, CD-RW, or re-
writable DVD media, try the following solutions:
• Make sure you are using the correct media. +R and -R media can't be interchanged
unless the drive is a DVD R/RW dual-mode drive.
• Be sure you select the option to create a DVD project in your mastering software.
Some disc-mastering software defaults to the CD-R setting.
• Select the correct drive as the target. If you have both rewritable DVD and rewritable
CD drives on the same system, be sure to specify the rewritable DVD drive.
• Try a different disc.
• Contact the mastering software vendor for a software update.
Failure Writing to CD-RW or DVD-RW 1x Media
If you can't write to CD-RW or DVD-RW 1x media, try the following solutions:
•Makesurethemediaisformatted.UsetheformattoolprovidedwiththeUDFsoftware
to prepare the media for use.
• If the media was formatted, verify it was formatted with the same or compatible UDF
program. Different packet-writing programs support different versions of the UDF
standard. I recommend you use the same UDF packet-writing software on the com-
puters you use or use drives that support the Mount Rainier standard.
• Make sure the system has identified the media as CD-RW or DVD-RW. Eject and re-
insert the media to force the drive to redetect it.
• Contact the packet-writing software vendor for a software update.
• Know that the disc might have been formatted with Windows XP's own limited CD-
writingsoftware(whichusestheCDFSinsteadofUDF)insteadofaUDFpacket-writ-
ing program. Erase the disc with Windows XP after transferring any needed files from
the media; then format it with your preferred UDF program.
• Contact the drive vendor for a firmware update. See “
Updating the Firmware in an
Optical Drive
,
” later in this chapter.
PATA Optical Drive Runs Slowly
If your PATA drive performs poorly, consider the following items:
