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toru310 · 2007-04-28, 02:35

I set my dvd to multisession so that I can still burn with a dvd R. After I finish downloading files I put them in a dvd that already has files in it like I always do and after the burn finished the dvd at the back looks weird I mean the marking at the back is not like the single circular thingy but there's two circular marks..I'm sorry if you don't get it but I will be posting a screen shots so that I can elaborate even more.

Urahura Kisuke · 2007-04-28, 02:43

Then your DVD is getting scratched.
Check your DVD drive, it may have something to do with that. This is probably a PS2-esque problem(what???? haha).
Anyways, does the DVD work? If it does, there may not be a problem.
Screens would be nice too

toru310 · 2007-04-28, 03:21

I still have to borrow someones digi cam so that I can make a picture of the disc it self..

I will be posting it maybe tomorrow....

How can I check may dvd burner?

Urahura Kisuke · 2007-04-28, 05:55

I didn't say to check the DVD burner, I said to check te drive.
Unfortunately, you'd have to open it, but first reinstall the burner imo

Venser · 2007-04-28, 05:59

Be sure that it is not a software problem by reinstalling the burner or upgrade the drivers for your dvd drive or Flash its Drive BIOS if you do OEM. Drivers for your DVD drive should be available at your Drive Manufacturer's website. Alternatively like Kisuke-kun said, u may wish to check the DVD itself to see if it actually works. On a multisession DVD, seing two rings should not be such a big issue actually, because if the disk is scratched, it should be mighty obvious.

toru310 · 2007-04-28, 07:00

I will be reformatting my pc anyways so it's kinda like reinstalling the program it self

Phantom-Takaya · 2007-04-28, 14:36

Well, we still need a picture of that DVD to see what's going on.

toru310 · 2007-04-28, 20:28

Got the picture just need to upload it in the pc and photo bucket.

Ledgem · 2007-04-28, 20:28

Does the disc work? As in, can the drive read the files on it? If it does, I don't really think it matters...

toru310 · 2007-04-29, 08:43

One of the dvd works but the other one that I ad files in also works but the data that I added is missing...

Ledgem · 2007-04-30, 01:35

It sounds like an issue with the drive either burning multisession or reading multisessions, then. Could be something that a firmware upgrade would fix.

Venser · 2007-04-30, 01:38

You could try that. You should be able to find relevant updates in your drive's manufacturer's website. Let us know how it turns out. ^_^

toru310 · 2007-04-30, 06:13

Ermm my dvd burner is BENQ so where can I get an updated driver?

Venser · 2007-04-30, 19:01

Perhaps you can give this site a try: http://www.benq.com/support/

^_^

toru310 · 2007-05-01, 07:43

I finally got the pictures uploaded yeah!

Spoiler:

If you look carefully you can see the other mark it's small. Kinda blurry..It's suppose to be a single mark like my other dvd's so this one is suspicious. The second mark is kinda covers the old one which is not suppose to be..not sure..

Venser · 2007-05-01, 10:38

Actually, doesn't really look that bad. If you can't read the files maybe its cos they're damaged or corrupted. ^_^

Ledgem · 2007-05-01, 14:28

I see two circles, but that's normal (unless you're pointing to a different circle). Basically, when you burn a disc, it slightly changes color - I don't know the scientific reason behind it, but it happens. It's a crude way of determining how much data is filling the disc. If you've really packed the disc full, it'll look like there's one huge circle, and you wouldn't notice the color change as it's rather subtle. Your disc is a multisession disc, right? So you didn't fill it to capacity. What you're observing is the difference between the segments of the disc that have been written to and the segments that are free space.

If certain drives can't read the disc, try closing the session (prevents further writing to the disc). There are a number of cases where a drive will not be able to read a disc if it has open sessions, or the drive will only be able to read one of the sessions on the disc. Usually this doesn't occur on the drive that burned the disc in the first place, but it's possible. If you want to be safe and have guaranteed compatibility, burn only a single session to the disc and disable multisession (ensure that the disc is FINAL). I think Disc-at-Once (DAO) also ensures better compatibility than writing by tracks (forgot the official term that software uses for that), but that doesn't make nearly as much of a difference as disabling multisessions and locking the disc after writing.

toru310 · 2007-05-02, 00:44

Hehe I was thinking of making that issue an excuse so that the burner can be replaced..but oh well..

2007-04-28, 02:35	Link #1
toru310 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Philippines	I think my dvd burner is acting weird. I set my dvd to multisession so that I can still burn with a dvd R. After I finish downloading files I put them in a dvd that already has files in it like I always do and after the burn finished the dvd at the back looks weird I mean the marking at the back is not like the single circular thingy but there's two circular marks..I'm sorry if you don't get it but I will be posting a screen shots so that I can elaborate even more.

2007-04-28, 20:28	Link #9
Ledgem Love Yourself Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northeast USA Age: 38	Does the disc work? As in, can the drive read the files on it? If it does, I don't really think it matters... __________________

2007-04-30, 01:35	Link #11
Ledgem Love Yourself Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northeast USA Age: 38	It sounds like an issue with the drive either burning multisession or reading multisessions, then. Could be something that a firmware upgrade would fix. __________________

2007-05-01, 14:28	Link #17
Ledgem Love Yourself Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northeast USA Age: 38	I see two circles, but that's normal (unless you're pointing to a different circle). Basically, when you burn a disc, it slightly changes color - I don't know the scientific reason behind it, but it happens. It's a crude way of determining how much data is filling the disc. If you've really packed the disc full, it'll look like there's one huge circle, and you wouldn't notice the color change as it's rather subtle. Your disc is a multisession disc, right? So you didn't fill it to capacity. What you're observing is the difference between the segments of the disc that have been written to and the segments that are free space. If certain drives can't read the disc, try closing the session (prevents further writing to the disc). There are a number of cases where a drive will not be able to read a disc if it has open sessions, or the drive will only be able to read one of the sessions on the disc. Usually this doesn't occur on the drive that burned the disc in the first place, but it's possible. If you want to be safe and have guaranteed compatibility, burn only a single session to the disc and disable multisession (ensure that the disc is FINAL). I think Disc-at-Once (DAO) also ensures better compatibility than writing by tracks (forgot the official term that software uses for that), but that doesn't make nearly as much of a difference as disabling multisessions and locking the disc after writing. __________________

2007-04-28, 02:43	Link #2
Urahura Kisuke Kisuke-kun IT Support Join Date: Jan 2007	Then your DVD is getting scratched. Check your DVD drive, it may have something to do with that. This is probably a PS2-esque problem(what???? haha). Anyways, does the DVD work? If it does, there may not be a problem. Screens would be nice too

2007-04-28, 03:21	Link #3
toru310 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Philippines	I still have to borrow someones digi cam so that I can make a picture of the disc it self.. I will be posting it maybe tomorrow.... How can I check may dvd burner?

2007-04-28, 05:55	Link #4
Urahura Kisuke Kisuke-kun IT Support Join Date: Jan 2007	I didn't say to check the DVD burner, I said to check te drive. Unfortunately, you'd have to open it, but first reinstall the burner imo

2007-04-28, 05:59	Link #5
Venser Shaper Savant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Singapore Age: 38	Be sure that it is not a software problem by reinstalling the burner or upgrade the drivers for your dvd drive or Flash its Drive BIOS if you do OEM. Drivers for your DVD drive should be available at your Drive Manufacturer's website. Alternatively like Kisuke-kun said, u may wish to check the DVD itself to see if it actually works. On a multisession DVD, seing two rings should not be such a big issue actually, because if the disk is scratched, it should be mighty obvious.

2007-04-28, 07:00	Link #6
toru310 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Philippines	I will be reformatting my pc anyways so it's kinda like reinstalling the program it self

2007-04-28, 14:36	Link #7
Phantom-Takaya INTJ IT Support Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Age: 40	Well, we still need a picture of that DVD to see what's going on.

2007-04-28, 20:28	Link #8
toru310 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Philippines	Got the picture just need to upload it in the pc and photo bucket.

2007-04-29, 08:43	Link #10
toru310 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Philippines	One of the dvd works but the other one that I ad files in also works but the data that I added is missing...

2007-04-30, 01:38	Link #12
Venser Shaper Savant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Singapore Age: 38	You could try that. You should be able to find relevant updates in your drive's manufacturer's website. Let us know how it turns out. ^_^

2007-04-30, 06:13	Link #13
toru310 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Philippines	Ermm my dvd burner is BENQ so where can I get an updated driver?

2007-04-30, 19:01	Link #14
Venser Shaper Savant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Singapore Age: 38	Perhaps you can give this site a try: http://www.benq.com/support/ ^_^

2007-05-01, 07:43	Link #15
toru310 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Philippines	I finally got the pictures uploaded yeah! Spoiler: If you look carefully you can see the other mark it's small. Kinda blurry..It's suppose to be a single mark like my other dvd's so this one is suspicious. The second mark is kinda covers the old one which is not suppose to be..not sure..

2007-05-01, 10:38	Link #16
Venser Shaper Savant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Singapore Age: 38	Actually, doesn't really look that bad. If you can't read the files maybe its cos they're damaged or corrupted. ^_^

2007-05-02, 00:44	Link #18
toru310 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Philippines	Hehe I was thinking of making that issue an excuse so that the burner can be replaced..but oh well..