Optical Drive Hardware Error?

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  1. danieldy

    danieldy Member

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    A friend bought a brand new PB and tried burning a DVD with toast and got the following error when writing the lead-out (at the very end of the burning process). Does this mean his superdrive is malfunctioning and should be replaced?

    Thanks!
     
    #1 danieldy, Oct 24, 2005
  2. dominiquejames

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    Ask your friend if he can try burning at lower speed. This might help.
     
    #2 dominiquejames, Oct 24, 2005
  3. jakcfrost

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    might be the cheap blank dvds, sometimes its the media not the burner
     
    #3 jakcfrost, Oct 24, 2005
  4. triguy

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    Just to rule out a hardware error, ask your friend to run the hardware test cd that came with the PB.
     
    #4 triguy, Oct 25, 2005
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    Just got the same error today (on a PB 12") while trying to move some videos to DVD using Toast.

    After a failed burn at best speed, I tried it at 1x and the same error occurred.

    I then just saved the project in disc image (.toast extention) and restarted toast. I then just used the image to burn it to a DVD and it finally worked. Hope this helps.
     
    #5 Dave_D, Nov 1, 2005
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    did u try burning not using toast? its most likely the blank disc
     
    #6 potemkin, Nov 1, 2005
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    upgrading your toast to the latest version should also rectify some incompatibilities with some dvdr media...
     
    #7 Gomi, Nov 1, 2005
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