A bit of a conundrum...

dbrown1986

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This has happened to me before on two different drives, a LITEON BD-R IHOS112
and now on my LG HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40

Both drives have their latest firmware.

I have used Optical Quantum BD-R's (PHILIP-R04-000) until recently when they started to encounter Lead-In errors.
I bought a Verbatim disc (VERBAT-IMe-000) today to do a test write (which passed) and then did an actual write, which also seemed to pass.

Thing is, after the write, the disc appears blank, as if the laser did not turn on or write to the disc. As I mentioned before, both drives have done this, on seperate motherboards and seperate power supplies so I haven't a single clue as to what is happening.

If you need any additional info, let me know and I will post an addendum to this post.

Here's a "burn" log.

Could it be the SCSI Pass Thru (SPTD)?

I 16:25:43 ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.0 started!
I 16:25:43 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1)
I 16:25:43 Total Physical Memory: 8,387,768 KB - Available: 6,261,884 KB
W 16:25:43 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.
I 16:25:43 Initialising SPTI...
I 16:25:43 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 16:25:43 -> Drive 1 - Info: DTSOFT BDROM 1.05 (N:) (Virtual)
I 16:25:44 -> Drive 2 - Info: ATAPI iHAS124 B AL0S (I:) (ATA)
I 16:25:44 -> Drive 3 - Info: ATAPI iHOS104 WL0G (F:) (ATA)
I 16:25:45 -> Drive 4 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40 1.00-N1 (G:) (ATA)
I 16:25:45 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM, 2 BD-ROMs and 1 BD-RE XL!
I 16:27:27 Operation Started!
I 16:27:27 Building Image Tree...
I 16:27:27 Calculating Totals...
I 16:27:27 Preparing Image...
I 16:27:27 Contents: 139 Files, 18 Folders
I 16:27:27 Content Type: BD Video
I 16:27:27 Data Type: MODE1/2048
I 16:27:27 File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 16:27:27 Volume Label: HOBBIT_PART1
I 16:27:27 Size: 23,555,106,310 bytes
I 16:27:27 Sectors: 11,501,603
I 16:27:27 Image Size: 23,556,849,664 bytes
I 16:27:27 Image Sectors: 11,502,368
I 16:27:30 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:03
I 16:27:32 Operation Started!
I 16:27:32 Source File: -==/\/[BUILD IMAGE]\/\==-
I 16:27:32 Source File Sectors: 11,502,368 (MODE1/2048)
I 16:27:32 Source File Size: 23,556,849,664 bytes
I 16:27:32 Source File Volume Identifier: HOBBIT_PART1
I 16:27:32 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 42C5836D00AF8223
I 16:27:32 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.7.0
I 16:27:32 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 16:27:32 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 16:27:32 Destination Device: [3:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40 1.00 (G:) (ATA)
I 16:27:32 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMe-000)
I 16:27:32 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x
I 16:27:32 Destination Media Sectors: 12,219,392
I 16:27:32 Write Mode: BD
I 16:27:32 Write Type: DAO
I 16:27:32 Write Speed: 4x
I 16:27:32 Hardware Defect Management Active: No
I 16:27:32 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes
I 16:27:32 Link Size: Auto
I 16:27:32 Lock Volume: Yes
I 16:27:32 Test Mode: Yes
I 16:27:32 OPC: No
I 16:27:32 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 16:27:32 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 17,984 KB/s (4x)
I 16:27:38 Filling Buffer... (512 MB)
I 16:27:49 Writing LeadIn...
I 16:27:49 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 11502367)
I 16:27:49 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 11502367)
I 16:49:37 Synchronising Cache...
I 16:49:41 Closing Track...
I 16:49:42 Finalising Disc...
I 16:49:55 Cycling Tray after Test Write...
I 16:50:22 Exporting Graph Data...
I 16:50:22 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Prometheus\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_WH14NS40_1.00_WEDNESDAY-JUNE-05-2013_4-27_PM_VERBAT-IMe-000_4x.ibg
I 16:50:22 Export Successfully Completed!
I 16:50:22 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:22:29
I 16:50:22 Average Write Rate: 17,601 KB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 18,917 KB/s (4.2x)
I 17:35:17 Operation Started!
I 17:35:17 Building Image Tree...
I 17:35:17 Calculating Totals...
I 17:35:17 Preparing Image...
I 17:35:17 Contents: 139 Files, 18 Folders
I 17:35:17 Content Type: BD Video
I 17:35:17 Data Type: MODE1/2048
I 17:35:17 File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 17:35:17 Volume Label: HOBBIT_PART1
I 17:35:17 Size: 23,555,106,310 bytes
I 17:35:17 Sectors: 11,501,603
I 17:35:17 Image Size: 23,556,849,664 bytes
I 17:35:17 Image Sectors: 11,502,368
I 17:35:19 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:02
I 17:35:21 Operation Started!
I 17:35:21 Source File: -==/\/[BUILD IMAGE]\/\==-
I 17:35:21 Source File Sectors: 11,502,368 (MODE1/2048)
I 17:35:21 Source File Size: 23,556,849,664 bytes
I 17:35:21 Source File Volume Identifier: HOBBIT_PART1
I 17:35:21 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 42C58C6800AF8223
I 17:35:21 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.7.0
I 17:35:21 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 17:35:21 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 17:35:21 Destination Device: [3:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40 1.00 (G:) (ATA)
I 17:35:21 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMe-000)
I 17:35:21 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x
I 17:35:21 Destination Media Sectors: 12,219,392
I 17:35:21 Write Mode: BD
I 17:35:21 Write Type: DAO
I 17:35:21 Write Speed: 4x
I 17:35:21 Hardware Defect Management Active: No
I 17:35:21 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes
I 17:35:21 Link Size: Auto
I 17:35:21 Lock Volume: Yes
I 17:35:21 Test Mode: No
I 17:35:21 OPC: No
I 17:35:21 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 17:35:21 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 17,984 KB/s (4x)
I 17:35:25 Filling Buffer... (512 MB)
I 17:35:35 Writing LeadIn...
I 17:35:36 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 11502367)
I 17:35:36 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 11502367)
I 17:57:29 Synchronising Cache...
I 17:57:33 Closing Track...
I 17:57:34 Finalising Disc...
I 17:57:46 Exporting Graph Data...
I 17:57:46 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Prometheus\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_WH14NS40_1.00_WEDNESDAY-JUNE-05-2013_5-35_PM_VERBAT-IMe-000_4x.ibg
I 17:57:46 Export Successfully Completed!
I 17:57:46 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:22:24
I 17:57:46 Average Write Rate: 17,520 KB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 18,770 KB/s (4.2x)
 

dbrown1986

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Various programs report post-burn that the disc has 25,025,314,816 bytes free space and a SecurDisc Sector Scan reports that it is indeed still blank. The drive is acting as though it is writing data, but it is not. Power issue?!? Possibly software?