Thanks for the tip. I have removed the LowerFilter (there was no Upper this time) and the issue remains, save that now it seems to autoplay it as a blank disc instead of ignoring or freezing. So, progress of a sort.
I may take you up on the RMA offer, but I also find the idea of it being both pieces of hardware at once to be a last resort, logically speaking. Right now I am in the middle of a move, and I intend to wipe my hard drive and install Win7 once I am settled in. That should eradicate any potential registry or software problems, so if the issue remains I'll proceed to RMA and hardware troubleshooting.
I have attempted another software (Nero Express), and while the same issues persist this one did produce an error log. I am attaching that in the event anyone can discern something of significance in it.
If there are any other suggestions to try in the meantime before either wiping windows or returning one of the drives, please let me know.
Quote:
2X24-K0C1-4899-TXL9-MAX7-8PC2-1H3P-MPW2-X0C3-6ZT5-KAMA-K5CW-0E2P-1EEP-CK7P-049L-97E8-345H-9189-0E7A-HH6P-ECC7-0CC9-CA3H-454T-5KM1-1LA4-8L8Z-5C4W-****-****
Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -
NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 10.0.23.100
Internal Version: 10,0,23,100
(Nero Express)
Recorder: <ASUS DRW-24B1ST a> Version: 1.04 - HA 1 TA 0 - 10.0.23.100
Adapter driver: <Serial ATA> HA 1
Drive buffer : 1536kB
Bus Type : via Inquiry data
Connected to MMC as unknown drive with class-nr : 1
Drive is autodetected - recorder class: Std. MMC recorder
CD-ROM: <ASUS DRW-24B1ST a >Version: 1.04 - HA 1 TA 0 - 10.0.23.100
Adapter driver: <Serial ATA> HA 1
=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0 atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : ASUS DRW-24B1ST a atapi Port 1 ID 1 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : ASUS DRW-24B1ST a atapi Port 2 ID 1 DMA: Off
=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
ASUS DRW-24B1ST a D: CdRom0
ASUS DRW-24B1ST a E: CdRom1
DTSOFT BDROM I: CdRom2
=======================
AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2047MB (2097151kB)
Free physical memory: 2047MB (2097151kB)
Memory in use : 24 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)
22.12.2012
CD-ROM (ISO)
9:27:32 AM #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 464
LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL
9:27:32 AM #2 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6956
Iso document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : FALSE
Simulate : FALSE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : FALSE
Multisession : TRUE
Multisession type: : Start multisession
Burning mode : DAO
Mode : 1
ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char)
Character set : ISO 9660
Joliet : TRUE
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE
Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE
9:27:32 AM #3 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3166
ASUS DRW-24B1ST a
FlextraLink activated
9:27:33 AM #4 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3336
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)
9:27:33 AM #5 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3496
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using CD-R/RW media
9:27:33 AM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 314
[D: DRW-24B1ST a ] Last possible write address on media: 359846
Last address to be written: 607
9:27:33 AM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 326
[D: DRW-24B1ST a ] Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)
9:27:33 AM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2890
Recorder: ASUS DRW-24B1ST a;
CDR code: 00 97 26 60; OSJ entry from: CMC Magnetics Corporation
ATIP Data:
Special Info [hex] 1: D0 00 B0, 2: 61 1A 3C (LI 97:26.60), 3: 4F 3B 4A (LO 79:59.74)
Additional Info [hex] 1: 00 00 80 (invalid), 2: 00 80 00 (invalid), 3: 00 80 80 (invalid)
9:27:33 AM #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 499
[D: DRW-24B1ST a ] >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================
9:27:33 AM #10 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 785
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 ()
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 608 (608) = #608/0:8.8
relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 608 blocks [D: ASUS DRW-24B1ST a]
--------------------------------------------------------------
9:27:33 AM #11 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1001
Prepare [D: ASUS DRW-24B1ST a] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc not fixated
Tracks 1 to 1: Idx 0 Idx 1 Next Trk
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 307200 1552384, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________
-150 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
-150 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 608 | 0 | 0x00
608 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
MediaType: CD-R
9:27:33 AM #12 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 251
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME
9:27:33 AM #13 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4206
Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-No (<64KB)
9:27:33 AM #14 PHASE 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1827
Caching of files started
9:27:33 AM #15 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4328
Cache writing successful.
9:27:33 AM #16 PHASE 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1827
Caching of files completed
9:27:33 AM #17 PHASE 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1827
Burn process started at 16x (2,400 KB/s)
9:27:33 AM #18 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2769
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0
9:27:33 AM #19 Text 0 File MMC.cpp, Line 17596
StartDAO : CD-Text - Off
9:27:33 AM #20 Text 0 File MMC.cpp, Line 21592
Set BUFE: FlextraLink -> ON , SMART-BURN : ON
9:27:33 AM #21 Text 0 File MMC.cpp, Line 17824
CueData, Len=32
41 00 00 14 00 00 00 00
41 01 00 10 00 00 00 00
41 01 01 10 00 00 02 00
41 aa 01 14 00 00 0a 08
9:27:33 AM #22 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 273
Pipe memory size 83836800
9:27:40 AM #23 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1275
09:27:40.562 - D: ASUS DRW-24B1ST a : Queue again later
9:27:40 AM #24 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1275
09:27:40.828 - D: ASUS DRW-24B1ST a : Queue again later
9:27:50 AM #25 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 244
<D: ASUS DRW-24B1ST a> start writing Lead-Out at LBA 608 (260h), length 0 blocks
9:28:06 AM #26 SPTI -1169 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 217
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1169)
CDB Data: 0x51 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY)
Sense Code: 0x04
Sense Qual: 0x08
Sense Area: 0x70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08
Buffer x0659c0c0: Len x20
9:29:04 AM #27 CDR -1093 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1921
No seek complete
D: ASUS DRW-24B1ST a
9:29:04 AM #28 TRANSFER -24 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 1222
Could not perform end of Disc-at-once
9:29:04 AM #29 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 1460
SetDriveCaps: Set LAST LBA of layer 1 to 0
9:29:04 AM #30 PHASE 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1827
Burn process failed at 16x (2,400 KB/s)
9:29:04 AM #31 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 301
SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME
9:29:04 AM #32 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11916
DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed
9:29:04 AM #33 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 464
UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL
Existing drivers:
Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)