8400 can't burn DVD - second posting

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After using cd21.exe, downloaded from dell.com, to flash the Philips
DVD burner's firmware I successfull burned one DVD to about half
capacity. Burn speed went from 4x before flash to 15x afterward. Then
three failures with the same Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 message:

Errors occurred during the recording:
Disc 1 of 10
"D: PHILIPS DVD+-rw DVD87631 ('Session Fixation Error while writing
lead in - Medium error.' [03/72/01])"

Disc progress 99%. Next two attempts zero percent, same error report.
System restarted before each attempt. Using Verbatim DVD+R discs.

How do I get this to work? The incessant failures are costing me a lot
of time.

--David

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

I went through the same process. In desperation I finally got Dell to
replace the burner. So far it will burn DVD +R but still not -R. So
far I can live with that.

Why Dell still insists on using the Phillips recorders with all the
problems they have had and replacing them is beyond me.

D

>After using cd21.exe, downloaded from dell.com, to flash the Philips
>DVD burner's firmware I successfull burned one DVD to about half
>capacity. Burn speed went from 4x before flash to 15x afterward. Then
>three failures with the same Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 message:
>
>Errors occurred during the recording:
>Disc 1 of 10
>"D: PHILIPS DVD+-rw DVD87631 ('Session Fixation Error while writing
>lead in - Medium error.' [03/72/01])"
>
>Disc progress 99%. Next two attempts zero percent, same error report.
>System restarted before each attempt. Using Verbatim DVD+R discs.
>
>How do I get this to work? The incessant failures are costing me a lot
>of time.
>
>--David

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It isn't a Philips drive. It is a re-badged BenQ 1620 drive. The best drive
(after Plextor) on the market today. Try to flash it with a Benq firmware. I
did too, and get perfect results.

I will post link.

Harrie




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>I went through the same process. In desperation I finally got Dell to
> replace the burner. So far it will burn DVD +R but still not -R. So
> far I can live with that.
>
> Why Dell still insists on using the Phillips recorders with all the
> problems they have had and replacing them is beyond me.
>
> D
>
>>After using cd21.exe, downloaded from dell.com, to flash the Philips
>>DVD burner's firmware I successfull burned one DVD to about half
>>capacity. Burn speed went from 4x before flash to 15x afterward. Then
>>three failures with the same Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 message:
>>
>>Errors occurred during the recording:
>>Disc 1 of 10
>>"D: PHILIPS DVD+-rw DVD87631 ('Session Fixation Error while writing
>>lead in - Medium error.' [03/72/01])"
>>
>>Disc progress 99%. Next two attempts zero percent, same error report.
>>System restarted before each attempt. Using Verbatim DVD+R discs.
>>
>>How do I get this to work? The incessant failures are costing me a lot
>>of time.
>>
>>--David
>

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Dell has commited to replace the Philips burner in my 8400.
--David
>
>"Johoo" <johoo123@xs4all.nl> schreef in bericht
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>> It isn't a Philips drive. It is a re-badged BenQ 1620 drive. The best
>> drive (after Plextor) on the market today. Try to flash it with a Benq
>> firmware. I did too, and get perfect results.
>>
>> I will post link.
>
>http://dvdpro.club.st/firmware/BENQ_FW.htm
>
>
>>
>> Harrie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "tellme" <whois@yahoo.com> schreef in bericht
>> news:j5rkv01sqe3aq6blvg1qfl0hdkhd0h9do8@4ax.com...
>>>I went through the same process. In desperation I finally got Dell to
>>> replace the burner. So far it will burn DVD +R but still not -R. So
>>> far I can live with that.
>>>
>>> Why Dell still insists on using the Phillips recorders with all the
>>> problems they have had and replacing them is beyond me.
>>>
>>> D
>>>
>>>>After using cd21.exe, downloaded from dell.com, to flash the Philips
>>>>DVD burner's firmware I successfull burned one DVD to about half
>>>>capacity. Burn speed went from 4x before flash to 15x afterward. Then
>>>>three failures with the same Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 message:
>>>>
>>>>Errors occurred during the recording:
>>>>Disc 1 of 10
>>>>"D: PHILIPS DVD+-rw DVD87631 ('Session Fixation Error while writing
>>>>lead in - Medium error.' [03/72/01])"
>>>>
>>>>Disc progress 99%. Next two attempts zero percent, same error report.
>>>>System restarted before each attempt. Using Verbatim DVD+R discs.
>>>>
>>>>How do I get this to work? The incessant failures are costing me a lot
>>>>of time.
>>>>
>>>>--David
>>>
>>
>>
>