Hello.
I have had this Lenovo W530, from work, since June 2015. I finally
started using its internal Matshita DVD-RAM UJ8C0 (SB01) disc drive to
burn to small old CDs (unused CD-Rs & CD-RWs) recently. However, IT's preinstalled 64-bit Windows 7 EE SP1's system image creator and
downloaded ImgBurn v2.5.8.0 (with a downloaded 247 MB ISO file) could
not fully write to my CDs. I had no problems erasing my old CD-RW. I
tried copying a very old burned 650 MB CD-R to its local SSD, and it was fine. So, it sounds like this physical drive has write issues? Or is it something else?
Thank you in advance. :)
In ibm.ibmpc.thinkpad Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
Hello.
I have had this Lenovo W530, from work, since June 2015. I finally
started using its internal Matshita DVD-RAM UJ8C0 (SB01) disc drive to
burn to small old CDs (unused CD-Rs & CD-RWs) recently. However, IT's preinstalled 64-bit Windows 7 EE SP1's system image creator and
downloaded ImgBurn v2.5.8.0 (with a downloaded 247 MB ISO file) could
not fully write to my CDs. I had no problems erasing my old CD-RW. I
tried copying a very old burned 650 MB CD-R to its local SSD, and it was fine. So, it sounds like this physical drive has write issues? Or is it something else?
Thank you in advance. :)
Probably bad discs. Hold them up to a light and see if there's
discoloration (rust spots) or pinholes. This is CD rot and quite common
on cheap CD-R brands.
I used to use no-name brands for years and checking the ATIP information
on the disc, they were usually CMC Magnetics and the discs were bad
after a year or two. Since then I moved to Taiyo Yudens, bought a whole distributor case and haven't had an issue to this day.
In alt.comp.periphs.cdr Joe <joecool1029@gmail.com> wrote:
In ibm.ibmpc.thinkpad Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
Hello.
I have had this Lenovo W530, from work, since June 2015. I finally
started using its internal Matshita DVD-RAM UJ8C0 (SB01) disc drive to
burn to small old CDs (unused CD-Rs & CD-RWs) recently. However, IT's
preinstalled 64-bit Windows 7 EE SP1's system image creator and
downloaded ImgBurn v2.5.8.0 (with a downloaded 247 MB ISO file) could
not fully write to my CDs. I had no problems erasing my old CD-RW. I
tried copying a very old burned 650 MB CD-R to its local SSD, and it was >> > fine. So, it sounds like this physical drive has write issues? Or is it
something else?
Thank you in advance. :)
Probably bad discs. Hold them up to a light and see if there's
discoloration (rust spots) or pinholes. This is CD rot and quite common
on cheap CD-R brands.
Are Sony, OfficeMax, etc. cheap brands?
I used to use no-name brands for years and checking the ATIP information
on the disc, they were usually CMC Magnetics and the discs were bad
after a year or two. Since then I moved to Taiyo Yudens, bought a whole
distributor case and haven't had an issue to this day.
Ah. However, I did think I fixed it by upgrading the drive's firmware
from Lenovo. So far, no coasters. :)
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