Burn disc failure

Cannot burn CD's now with updated iTunes. Burn disc failure medium write error. Tried everything suggested in previous posts (slower write speed, reboot pram). Nothing is working...Any other suggestions?

Try a different brand of disc.

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  • Burn Disc Failure 4310

    When attempting to burn a playlist in ITunes 6, I get the error after it moves to the second song in the list: Attempt to burn disc failed. Unknown error 4310.
    I've tried different playlists and lowering the burn speed to no avail. Is there a fix for this? Other than waiting for the next version and hoping for best?

    Here you go.
    Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
    Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4550
    iTunes 6.0.1.3
    CD Driver 2.0.4.3
    CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
    LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0), MxlW2k (1.0.1.104), Cdr4_xp (6.2.0.132),
    UpperFilters: pwd_2k (5.3.1.154), GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3), Cdralw2k (6.2.0.132),
    Video Driver: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420\GeForce4 MX 420
    IDE\DiskWDCWD400BB-00AUA1_____________________18.20D18, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
    IDE\DiskWDCWD800BB-75CAA0_____________________16.06V16, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
    IDE\CdRomSONYCD-RW__CRX140E_____________________1.0n___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
    IDE\CdRomNEC_DV-5700A___________________________1.91___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
    If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
    Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.
    Current user is administrator.
    E: _NEC DV-5700A, Rev 1.91
    Drive is empty.
    F: SONY CD-RW CRX140E, Rev 1.0n
    Audio CD in drive.
    Found 11 songs on CD, playing time 49:08 on Audio CD.
    Track 1, start time 00:02:00
    Track 2, start time 03:16:39
    Track 3, start time 07:15:41
    Track 4, start time 12:24:33
    Track 5, start time 17:15:03
    Track 6, start time 23:02:68
    Track 7, start time 26:41:72
    Track 8, start time 31:12:00
    Track 9, start time 36:15:35
    Track 10, start time 40:07:04
    Track 11, start time 44:48:31
    Audio CD reading succeeded.
    Get drive speed succeeded.
    The drive CDR speeds are: 1 2 4 8.
    The drive CDRW speeds are: 1 2.

  • DVD Burn/Verification Failure &   -R vs. +R  Fix

    The PROBLEM: (three trials, three failures)
    Burning DVD with digital picture files.
    Burned from Finder and Burn Folder.
    Burns completely but fails verification process.
    Appears not to enter the verification process at all.
    Error Message: This disc did not verify correctly and is unreliable. Because this disc is unreliable, discard it and try again using a new blank disc. (Error code 0x80020063)
    Media: Maxell DVD+R
    However, disc could be read and files used in Photoshop despite the warning. In other words, the discs perform as normal, properly burned discs.
    The FIX:
    Replaced Media, Maxell DVD-R.
    Worked just fine.
    New QUESTION:
    Is there a way to speed up or, more probable, to remove the Verification process step? To burn 2.75GB required about 14 minutes and the verification process seemed longer than that. I am unsure of the verification step because in watching the meter the percentage counter seemed to move slower and Boogie, my bulldogge, was in no mood to wait; he had to go for a walk so I left with 85% to go. When I got back, disc was ejected, no message on the screen, and after testing it was perfect.
    The HARDWARE:
    PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K04L:
    Firmware Revision: D441
    Interconnect: ATAPI
    Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
    Cache: 2000 KB
    Reads DVD: Yes
    CD-Write: -R, -RW
    DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL
    Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
    Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
    Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
    Media: No

    Thanks folks, appreciate the help.
    I prefer the TDK blanks based on success in the past with CDs, but in a pinch and Staples is close by, Maxell was the best they had.
    I am burning at 2X, the fastest option offered when burning from Finder. I will try the Disk Ute and drop verification. After burning 4 DVDs now I have confidence in the process and hardware. However, I do a quick eject and re-insert of the disc to make sure all the files are there and readable; this does not take 15 minutes.
    I have over 20K digital picture files or apprx'tly 105GB to back-up from my back-up external hdd. Looks like over 25 hours at least including verifying each DVD. I want to streamline the process.
    Hopefully I will not prograstinate so long next time before doing back-ups.

  • "The Attempt to burn disc failed. The device failed to calibrate the laser

    I was trying to burn a cd the other day and it failed and this massage came up.
    "The attempt to burn disc failed. The device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media."
    does anyone know how to get rid of this or know how to fix it?

    In my experience the problem is random. Sometimes I burn with no problem. This morning my first burn worked fine. Then I had 4 failures in a row. Tried changing nothing. Tried changing burn speed. Tried quitting itunes,etc. Nothing always works so I assume that my manipulations are having no effect even though eventually it works. I am now having a sucessful burn. Thank goodness that it does not ruin the blank but it seems to be increasing in frequency. I used to have the problem once and then could burn 4-5 successfully. Now I've had 3 successes our of 8-9 tries.
    Why doesn't apple address this problem? I see hundreds of posts with the same problem. Many are archived. Some like this thread claim to answered. But the problem is that, in my experience, the problem comes and goes. Sometimes I have sucess without changing anything after a failure. Today I quit iTunes and when I started it up again it failed once and now its just finished a sucessful burn. I'm burning the same playlist each time of unprotected music but I notice no difference whether I'm burning purchased music, ripped music, downloaded music, aiff, aac, acc protected, mpeg or a mixture of same.
    My sucessful burn was at 6X. Now I'm having a sucessful burn at maximum possible (6X takes too long!). Two in row!
    I am using tiger 10.4.5 1 ghz powerpc g4 512 mb ddr sdram with about 10 gigs free on the hard drive it that's of any relevance.
    Just realized that if I can count to 30 before the intialization goes to writing it is going to fail. So what? I don't know, can't stand the suspense.

  • The Attempt to burn disc failed.  The burn failed because of a medium write error.

    When trying to burn a CD, I'm getting an error that reads:The Attempt to burn disc failed.  The burn failed because of a medium write error.  I experienced this message before and took my Macbook in to the store and the the genius was stumped but when he tried one of his CD's it burned fine to he concluded that the problem was in the CD's NOT the Macbook or program  HOWEVER, months later, I'm having the same issue using the NEW CD's.  Does anyone have any information about this?

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    The first is to reset pram
    at boot up hold four keys down till you hear 3 chimes:
    command(apple)=option+p+r
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    The second is to reset nvram
    at boot up hold four keys down:
    command(apple)+option+o+f
    a black screen will appear
    now type: reset-nvram
    click enter
    now type: reset-all
    click enter
    it will now reboot
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    go to international
    under languages: drag any of the other languages to the top, then drag english back to the top.
    make sure "order for sorted lists" is set to english
    make sure "word break" is set to english(united states, computer)
    then restart.
    I hope this helps you as it certainly did me. :^)

  • I am getting an error every time i try to burn a playlist. The error reads The Attempt to burn disc failed. The burn failed because of a medium write error.

    Can somebody help me. I used to be able to burn with no problem. But now while finishing discs, I get the following message.
    The Attempt to burn disc failed. The burn failed because of a medium write error.

    Try a different brand of discs.  Try restarting your computer.

  • Burning disc image with encryption

    I've been burning disc images thru idvd's interface for a while. I just noticed in disk utility the option of encrypting the dvd (AES-128), to prevent access to contents, files, etc., which might be useful when making customer copies.
    Is this something anyone is using?

    Are you referring to data dvd's?
    To the best of my knowledge, Data Dvd's may work well on your mac but they do NOT play back on most set top dvd players.
    It is possible to encrypt data to a dvd BUT it is Not possible to encrypt an entire iDvd (at least not in terms of preventing duplication /playback on a standard Dvd Player/recorder) in the same manner as a commercially pressed DVD function which are copy protected (CSS) when mass replicated.
    They are two entirely separate forms of encryption.

  • Error message when burning discs

    I can't burn a disc from my playlists. I have the newest version of iTunes but I do not have the burn icon at the top of the page. The only way I can initialize a burn is to right-click the playlist and select "burn playlist to disc". The burn begins properly but somewhere before it is finished it cancels itself and gives me the following message : Unable to burn disc. An unknown error occurred (4251). Any suggestions?

    I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I GOT THE ERROR 4251, WHAT ID DID WAS TO SELECT A SLOWER BURNING SPEED, I SELECTED 4X, AND IT WORKED FINE, THE CD'S I AM USING ARE MEMEOREX CD-RW 12X, TRY IT AND LET ME KNOW IF IT WORKS.

  • ITunes no longer burns discs

    Hi, I came here in support of a new issue that has arose.
    Heres the scoop: I have already created a playlist, click burn disc. It starts up fine as it has no errors when creating the disc. It then initializes, and says that it is burning the first track. However here is where the problem arises.
    The status bar never moves, its just keeps saying burning the first track. The drive is spinning, sounding like it is burning regularly. So I let it sit for a while, come back, still the same exact place and the drive spinning like its burning. So I then click cancel after about 30 min. Of course it doesn't cancel, or won't eject so I force quit iTunes, and the disc stops spinning.
    Then, once it quits, the disc starts spinning again and appears on the desktop, and iTunes reopens. The disc shows the right amount of tracks and the correct times, but when I go to play them, its just no sound.
    I then try it again after restarting, and I get the same result. I even try changing the disc burn speeds and still the same result. Now I'm tired of wasting cds so I've come for help.
    Some other details: I have recently updated to 10.5, before that I have been able to burn cds in iTunes with no such problem. Also, whenever I try burning unsuccessfully, more and more of my hard drive space gets eaten up and doesn't come back even when quitting iTunes until I restart. The drive is a dvd writer, but isn't factory installed, in the past versions of X I had to use patch burn to burn from the ilife programs, but its no longer needed in 10.5.

    A friend this morning says that he thinks that iTunes has put a DRM (Digital Rights Management) code on any music that is imported into iTunes, whether it is purchased from the iTunes store, ripped off a commercial CD, or even copied from your friend's homemade CD, and that's why after some time is elapsed, you can no longer make a music CD from playlists in iTunes. He compared it to Rhapsody, which allows you to listen to your downloaded music as long as you still pay your monthly Rhapsody bill. Could this be true?!?! I can still make an MP3 disc, or backup my iTunes library to a DVD, but I can no longer make a music CD. Like others have described, iTunes starts the process, checks the playlist length, initializes the blank music CD, and then stalls, saying it is writing the first track, but will say that all day. One has to force quit iTunes to get the disc out. It shows the correct disc title and track names when inserted in a player with this capability, but all one hears is static-like noise when the disc is played.

  • ITunes Won't Recognize Optical Drive / Can't Burn Discs.

    Hi. I’m having some problems w/ an installation of iTunes on a Windows 64 bit PC.  Specifically, when iTunes is installed, Windows 7 no longer recognizes the optical drive, and I can't burn discs via iTunes.  I’ve attempted to implement all the solutions identified here,
    Optical Drive is No Longer Recognized, or "Disc Burner or Software Not Found" alert after Install
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2308
    iTunes for Windows: Troubleshooting CD issues caused by device filters
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2372
    Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1436
    iTunes for Windows: Additional troubleshooting tips for burning issues
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1374
    , and still find myself trapped in a vicious circle; i.e., (1) with iTunes installed Windows 7 no longer recognizes the optical drive, (2) Upon clearing the UpperFilters Value  of GEARAspiWDM  in the registry at  {4De36E965 … } Windows 7 functions as expected and I can play cds in iTunes, but iTunes produces an error messages at start up along the lines of “iTunes did not install properly. Or, there’s a registry error ”  In either case, I am not able to burn cds via iTunes.
    My most rigorous effort amounted to (1) uninstalling  all Apple products and third party GEAR driver update software via Control Panel, (2) a registry repair w/ Registry Mechanic and (3) reinstallation of all identifiable Apple software.  Still the problem remains.
    Apple I love you, but you’re bringing me down
    From iTunes Diagnostics (w/ UpperFilters Empty (I notice the Diagnostic Utility is also seeking a LowerFilters entry.  The registry doesn’t have references to LowerFilter at this location.  Maybe that’s the problem?)) …
    Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
    Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
    iTunes 11.0.5.5
    QuickTime 7.7.4
    FairPlay 2.4.14
    Apple Application Support 2.3.4
    iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
    CD Driver 2.2.3.0
    CD Driver DLL 2.1.3.1
    Apple Mobile Device 6.1.0.13
    Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.64.0.0
    Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
    Gracenote SDK 1.9.6.502
    Gracenote MusicID 1.9.6.115
    Gracenote Submit 1.9.6.143
    Gracenote DSP 1.9.6.45
    iTunes Serial Number 0037B5E00A92****
    Current user is not an administrator.
    The current local date and time is 2013-09-03 09:58:34.
    iTunes is not running in safe mode.
    WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
    HDCP is supported.
    Core Media is supported.
    Video Display Information
    ATI Technologies Inc., AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
    **** External Plug-ins Information ****
    No external plug-ins installed.
    Genius ID: ce02c1*****d19e716edbe5d8ac7*****
    iPodService 11.0.5.5 (x64) is currently running.
    iTunesHelper 11.0.5.5 is currently running.
    Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
    **** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
    No drivers in LowerFilters.
    No drivers in UpperFilters.
    Failed loading CD / DVD drives, error -43. Try doing a repair install on iTunes from the “Add or Remove Programs” control panel.

    update ... ran sfc /scannow as admin.  windows reports 100% integrity.

  • CD Burner Troubleshooting: No Burner Disc or software found

    I've had my iMac for just a couple months, slowly learning the ropes. I successfully burned a few CDs, but then one day it suddenly started giving me an error message when I click on "burn disc." It said: No Disc Burner or software found.
    I tried to go to software updater under the apple/software update, but it told me there was no software that needed updating.
    Any guidance?

    Can you burn at all?
    Does your burner show up in System Profiler?
    To run System Profiler, select 'About This Mac' in the  menu.
    Then click on the 'More Info...' button.
    Expand the 'Hardware' section by clicking on the triangle.
    Your disc burner can probably be found in 'ATA', otherwise try 'Serial-ATA'
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  • Issues burning discs on iTunes/ error message about burn speed

    I've never had problems burning discs on iTunes until today, I tried to burn one of my playlists on a Memorex CD-R.
    - The burn seemed to be going OK at first, but the drive started making an obnoxious, loud noise by the 4th song out of 16.
    - The progress bar in iTunes then said "burning disc, finalizing" even though the CD had not been finished.
    - The drive practically launches the CD out, causing it to drop, rather than ejecting half way and holding it like usual. An error message came up saying something along the lines of, "iTunes cannot burn this CD because the burn speed is too high for the CD drive or media. Lower the burn speed in the burning pane of preferences"
    - I tried it again without changing the burn speed (which I suppose was set to maximum) thinking it was something to do with the disc. The same thing happened the second time I tried to burn the disc. The reason I didn't change the burn speed when it asked me to was because I'd never been prompted about the burn speed and I've used the whole stack of these Memorex CD's without problems.
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    Message was edited by: Behnaz

    Try a different brand. Highly recommended:
    FUJI
    TDK
    Verbatim
    Make sure the CDs are not dirty, smudged and/or scratched.
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50448 How to Handle and Clean CD and DVD Discs
    Your drive may need cleaning. Cleaning kits can be purchased from any store that sells CD/DVDs.
    Repair permissions after each burning session.

  • "The attempt to burn disc failed."

    Hi,
    I have an older MBP, from July of the first year they were sold...2006? Can't remember. Anyway. I am running tiger still and everything is up to date. 10.4.11, iTunes 7.6 etc etc....
    Anyway. My problem is, I can't get anything to burn!! Extended hardware test does not reveal any problems...
    Here is what is happening..
    I want to burn music so that I can play it in my car. I had a stack of 2 year old Sony CD-R's that I was using and they were perfectly, except I ran out of them. So I bought the same exact thing again...and iTunes spits out the cd and says "The attempt to burn disc failed. The burn failed because of a medium write error." Ok so I tried another disc. Same issue. Then I went and took one of my brothers 2 year old Sony CD-Rs and it worked perfectly. So I exchanged my new stack of cds for the same thing, same issue and returned them.
    Since then I have burned a couple of movie DVDs on Sony DVD-Rs and they work fine. I have even burned data DVDs on Playo DVD-Rs.
    This evening I purchased a stack of HP Music CD-Rs and guess what! My computer spit them out and said the same exact error message!!!
    Does anyone have any suggestions?
    Is it a Tiger issue?
    It can't be hardware related because I have proven it can burn with no problem (just on older cds). Is it maybe a cd issue? Are newer cds somehow formated in a different way that will not work with my combination of hardware and software?
    Maybe I should just spend the $300 and get an ipod adapter installed in my car...
    Thanks
    Adam
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    MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857:
    Firmware Revision: HAEA
    Interconnect: ATAPI
    Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
    Cache: 2048 KB
    Reads DVD: Yes
    CD-Write: -R, -RW
    DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
    Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
    Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
    Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
    Media: No

    Hi ASal,
    If your Optical drive is reading correctly then the report suggests that there is already data on that disc and it cannot be written to again. Needless to say, only a CD/RW can be burned to more than once. Your info suggests that it is definitely a CD-R.
    Double click your disc mounted on the desktop and see if there is any data on it. If there is then you cannot burn to it again. (Not without burning the data in "Sessions."-- A CD-R can have multiple burns in different sessions, but it cannot write over the top of already existing data. You will need a CD/RW if you wish to be able to completely erase and write again. See how you go. Hope this helps.
    It appears that your profiler is well able to SEE the CD-R, but you still might have CD Burn issues. Have you tried just burning data to a CD-R through the Finder to see if burns successfully..? If it does, then you should be able to burn audio through iTunes too. Make sure youre not trying to fit too much data on the disc too. That is a common error with people...
    Make sure the discs you are using are completely blank.
    Regards,
    Ben.

  • No audio on idvd burned disc- sound plays on TV fine but not on macbook DVD player

    First time posting, so please excuse any naivete
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