Burning Multiple Discs

Anyone have experience burning multiple discs out of Waveburner....on the 2 drives of a Mac Pro for example, or any other configuration?

Just to clarify, I mean multiple discs at the same time.

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Re: problem burning multiple discs from iDVD

I am having a problem burning multiple DVDs. My first DVD burns fine but my second one won't complete the process. It stays in the "BURN PROCESS Current Operation: Writing Lead-Out..." phase for hours without ever completing the burn. I am using good quality Taiyo Yuden 8X DVD-R blank discs. Can anyone offer any advice/solutions? Thanks!

Hi
Double Click on the hard disk up righthand side of Your desktop. Often named
Macintosh HD.
At the bottom of this new window it reads nn Objects and xx.xx Gb free space.
Else:
Not knowing the origin to Your problem - General approach when in trouble is as follows:
Many possible origins. Most common:
• Free space on internal (start-up) hard disc if it is less than 10Gb should raher have 25Gb
• Hard disc is untidy: Repair Permissions, Repair Hard disc (Apple Disc Util tool)
• Delete iDVD pref file - or rather start a new account - log into this and re-try
• Program miss-match: iDVD 6.0.3, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.3 - is OK
Yours Bengt W

Error in burning Multiple-Disc Album

Hi
today i tried to burn an Album with 54 songs. The built-in burning program told me that it has to span the album on multiple disks - wich i confirmed. The burning process began and th program automatically unmarked the titles that wouldn't fit on the first disc. After finishing the first and inserting the second disc the program unchecked only the first titel and added only the first titel of the second disk ???
i tried it three times - same result and then selected the titles manualy - wich worked!
Seems like a bug to me!?
Anyone?

The iTunes capability to burn a long playlist across multiple audio CDs has always been buggy and unreliable. To save yourself frustration, split the long playlist into individual playlists, each of which fits comfortably into 80 minutes. Then burn.

ITunes won't burn multiple-disc playlists

My iTunes will not burn more than one CD in a series of 5 in order to burn an audio book that is almost 5 hours long. My iTunes is up-to-date with the version. What else is there to do?

My iTunes will not burn more than one CD in a series of 5 in order to burn an audio book that is almost 5 hours long. My iTunes is up-to-date with the version. What else is there to do?

I tunes: when trying to burn a playlist I keep getting the message: the attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc could not be read from or written to. I am using version 12

I tunes: I am using version 12 of I tunes. Ever since downloading it I get the message when trying to burn a playlist it says, The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc could not be read from or written to.
I uninstalled V-12 and then reinstalled it. This enabled me to burn a disc again but after a couple of tries I received the same error message again. Has Apple put out a fix to this problem that anyone is aware of?
Thanks.

Hi rossfrombluffton,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The resource below provides some general things to consider when burning a disc with iTunes. I would also try burning a music CD and a data disc from a different application in the Windows OS and trying a different brand CD just to confirm the issue is not with the optical drive.
Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-ae/HT203173
Find out what to do if you can't burn an audio CD using iTunes for Windows. Sometimes an audio disc may not burn as expected. Here are some things to check.
Update iTunes
Download and install the latest version of iTunes for Windows.Check for unauthorized songs
iTunes will stop burning a disc if you purchased one or more of the songs in a playlist from the iTunes Store and the songs aren't authorized to play on your computer. This message should appear: "Some of the files can not be burned to an audio CD. Do you still want to burn the remainder of this playlist? For more information on why some files can not be burned, click below."
To find out which songs aren't authorized, play each song in the playlist. Songs that play are authorized. Songs that don't play aren't authorized. You'll be asked to authorize any unauthorized songs.Make sure your playlist will fit on a single CD
If there are too many songs in a playlist to fit on a single CD, iTunes should ask if you want to burn multiple discs or cancel the burn. This message should appear: "The songs in this playlist will not fit on one Audio CD. Do you want to create multiple Audio CDs with this playlist split across them? This will require more than one blank CD to complete."
If you click the Audio CDs button, the burn will continue and you'll be asked to insert blank CDs until the playlist is completely burned. If you click cancel, the burn will be canceled.
To make the playlist shorter so that it will fit on a single CD, select a song to remove from the playlist and choose Edit > Clear. Repeat this step until the duration of the playlist is between 60 and 80 minutes. The duration appears at the top of the playlist window. Most CD-R discs can hold 60 to 80 minutes of music.
Check how many times you've burned the playlist
An unchanged playlist that contains songs purchased from the iTunes Store can be burned no more than seven times.Additional steps and submitting feedback
Go to iTunes Support to get additional troubleshooting suggestions specific to your optical drive configuration or to submit feedback to Apple.Learn more
For additional troubleshooting, please see these steps:
Additional troubleshooting tips for burning issues
iTunes for Windows doesn't recognize my audio CDs
Last Modified: Feb 3, 2015
Have a good day ...
- Judy

Can i burn multiple playlist to disc?

Is it possible to burn multiple playlist to one cd on my macbook pro? I do this all the time on pc. what i want to do is create several folders and drag mp3 files into them so that when i play them in the car i can jump from one playlist (or album) instantly.

This forum is for the MacBook Pro Hardware. You should take your question to the iTunes for Mac forum. You'll get a better and faster answer to your question there.

How do you burn multiple folders to disc?

I couldn't select them all at once, so I burn the first folder and then tried to add more, but I can't figure out how to do it. File > Burn to disc doesn't seem to work a second time, nor does clicking and dragging the folder onto to the disc drive in Finder.

you an select all folders you want to burn and then do File>burn to disk"
alternatively you can create a burn folder first. then put all the folders you want to burn inside open the burn folder and click "burn".
You can't add anything to the disk once the disk is burned. if the disk is rewritable you can erase it and burn again. if it's a regular CD-R (+R) disk, you can make it multisession so that you can add items to it later but ONLY if you use disk utility to burn it and it has to be done on the first burn. to see how enter "mutilsession" in disk utility help.

Receiving "internal error" when trying to burn mp3 disc from playlist

I'm trying to burn an mp3 disc from a playlist that I've created. Unfortunately, I keep getting an error. I'm currently running iTunes 11.0.2 on my iMac which is currently running 10.8.3. I've done this many times before, and this is the first that I've had this problem. Here's the error I keep getting:
The attempt to burn a disc failed. An internal error occured.
If you want to retry the current failed burn, click on Retry. If you want to go to the next disc burn, click on Next. Otherwise click on Cancel.
Here's how it goes down:
I've created a very long playlist which will require the use of multiple discs.
I right-click on the playlist and select to burn the playlist to disc.
I then get the usual burn settings pop-up menu where I select the "MP3 CD" format with a preferred speed of "Maximum Possible"
Note: Since experiencing this error, I have tried varried speeds ranging from 8x to 24x; I still get the error.
Note Also: I have tried selecting "Audio CD" instead, and the playlist will burn and the error does not appear. This is not an option I want to go with, however, because of the length of the playlist — it would take, like, 25 discs...
For a moment iTunes will read the disc, then ask permission for the playlist to be split across multiple discs. I say "ok".
At this point, iTunes will say that it is initiallizing for about a split second then immediately say it's finalizing and spit out the disc. This is when the error pops up.If I select to "Retry", it doesn't retry to burn; it just saves a .txt file to my desktop that is a copy of the error message. There's no error code/number or anything, though - just the exact same message. "Cancel" and "Next" seem to behave correctly, though.
I have tried repairing disk permissions and restarting my computer. I've also tried using different brands of CDs: Memorex CD-R and Innovera CD-R. The error persists.
Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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The attempt to burn a disc failed...error 4310

Everytime I try and burn songs on a cd from one of my playlists, the cd burner will complete 7 or 8 songs and then give me the following error message:
The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occured (4310)
I updated iTunes to it's newest version and I'm still having the same problem. It will never burn more then 8 songs and occasionally it will give me this message before it even finishes one song. This is VERY frusterating and I've ruined countless blank cd's trying to get this to work!
I also tried looking at other topics on this board from people with the same problem but my question was not answered.
Please Help!
-Isaac
CD Diagnostics-
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 (Build 2195)
Dell Computer Corporation XPS-Z
iTunes 6.0.1.3
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
LowerFilters: Cdr4_2K (5.3.2.31),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3), Cdralw2k (5.3.2.31),
Video Driver: 32MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS (Dell)\GeForce2 GTS
IDE\DiskWDCWD800JB-00JJA0_____________________05.01C05, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\CdRomSONYCD-RW__CRX160E_____________________1.0g___, 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.
D: SONY CD-RW CRX160E, Rev 1.0g
Audio CD in drive.
Found 12 songs on CD, playing time 45:30 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 03:35:32
Track 3, start time 07:44:61
Track 4, start time 11:54:54
Track 5, start time 15:40:30
Track 6, start time 19:13:02
Track 7, start time 22:27:50
Track 8, start time 26:42:37
Track 9, start time 29:09:66
Track 10, start time 33:01:05
Track 11, start time 36:12:03
Track 12, start time 40:31:62
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 1 2 4 8 10 12.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 1 2.

Hello bannahmontana
The article below will get you on your way to isolate the issue.
iTunes for Windows: iTunes Diagnostics, CD/DVD Drive Tests
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1567
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

The Attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknow error occurred (4000)

Itunes will start to burn and then stop and state that
"the Attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknow error occurred (4000)"
while burning a data Dvd back up
Here is the Run CD Diag
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
MSI MS-6712
iTunes 6.0.4.2
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
LowerFilters: Cdr4_xp (7.5.0.50),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3), Cdralw2k (7.5.0.50),
Video Driver: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440\GeForce4 MX 440
IDE\DiskWDCWD800JB-00ETA0_____________________77.07W77, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\CdRomJLMSXJ-HD166S__________________________DS1A___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\CdRomLITE-ONDVDRW_SOHW-1633S________________BS0K___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
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.
D: JLMS XJ-HD166S, Rev DS1A
Drive is empty.
E: LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S, Rev BS0K
Audio CD in drive.
Found 14 songs on CD, playing time 56:45 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 06:28:04
Track 3, start time 09:32:06
Track 4, start time 13:04:38
Track 5, start time 16:57:06
Track 6, start time 20:43:48
Track 7, start time 23:48:03
Track 8, start time 29:28:09
Track 9, start time 34:28:49
Track 10, start time 37:45:69
Track 11, start time 41:23:33
Track 12, start time 44:45:19
Track 13, start time 47:53:52
Track 14, start time 51:19:58
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 8 16 24 32 40 48.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 8.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 8 16 24 32 40 48.
The drive DVDRW speeds are: 8 16 24 32 40 48.
The last failed data CD or DVD burn had error code 4000(0x00000fa0). It happened on drive E: LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S on DVD+R media at speed 16X.
please help
Clone Windows XP

try this...
This is how I managed to fix the problem...and I hope this helps others in the similar situation.
I tried with another program..latest version of Nero, and this was also stopping at the 'initialising' stage. I was now lost! I thought the last resort is to give Evesham (My PC manufacturer) a buzz. They were very helpfull. Basically go into 'Control Panel', 'System', and click on the Hardware tab, then 'Device Manager'. Uninstall everything in the DVD/CDRom Drives. Then uninstall everything under the catagory IDE ATA/Atapi disk controllers. This is where my problem was, as I only had one IDE channel here. You should have 4 or 5! Reboot your machine, and everything will automatically re-load. I tried burning using Nero and it worked. Then the big test was iTunes. It worked 1st time!
I asked why the IDE channels have dissappearred, and he said sometimes uninstalling Programmes occasionally removes them.
I hope this will help others who are having problems to burn stuff on iTunes.

ITunes 11.4 The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc drive didn't respond properly and can't recover or retry.

27-inch, Late 2009
Processor 2.66 GHz Core i5
8 GB memory
Software OS X 10.9.5
iTunes 11.4
Can not burn a playlist in iTunes 11.4 to a CD, upon completion of the burn operation get error message, "The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc drive didn't respond properly and can't recover or retry." Receive this message using 2 different external drives that are Apple compatible. 1. is a Pioneer SuperDrive that I had replaced from a previous Mac in a OWC enclosure, 2. the other is a OWC 8X Slim Portable USB 2.0 External. After receiving the error message I can re-insert the disc into the drive and it will mount the disc and it will list all the songs with the correct size, but none of them will play. iTunes then comes up asking me if I want to import the CD, at this time iTunes has a (not responding) status in Finder. Can burn from finder with no problem, only have issue in iTunes.
Background
Last year I took the iMac to the local Apple Store 3 times and they determined the optical drive was defective and replaced it, the last time even replacing the cable to it. When I attempt to burn playlist from internal Superdrive it states it can not burn due to media errors. I have tried Memorex, TDK and PNY media with the same results. I thought purchasing the OWC Slim Portable USB 2.0 External would resolve the issue. If I put a commercial audio CD into the Internal Superdrive it will not mount and will eject it, if I insert the commercial audio CD into the external drive it will mount and play. Now the extended warranty is expired on the iMac and I don't know what next to try.

After multiple attempts to both find an answer to this problem or to fix it myself I've given up and switched to a Windows PC. The same media works just fine at maximum write speed with no special tricks needed. I got my iMac specifically to manage my photographs and burn images for friends and family. It has been nothing but a big disappointment to say the least. To read messages saying I need to lower my write speed or buy more expensive CDs is just laughable. Unless I see something major change I'm sticking with my Windows PC.

The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disk is locked and cannot be written

I am having a problem burning CDs. iTunes begins to burn CD than cancels with the following message "The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disk is locked and cannot be written." After some research I found the following article "Burning disc in iTunes for Windows using a Sony CD-RW/DVD CRX830E model drive fails with 4280 error." I followed directions as noted, this worked for the burning of one CD, then failed message returned. I have tried different CDs and lowering record speed to no avail. Burner worked up until updating to latest iTunes. Here is the diagnostic report
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Sony Corporation PCG-GRT390ZP(UC)
iTunes 7.0.2.16
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.1
LowerFilters: PXHELP20 (2.0.0.0), AFS2K (3.1.21.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.6.1),
Video Driver: NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5600 (Sony)\GeForce FX Go5600
IDE\DiskIC25N060ATMR04-0______________________MO3OAD1A, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
USBSTOR\DiskLexar__JumpDrive______1.00, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskSony___MSC-U04________3.00, Bus Type USB
IDE\CdRomSONYCD-RW__CRX830E_____________________JFK1___, 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 an administrator.
E: SONY CD-RW CRX830E, Rev JFK1
Media in drive is blank.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 4.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code -46(0xffffffd2). It happened on drive E: SONY CD-RW CRX830E on CDRW media at speed 4X.
Any help would be appreciated.
Sony Vaio Windows XP

hmmmm. i see that there's a chipset driver revision listed on the drivers and downloads page for your M520:
Gateway M520 > Windows XP
are your chipset drivers currently up to date?

Attempt to burn a disc failed - unknown error 4260

I see there are lots of topics about not being able to burn CDs in iTunes but I can't find one with the exact same error message as mine - 4260. I've not had any problems before (I haven't tried to burn a CD for some months), but today I tried to burn a CD with purchased tracks from iTunes Store, and it seemed to have burned okay. Then when I played it in the car, the first 3 tracks were fine and then the rest were jumpy and had an awful background noise. Came home and found it wouldn't play properly in the computer (froze iTunes at track 4) or on my CD player. Tried again to burn to another disc, iTunes went through the motions, no problem, then said it was finalising the disc, then suddenly said it was cancelling the burn, and "Attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error [4260] occurred". Again the first three tracks play okay, but the rest do not. The first 11 tracks are from an album I only downloaded yesterday, they play from the library and are authorised to play on my computer, so that's not the problem.
I can't find a reference to this particular error on iTunes support base online or in this forum. If anyone can help I'd be very grateful but I realise that it's a big problem for a lot of people. I don't understand why it worked alright before but now doesn't. I upgraded to the latest version of iTunes recently (v.6.0.4.2), so perhaps that's the problem?
Here is the report from the CD diagnostic run on iTunes:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6330
iTunes 6.0.4.2
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
LowerFilters: ASAPIW2K (6.0.2.0),
UpperFilters: InCDPass (4.3.14.1), incdrm (4.3.14.1), GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3),
Video Driver: NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro\RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro
Found aspi32 running.
IDE\DiskIBM-DPTA-372050_______________________P76OA30A, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
IDE\DiskST313032A______________________________3.09___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
SBP2\GENESYSLOGIC&1394_TOIDE&CmdSetId104D8&GenDisk, Bus Type IEEE 1394
USBSTOR\DiskHP_____psc_2210_______1.00, Bus Type USB
IDE\CdRomATAPIDVD_RW_8XMax______________________130D___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
IDE\CdRomLGCD-ROM_CRD-8521B_____________________1.04___, 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.
F: ATAPI DVD RW 8XMax, Rev 130D
Audio CD in drive.
Found 22 songs on CD, playing time 75:39 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 04:26:60
Track 3, start time 08:06:35
Track 4, start time 12:29:15
Track 5, start time 14:48:47
Track 6, start time 18:31:10
Track 7, start time 21:31:12
Track 8, start time 23:43:07
Track 9, start time 26:55:27
Track 10, start time 29:40:62
Track 11, start time 32:54:35
Track 12, start time 35:06:00
Track 13, start time 38:08:42
Track 14, start time 41:35:50
Track 15, start time 44:56:25
Track 16, start time 48:27:45
Track 17, start time 52:18:55
Track 18, start time 56:08:45
Track 19, start time 59:15:15
Track 20, start time 62:38:27
Track 21, start time 66:04:40
Track 22, start time 70:58:45
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 16.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 16.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 16.
The drive DVDRW speeds are: 16.
G: LG CD-ROM CRD-8521B, Rev 1.04
Drive is empty.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4260(0x000010a4). It happened on drive F: ATAPI DVD RW 8XMax on CDR media at speed 24X.
Thanks for any help. Anyone from Apple out there??
Mal
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ Windows XP Pro
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ Windows XP Pro

In case anyone reads this, I managed to burn my CD by changing the speed of the burn in iTunes. It was set on Maximum possible and I noticed from the CD Diagnostic report (see previous article) that the speed of the drive was listed as 16, but the burn had failed at 24x, so I reduced it to 12 to be safe, and it worked. It plays okay in the car but I have noticed that when I restart the player, it doesn't seem to recognise the CD and ejects it so that I have to push it back in, and it then starts at track 1 again. Not sure if this is to do with the way it was burned, but at least its playing the tracks!
Mal
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ Windows XP Pro

"The attempt to burn a disc failed. The device failed to respond properly"

Hello everyone,
I have suddenly developed a problem when trying to burn a CD. I get the "Checking playlist" and "Initializing" messages, and then Writing...(the name of the first track)", but about 20 seconds later, just when seems as if it will start burning, the CD is ejected and I get the following message: ""The attempt to burn a disc failed. The device failed to respond properly, unable to recover or retry."
I have browsed the forums here and it seems that many other people have had similar problems. I am running a Powerbook G4, OS X version 10.2.8, iTunes 6.0.5.
I have used several different brands of media, and many slower burning speeds, but nothing helps.
I can still listen to CD's with my computer, just not burn anything.
My computer is about 5 years old. Do you think that this problem is suddenly occurring simply because my optical drive needs to be replaced?
Also, another issue, possibly related, but maybe not, is that, after my burn failed for the first time, I put in a completely different CD to see if it would play. It did, but instead of listing the correct tracks on the CD, it showed the tracks of the previous playlist that had the failed burn.
For example, I imported the tracks from one CD into my Library, then moved them to a playlist. When I tried to burn the contents of that playlist to a CD, I received the "attempt to burn failed" message that I previously described.
Then, I inserted a completely different disc, but iTunes read it as having the same contents of the playlist that had failed to burn, but when I clicked on the track titles, they played from the new CD that I'd inserted, not the failed playlist. So although the titles indicated that I was working with the failed playlist, the media that played was from the new CD.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Sarah
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.2.x)
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.2.x)

I'm having a similar problem. In my case, the problem started about two months ago. I regularly update software. Currently I'm at 10.4.10 and iTunes 7.3.2(6).
In my case, I'm trying to backup recent iTunes purchases. I'm unable to burn CDs with the original combo drive (CD) or my internal NEC burner (DVDs). I get a series of coasters. Occasionally .Mac Backup fails as well. Toast 7 works fine. Even stranger, I can burn 1 DVD successfully with an external Pioneer DVD burner (4x) USB 2 using iTunes. (I have a belkin USB 2 card) Multiple DVDs fail. I recently switched to this PowerMac from an iBook and several preference files were copied with my home directory during the transition. The external drive was used with the iBook, but not on this system before which may lend to the preferences file as a possibility.
However, I find it odd that my external drive works and both internal drives are failing. I was suspecting the IDE controller on the logic board, except that Toast works. This logic board is not as old as the computer. It was a replacement in 2005 when an after market ATI card fried and took it and the power supply out. At first I suspected a hardware problem and replaced the IDE cable which looked warn. The NEC drive is about two years old and the combo drive is the original. They are on the same controller.
In my case it is certainly possible the drives or controller are starting to fail. I wonder if anyone else might have an external cd/dvd drive they could test that are having the problem.

Burning multiple copies of a project

Don't mean to ask a stupid question, but here goes.
After I build and format my first copy of a project, all subsequent copies get a message saying that a VIDEO_TS directory of this project already exists. Choosing Reuse will reuse as much of the current VIDEO_TS contents as possible.
Is this normal? By resuing am I getting a DVD with less data than the original?
I must not understand the process involved. Any help out there??
Thanks.
Jamie

What is the difference in burning a TS folder in TOAST or saving in .img and using DiskUtility to burn many DVD ?
I have many copies to burn, what is the best workflow ? The TS folder in Toast ( I have vesrion 5.2.3) or format in .img and use DiskUtility to burn ?
When burning multiple copies it is preferred to burn from an disc image file, which you could do with either Toast 5.2.3 or Disk Utility. What's vital is that the image file is UDF format.
Burning a VIDEO_TS with Toast 5.2.3 is prone to error because you have to use the DVD format in the Other tab, click New Disc, add the VIDEO_TS, create an empty AUDIO_TS and then click the burn button. And don't open the VIDEO_TS folder in the Finder before burning because that adds some invisible directory files that could affect the ability of the DVD to be playable. (Toast 6 and 7 automatically remove those files if present).
By the way, Toast 6 and 7 added the ability to select the quantity of discs you want burned.

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