DVD burner creates bad disks

Purchased the notebook in December 2010, during the past few months I noticed many bad DVD's created while converting VHS tapes to DVD. I ran HP Optical Disk Drive Check and it issued a "Write Check" click "Get Assistance" to resolve the issues, but the PC kept running something and there was a lot of activity on the DVD drive. I let it run through the night and it was still doing the same next morning. I suspect the drive has issues but if anyone has ideas on further testing, perhaps I can try it before bringing the notebook to HP. I can't give up the machine for very long. If the drive is bad I can call HP for a unit and I can swap it out.

Hi,
Your machine is still under warranty, go for it. You can contact HP from one of the following locations, depending on where you are:
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-information/summary/ww-contact-us.html
Good luck,
BH
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