ITunes CD Burn error (media too fast)??

I upgraded to the latest iTunes version and now Im getting errors when I try to burn a playlist. I havent burned a cd off this computer in a long time, so Im not sure if it's iTunes. However, the error, if I remember correctly,said iTunes is unable to burn the playlist because the requested speed is too fast for the burner or the media.
I tried slowing my burning speed to 8X, but it still gave me the error.
Any suggestions? Is it time for a new drive? If so, what are my options? I have the blue CRT (500mhz) iMac.
Thanks

Since my original post, I have been able to burn a cd, but still most of the time get the error. Why would it work sometimes, and not other times?
Im guessing the drive is going. Can it be replaced? Are there upgrades available for the CRT iMacs ?

Similar Messages

Itunes can't burn this cd because the burn speed is too fast for your cd...

For the first time since upgrading to 10.3.9 I'm trying to burn a data disc from iTunes to backup some files. It fails every time and ruins the blank CD. This is getting expensive!
The CDs are Phillips CD-R 52x. (Yes, I've used blanks from this very box before the 10.3.9 upgrade and it never failed before.) iTunes was set to 24x burn then changed to "maximum possible" for the burn speed.
Most times it looks like it's burning the playlist but around the 5th file it spits it out and gives the error "itunes can't burn this cd because the burn speed is too fast for your cd burner or media". Sometims it just locks up itunes with "checking media" and I have to force quit iTunes. Then the disc is ruined. It won't even show up in Finder.
Ugh. Anyone know how to fix this?
edited p.s.
Here's what the Console log says for the last failed attempt.
Mac OS X Version 10.3.9 (Build 7W98)
2007-05-13 14:20:36 -0500
iTunes: Burn started, Sun May 13 14:21:47 2007
iTunes: Burning to CD-R media with SAO strategy in MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-816 DXJ3 via ATAPI.
iTunes: Requested CD burn speed was max, actual burn speed is 16x.
iTunes: Burn underrun protection is supported, and enabled.
iTunes: Write (10), block: 72864, count: 32 -> 3/0C/00 Medium Error, Write error
iTunes: Burn failed, Sun May 13 14:24:37 2007
iTunes: Burn sense: 3/0C/00 Medium Error, Write error
iTunes: Burn error: 0x80020060 The device drained its buffer without burn underrun protection.

I just tried setting the iTunes preferences to burn at 4x (since in theory the specs say my SuperDriver burns CDs at 8x) and got the following error.
The attempt to burn a disc failed. The device failed to respond properly, unable to recover or retry..
and looking in the console this is the error.
iTunes: Burn started, Sat May 19 21:46:14 2007
iTunes: Burning to CD-R media with SAO strategy in MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-816 DXJ3 via ATAPI.
iTunes: Requested CD burn speed was 4x, actual burn speed is 4x.
iTunes: Burn underrun protection is supported, and enabled.
iTunes: Write (10), block: -150, count: 32 -> 3/73/03 Medium Error, Power calibration area error
iTunes: Burn failed, Sat May 19 21:46:25 2007
iTunes: Burn sense: 3/73/03 Medium Error, Power calibration area error
iTunes: Burn error: 0x80020022 The device failed to respond properly, unable to recover or retry.
iTunes: Burn started, Sat May 19 21:52:27 2007
iTunes: Burning to CD-R media with SAO strategy in MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-816 DXJ3 via ATAPI.
iTunes: Requested CD burn speed was 4x, actual burn speed is 4x.
iTunes: Burn underrun protection is supported, and enabled.
iTunes: Write (10), block: -150, count: 32 -> 3/73/03 Medium Error, Power calibration area error
iTunes: Burn failed, Sat May 19 21:52:35 2007
iTunes: Burn sense: 3/73/03 Medium Error, Power calibration area error
iTunes: Burn error: 0x80020022 The device failed to respond properly, unable to recover or retry.

Burning speed is too fast even though it's at lowest?

I can't burn cds because i keep getting a message saying that the burning speed is too fast but when i turned it down to the lowest it still won't work someone please help?

Hello belmoo,
I understand your are having "Printer Offline" errors with your HP 4500 after you have installed onto your Mac Book Air over your wireless connection but the USB cable connection works without problem. If you could please provide me with the printers Model Number as the 4500 has several possible printers connected to that series name and your Operating System running on the Mac.
I would like you to start with looking into this document as it covers all the Windows & Mac Operating Systems: 'Printer is offline' Message Displays on the Computer and the Printer Will Not Print.
Please reply back with the information requested if the problem is not resolved.
Thanks,
JERENDS
I work on behalf of HP
Please click “Accept as Solution” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
Click the “Kudos Thumbs Up" to the left of the reply button to say “Thanks” for helping!

ITunes 2131 burning error - Toshiba Patch

There have been a lot of posts on various support sites about iTunes not burning to CDRs using various models of Toshiba Laptop - instead showing a '2131 Error'.
I've just read on the apple support forum that Toshiba have released a patch to fix this..
Does anyone know if it's available anywhere on the net? Or if any Toshiba Support Techs read this forum - could let me know where on the website can I find the patch?
Thanks for your help,
Rob.

I finally got a hold of someone very helpful on the Toshiba support line, and he said that the order for this driver patch has been put in to the engineering department but he didn't have a date for me as to when the patch will be available online.
He did say that he thought it would be within the month, which is vague but at least something.
He said to just keep an eye on support.toshiba.com. When the patch is ready, it'll be made available on that site. You can subscribe to their update list so that when the patch is made available, it'll notify you via email.
Hope that's at least a little bit helpful!

Itunes not opening error message too cryptic for me

Just got itunes installed on my laptop. Did it all correctly (admin rights, etc.). It ran fine yesterday, now today I try to open it and get a message: Instruction at "0x00008200" referenced memory at 0x00008200. The memeory could not be "read"
OK, I admit I'm not a wiz at computers, but this is too cryptic for me, any help out there???

Might fix your problem:
Through Finder navigate to your users directory
Select the folder "Music"
Press CMD-i
An info windows will pop up
Scroll down to the very bottom
If necessary expand "Sharing & Permissions"
Is your username listed with Privilege "Read & Write"?
Tick the little lock at bottom right - enter your PW
If necessary correct your privileges
In any case press the little gearwheel - "Apply to enclosed items ..."
ok
reboot

ITunes 10.3.1 playing too fast?

Downloaded and installed 10.3.1, and now everything is fractionally fast. Noticeable when playback is compared in other media players such as VLC. Any ideas anyone?
Thanks

So you are running developer os x lion?
Why don't you post in the correct -> Apple Developer Forum instead of posting publicly in violation of the Apple Developer Non-Disclosure Agreement?
Also you should file a bug report.

Can't burn disc via iTunes. Burn speed too fast. AGAIN!

"iTunes can't burn this CD because the burn speed is too fast for your CD burner or media. Choose a lower speed in the burning pane of iTunes Preferences then try burning again".
I have been having on going problems burning CD’s in iTunes for YEARS, and I know I am not the only one. I get the error message above. Having checked the forum at the time, and posted for help, I am know there is no real solution except to change brand of disc.
Thing is, now I can’t get ANY brands to work. I’ve been through Verbatim, Maxell, JVC, Sony, but none work. The only brand that would work were TDK audios which I can no longer find anywhere.
I know its not the burner, as Toast works fine, and I know I am not alone. Anyone got any ideas?
Even after years Apple seem to be blanking this question. It’s very frustrating not being able to burn my purchased itunes downloads to disc.

To anyone who is interested I think I may have found a possible solution. When you put a blank disc in the drive, wait about 30-60 seconds or so for it to stop spinning before burning.
This seems to work. It's a bit sticky but eventually works. I tried both TDK & Maxwell discs and 9 out of 11 worked. Absolutely no reason why the other 2 didn't, but it's a lot better than none.

CD burner error: Burn Speed Too Fast

Whenever I try to burn a CD on my eMac an error message says
"iTunes can't burn this CD because the burn speed is too fast for your CD burner or media. Choose a lower speed in the burning pane of iTunes Preferences then try burning again".
It even says that when the burning speed is on x1. It says that on every speed. So does anyone know how I can fix this problem and make it be able to burn CDs? Is it because I have nearly 10,000 songs on my iTunes, so that is somehow making it slow down?
The blank disc I'm using is "High Quality Pure Silver CD-R 80 Tevion"
It has 700 megabytes (80 minutes) on it, and I want to burn a CD that is 60 minutes, exactly. So, help? Thanks.

Let me see if I can help you understand your delima.
Just because you buy a very expensive Media Brand, doesn't mean it is any good. There is such a wide range of quality in CD's and DVD's it is really hard to select what is considered to be the best.
A very good guide to use for Media in general for both CD, and DVD's is below.
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm
Next there are a couple of KEY points to remember when burning, these will help you.
Never have any other Applications open when burning.
I tend to use either CD-R or DVD-R Media, the reason is these 2 formats are the most widely used and recognized in all Players, and Computers alike.
Always choose the slowest speed to get a high quality burn.
This next suggestion is probably the most important.
Not all CD-R's and DVD-R's are the same
Read the packaging carefully
Many will explain that they will burn at all speeds from 1X upwards
This will help insure that your burner Software will choose the correct speed.
Don

Music tempo too fast in Itunes

Hello
Just re-transfered all songs from backed up image to new hd
all the songs are there in Itunes but the tempo is too fast when you listne to them!
Any way to solve this?
Re-installing?
thanks

Have you tried the following article which covers problems with playback speed:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93610
Of course, if you are using WIndows 2000 you can't update to the latest version of iTunes - this is the latest version that will work:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/itunes732forwindows2000.html

Multiplexor/Burn errors

Since I can't imagine that I am the only one that experienced this problem I thought I would post this small piece of advice to anyone who is receiving the following error message when attempting to burn a DVD in iDVD 6.
Multiplexor Error
There was a problem during multiplexing/burning.
While I realize there may be a multitude of reasons for getting this error message, my solution was twofold:
1) Saving the project as a Disc Image and using Disc Utility to burn the DVD and selecting a slower burn speed. iDVD doesn’t allow this.
2) Buying 8x or slower DVD-Rs. For some reason, 16x discs are not compatible, at least with my two Power Macs (single 1.8, dual 2.0).
First save your project as a Disk Image. Then exit iDVD and double click on the .img file to mount it. Open Disk Utility (found in the Applications folder, under Utilities.). The .img file you mounted should appear in the left-hand column. Highlight it by clicking once which will activate the burn button above. Click this Burn button. Insert a 8x (or slower) blank DVD-R. Click on the blue triangle button in the upper-right to display advanced options. Select a slower burn speed, perhaps 4x. Click Burn.
Like I said, this is just what worked for me. Good luck.

You can get this error by trying to burn a DVD too fast. Slow it down, using a disk image and Toast or Disk Utility.
Did you try Flash's first suggestion?:
1) Saving the project as a Disc Image and using Disc Utility to burn the DVD and selecting a slower burn speed. iDVD doesn’t allow this.
I tried making a "diskimage" using disk utility, and the one step in IDVD did not recognize it at all.
If you have a disk image, just burn a DVD. Forget OneStep in iDVD.
File/Save As Disc Image...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=164927
This will isolate any encoding/burning issues you may encounter. Once the disc image is created, double-click the .img and burn the virtual disc that should appear on your desktop, using Toast to burn the DVD. Disk Utility to burn the .img file. Usually, you can select a burning speed in Disk Utility.
There are variations to this process based on which OS X you are using...
Open Disk Utility (in Utilities folder in Applications folder), click on the virtual disc (maybe the .img) in the left-hand window. Click the Burn icon. A new window should drop down and your SuperDrive tray will open after clicking the Burn icon. Insert a recordable DVD. (Verbatim DVD-R preferred by me.) Click the Close button. Wait. Select a burn speed. Then click the Burn button.
-->If the virtual disk selection won't allow you to click the Burn icon, use the .img file instead. This may have changed in 10.3.9 and did change in Tiger.
Also, you can use DVD Player to play the virtual disk to check your iDVD project before burning to DVD. Launch DVD Player. File/Open VIDEO_TS (Open DVD Media... in Player 4.6). Find the VIDEO_TS folder and open that. (The audio folder is for DVD-Audio disks.)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93006
G4 DP 1.25 GHz 2GB RAM 4 Drives 720GB Mac OS X (10.4.5) 2 SuperDrives (SL 8X & DL 16X)

ITunes burning error 2131

Well this is now the 2nd time this has occurred for me. Quite frankly it proves what the people said on overclock.net. Running apple products on a PC is a joke. Error after error...on going nuisances. Really I don't know if I can take much more of this. I'd just like to know 2 things in this little rant/question topic. First being what causes this error. Now before you say its my drive giving me the error. Thats wrong as I've burned CD's with other software and I do have the latest firmware updates for my drive (Samsung). Secondly, can WinAmp serve as iTunes for updating iPods as well as installing songs on. If it's as easy as working with iTunes minus the errors and gives better quality (I've heard it does) then I might as well switch. However would I have to have iTunes on my PC at all if I do this?

I downloaded the link you had posted with no success. I was hoping maybe someone could tell me something regarding the info I pasted from the diagnostics test. Thanks for your time and assistance.
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 6002)
TOSHIBA Satellite A205
iTunes 9.0.2.25
QuickTime 7.6.4
FairPlay 1.5.23
Apple Application Support 1.0.1
iPod Updater Library 9.0d11
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 2.6.0.32
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.29.0.0
Bonjour 1.0.6.2 (118.5)
iTunes Serial Number B9A212154524AC67
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2009-12-17 18:57:12.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
Video Display Information
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
** External Plug-ins Information **
No external plug-ins installed.
Genius ID: 20f30e192636f4823dbe4d2cf4208b2d
iPodService 9.0.2.25 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 9.0.2.25 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 2.50.39.0 is currently running.
** Network Connectivity Tests **
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name: {C3CBF7F2-99D0-4ECF-BE3C-9F83A3059E93}
Description: Realtek RTL8187B Wireless 802.11b/g 54Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter
IP Address: 192.168.0.155
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained: Thu Dec 17 18:54:02 2009
Lease Expires: Thu Dec 17 19:54:02 2009
DNS Servers: 207.162.160.11
207.162.160.11
207.162.162.11
Adapter Name: {DC597559-583A-44E8-A0E3-B6F65CEEA846}
Description: Marvell Yukon 88E8039 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained: Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
Lease Expires: Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
DNS Servers:
Active Connection: LAN Connection
Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
Using Modem: No
Using LAN: Yes
Using Proxy: No
SSL 3.0 Support: Enabled
TLS 1.0 Support: Enabled
Firewall Information
Windows Firewall is on.
iTunes is enabled in Windows Firewall.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
Connection attempt to iTunes Store was successful.
Secure connection attempt to iTunes Store was successful.
Secure connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
Last successful store access was 2009-12-17 06:10:31.
** CD/DVD Drive Tests **
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
D: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L632H, Rev TO02
Data or MP3 CD in drive.
Found 1 songs on CD, playing time 02:58 on CDROM-XA media.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 10 16 20 24.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 10.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 10.
The drive DVDRW speeds are: 10.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 2131(0x00000853). It happened on drive D: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L632H on CDR media at speed 0X.

I can't burn a disc from Itunes without getting error 4280 repeatedly.

I can't burn a disc from Itunes without getting error 4280 repeatedly. I was just able to burn a CD and now can't burn another. Any thoughts? I know my CD burner works as I just made a disc. I have tried changing file type from Audio to MP3 with no luck. Thanks for trying to help me.

Hello Sonni,
It sounds like you are unable to burn a disc with iTunes due to this error code. I would first use the following article to check issues with the type of disc drive:
Burning disc in iTunes for Windows using a Sony CD-RW/DVD CRX830E model drive fails with 4280 error
http://support.apple.com/kb/ta38101
If this is not the case, use the following article to help troubleshoot the issue:
iTunes for Windows: Additional troubleshooting tips for burning issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1374
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Sterling

Itunes cd burning 4310 error

I have a Dell Inspirion with Windows 8 and it every time I try to burn a cd from itunes it says error 4310. Any ideas what this is?

That particular error, 4310, has no hits in the search I did.
Can you burn with any other program?
You might have better luck in the Importing & Burning in iTunes for Windows forums
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=791
There are some clever people over there that are familiar with more burning hardware than I am.

HT203164 I tried my first Windows CD burn with iTunes; the burn fails at different points in the burn with error codes 4450 or 4280.

I tried my first Windows CD burn with iTunes; the burn fails at different points during the burn, with error codes 4450 or 4280.

I have the same problem, after years of everything working great. Last time this happened I tried using a different brand of CD and it worked, but I must warn you that now iTunes rejects all three brands I have been trying to use.

ITunes for Windows - Error when burning 4651

A friend of mine is having a problem with iTunes. Everytime he tries to burn a CD, iTunes gives an error - error 4651. Anyone know what that means. I am pretty sure he is running XP.
I told him to upgrade iTunes and see if that helps. He had iTunes 7.0 - should 7.2 fix the problem?
Windows XP

hmmmm. is it possible to post a copy of his DVD/CD diagnostics for us to look at?
(to get those, in iTunes go "help > run diagnostics", select DVD/CD diagnostics. the output can be saved as a text file, so if the complete contents of that could be pasted into a reply here, that would be excellent.)

ITunes CD Burn error (media too fast)??

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for