DVD-R discs not working

shawsmack · Newbie Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 4

I am new to the this burning dvd's thing. I have 1click and copytodvd. I have copied over 40 movies using Sony DVD+R discs, but found a deal on some Verbatim DVD-R discs. I have 30 of them and they just won't copy. I keep getting a message that reads: Error: Media not found Please insert a writable media Required free space estimation: 3.11 Gb. This media doesn't have enough free space Is this a settings problem or will I not be able to use these discs?[/b]

Cougar_II · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:15 pm Post subject:

Hi there, Please provide us with more information. What version are you using ? Can you provide us with a CopyToDVD LOG File ! You said you changed from DVD+R to DVD-R, does your burner support DVD-R ? Use VSO Inspector v1.1, it will tell you what burner you have, what firmware is on it, what your burner supports, and provide us the MEDIA ID of those disks.

shawsmack · Newbie Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 4

The burner is a HP DVD Writer 300c. The Copytodvd is version 3.046.79 I will be fine buying the dvd+r dvds but I want to see if I can use these 30 dvd-r I have bought.

Cougar_II · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:47 am Post subject:

Hi there, Your CopyToDVD is a little outdated. The latest version is v3.0.68 http://download.vso-software.fr/copytodvd3_setup.exe Also, download VSO Inspector v1.1 It will tell you what firmware is on your drive. EK24 is the latest I have found on the HP site. It will also tell you what features are supported by your drive. It will tell you if it can burn DVD+R and DVD-R or not ! Will also provide the MEDIA ID of those blanks !

shawsmack · Newbie Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 4

Hey thanks a lot! Just downloaded the new version and inspector. Found out that my burner will read the dvd-r but won't write them. This has been very helpful to me. Thanks a lot P.S. With my burner is there any way to make these dvd-r discs work?

Cougar_II · Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:33 am Post subject:

Hi there, Using HACKED firmware might make your burner burn DVD-R but I never used hacked firmware before. What brand/model is your DVD Burner, and what firmware revision is on it ? Maybe with a firmware update (Official Firmware) maybe it will now support DVD-R !

shawsmack · Newbie Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 4

Once again thanks a lot but I will just cut my losses with the discs and buy different ones. Thank you for all you help.

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