BD-RE problems, first-time using one

[A.Fenderson]

Yesterday I got my first BD-RE, Verbatim brand, new in the wrapper, disc looked fine. I tried to format it using ImgBurn and my newish and thus-far perfectly-working Pioneer BDR-205 (v1.08), and I noticed it seemed to be taking longer than I had anticipated (94% done after 4+ hours). Finally it failed out with the log and pop-up below. I clicked "retry" multiple times, but it would instantly give me the same error each time. Did I get a bad disc? Thanks for any info.


I 00:40:57 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started!
I 00:40:57 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)
I 00:40:57 Total Physical Memory: 3,145,188 KB - Available: 1,404,848 KB
W 00:40:57 Drive R:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size.
I 00:40:57 Initialising SPTI...
I 00:40:57 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 00:40:57 -> Drive 1 - Info: ATAPI iHOS104 WL0B (D:) (ATA)
I 00:40:58 -> Drive 2 - Info: PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.08 (E:) (ATA)
I 00:40:58 -> Drive 3 - Info: ATAPI iHAS224 A ZL0A (F:) (SCSI)
I 00:40:58 -> Drive 4 - Info: TOSHIBA DVD/HD X807616 MC08 (J:) (USB)
I 00:40:58 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM, 1 BD-ROM, 1 BD-RE and 1 HD DVD-ROM!
E 00:41:06 Failed to check for ImgBurn update!
I 00:44:07 Operation Started!
I 00:44:07 Device: [1:1:0] PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.08 (E:) (ATA)
I 00:44:07 Media Type: BD-RE (Disc ID: VERBAT-IM0-00) (Speeds: 2x)
I 00:44:07 Quick Erase: No
I 00:44:07 Format Properly: Yes
I 00:44:07 Format Size: Preferred
I 00:44:07 Format With Full Certification: Yes
I 00:44:07 Format Without Spare Areas: No
I 00:44:07 Erasing Disc...
W 00:44:07 FormatDisc(FT: 0x30, FST: 0x02) Not Supported!
W 00:44:07 FormatDisc(FT: 0x30, FST: 0x03) Not Supported!
I 00:44:52 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:44
I 00:44:52 Operation Started!
I 00:44:52 Device: [1:1:0] PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.08 (E:) (ATA)
I 00:44:52 Media Type: BD-RE (Disc ID: VERBAT-IM0-00) (Speeds: 2x)
I 00:44:52 Media Sectors: 11,826,176
I 00:44:52 BD-RE FastWrite: No
I 00:44:52 Zeroing Sectors...
E 12:14:45 Failed to Write Sectors 11592608 - 11592639 - Reason: No Defect Spare Location Available
I 12:14:46 Synchronising Cache...
E 12:14:46 Failed to Erase Disc! - Reason: No Defect Spare Location Available
E 12:14:46 Operation Failed! - Duration: 11:29:54 - Total Duration: 11:30:38

[A.Fenderson]

I tried again, same disc, same drive, and it worked this time. I don't get it, but there it is:


I 12:17:23 Operation Started!
I 12:17:23 Device: [1:1:0] PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.08 (E:) (ATA)
I 12:17:23 Media Type: BD-RE (Disc ID: VERBAT-IM0-00) (Speeds: 2x)
I 12:17:23 Quick Erase: No
I 12:17:23 Format Properly: Yes
I 12:17:23 Format Size: Preferred
I 12:17:23 Format With Full Certification: Yes
I 12:17:23 Format Without Spare Areas: No
I 12:17:23 Erasing Disc...
W 12:17:23 FormatDisc(FT: 0x30, FST: 0x02) Not Supported!
W 12:17:23 FormatDisc(FT: 0x30, FST: 0x03) Not Supported!
I 12:17:45 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:22
I 12:17:45 Operation Started!
I 12:17:45 Device: [1:1:0] PIONEER BD-RW BDR-205 1.08 (E:) (ATA)
I 12:17:45 Media Type: BD-RE (Disc ID: VERBAT-IM0-00) (Speeds: 2x)
I 12:17:45 Media Sectors: 11,826,176
I 12:17:45 BD-RE FastWrite: No
I 12:17:45 Zeroing Sectors...
I 14:04:23 Synchronising Cache...
I 14:04:23 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 01:46:38 - Total Duration: 01:47:00
I 14:04:23 Average Write Rate: 3,696 KB/s (0.8x)

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Perhaps "LightningUK" will see this thread and offer an explanation regarding the following: E 12:14:45 Failed to Write Sectors 11592608 - 11592639 - Reason: No Defect Spare Location Available
I 12:14:46 Synchronising Cache...
E 12:14:46 Failed to Erase Disc! - Reason: No Defect Spare Location Available

[Capsbackup]

I would suggest you do a Full Format with IMGBurn, and this will allow you to burn that BD-RE at 2X. It only has to be done once, and it will take quite some time. But first go to Settings/Write and select Prefer Format Without Spare Areas. This will alow you to use more of the BD-RE disc on those backups that are closer to full disc capacity.