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ASUS DRW-2014L1T won't play or burn DVDs

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:36 am
by learnmedia
I have seemingly exhausted my options with getting this drive to work wtihin my system. It's my first SATA optical drive. It's recognized right away and plays and burns CD's without fail. However, DVD's are another story.

Each time, using Nero 7 Ultra it never surpasses at 3% complete using either Memorex or Ritek media. The result is always an Invalid Block Address message and it doesn't appear that the discs are being written to at all since, afterwards, they are still recognized by Nero Info Tool as blank media.

ImgBurn does the same but produces no message. Just stops progressing at 3%.

I have unistalled and reinstalled chipset drivers (Nvidia forceware 590 SLI). I have uninstalled Nero and removed all remnants of it using Nero General Cleaner. Reinstalled Nero Essentials 7 bundled with the drive (ASUS DO71 V7.5.14.4) and burning still never moves past 3% complete but instead of invalid block address message I get an "Illegal Disk" message.

In each instance the disc spins as if the burner is writing but eventually about half way through the time that's listed for the burn to complete, the disc stops spinning, and the activity light goes out.

In the properties dialog box under the recording tab, I have unchecked the enable desktop recording feature.

Nero 7 ultra log:

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Core\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 11/2/2004 1:54:32 PM

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 7.0.0.0
Recorder: <ASUS DRW-2014L1T> Version: 1.00 - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.0.0.0
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : via Inquiry data (1) -> ATAPI, detected: ?
Connected to MMC as unknown drive with class-nr : 1
Drive is autodetected - recorder class: 
CD-ROM: <ASUS DRW-2014L1T >Version: 1.00 - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.0.0.0
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD1600JD-55FYB0 nvata Port 3 ID 0 DMA: Off
DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6H400F0 nvata Port 3 ID 2 DMA: Off
CdRomPeripheral : ASUS DRW-2014L1T nvata Port 4 ID 0 DMA: Off

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
ASUS DRW-2014L1T F: CDRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2046MB (2095532kB)
Free physical memory: 1068MB (1093832kB)
Memory in use : 47 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

17.12.2007
Burn DVD Image
6:11:57 AM #1 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 525
ReadBuffer-Pipe got 262144KB of Memory

6:11:57 AM #2 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 124
Reader running

6:11:57 AM #3 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 113
Writer F: ASUS DRW-2014L1T running

6:11:57 AM #4 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3301
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

6:11:57 AM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 277
Last possible write address on media: 2295103 (510:01.28, 4482MB)
Last address to be written: 2216709 (492:36.09, 4329MB)

6:11:57 AM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 289
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

6:11:57 AM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2568
Recorder: ASUS DRW-2014L1T, Media type: DVD+R
Disc Manufacturer ID: RITEK, Media Type ID: R01, Product revision number: 1
Disc Application Code: 0, Extended Information Indicators: 0

6:11:57 AM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 456
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

6:11:57 AM #9 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 846
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (2 - CD-ROM Mode 1, ISO 9660)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 2216710 (2216710) = #2216710/492:36.10
not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required, no patch infos
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2216710 blocks [F: ASUS DRW-2014L1T]
--------------------------------------------------------------

6:11:57 AM #10 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1058
Prepare recorder [F: ASUS DRW-2014L1T] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1:
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4539822080, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
__Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep__________
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00
2216710 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00

6:11:57 AM #11 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 34
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

6:11:58 AM #12 Phase 28 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1724
Speed measurement started

6:11:58 AM #13 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2669
Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

6:13:48 AM #14 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 116
<F: ASUS DRW-2014L1T> start writing Lead-Out at LBA 2216710 (21D306h), length 0 blocks

6:13:48 AM #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228
all writers idle, stopping conversion

6:13:48 AM #16 Phase 29 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1673
Speed measurement completed: 30.5x (42,146 KB/s)

6:13:48 AM #17 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1724
Burn process started at 2.4x (3,324 KB/s)

6:13:48 AM #18 SPTI -1066 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 306
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1066)
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x24
Sense Qual: 0x00
CDB Data: 0xAD 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF 40 00 00 00
Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 24
Buffer x03a83600: Len x4000

6:13:48 AM #19 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2669
Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

6:13:48 AM #20 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8385
---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD+R (10), Part Version: 1.0x (1)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: <not specified> (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
End Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 26053F h
End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB)
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Disc Application Code: 0 / 0 h
Extended Information indicators: 0 h
Disc Manufacturer ID: RITEK...
Media type ID: R01
Product revision number: 1
Number of Physical format information bytes in use in ADIP up to byte 63: 56
Media Specific [16..63]:
00 00 00 52 49 54 45 4B - 00 00 00 52 30 31 01 38 ...RITEK...R01.8
23 54 37 09 00 5A 65 00 - AC 5F 14 14 0A 0A 0A 0A #T7..Ze.¬_......
01 19 1B 0B 0B 0E 0F 01 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

6:13:48 AM #21 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 666
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

6:34:13 AM #22 SPTI -1064 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 306
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1064)
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x21
Sense Qual: 0x02
CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 20 00 00 00
Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 21 02
Buffer x04e20000: Len x10000
0x22 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 76 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 76 6B 0C 0C 01 30 10 04 02 00 00 01 00 00 01
0x01 00 22 00 26 00 00 00 00 00 00 26 88 43 00 00

6:34:13 AM #23 CDR -1064 File Writer.cpp, Line 302
Invalid block address
F: ASUS DRW-2014L1T

6:34:13 AM #24 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228
all writers idle, stopping conversion

6:34:13 AM #25 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 222
conversion idle, stopping reader

6:34:13 AM #26 SPTI -1046 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 306
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1046)
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x30
Sense Qual: 0x06
CDB Data: 0x5B 01 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 06

6:34:13 AM #27 Phase 127 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1724
Generating DVD high compatibility borders

6:34:13 AM #28 Phase 129 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1724
Generating DVD borders completed successfully

6:34:13 AM #29 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1724
Burn process failed at 2.4x (3,324 KB/s)


Existing drivers:

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)


Nero 7 Essentials Log:

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Core\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=169792 bytes, created 5/7/2007 6:37:00 PM

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 7.5.14.4
Internal Version: 7, 5, 14, 4
(Nero Express)
Recorder: <ASUS DRW-2014L1T> Version: 1.00 - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.5.14.4
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : via Inquiry data (1) -> ATAPI, detected: ?
Connected to MMC as unknown drive with class-nr : 1
Drive is autodetected - recorder class: Std. MMC recorder
CD-ROM: <ASUS DRW-2014L1T >Version: 1.00 - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.5.14.4
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD1600JD-55FYB0 nvata Port 4 ID 0 DMA: Off
DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6H400F0 nvata Port 4 ID 2 DMA: Off
CdRomPeripheral : ASUS DRW-2014L1T nvata Port 5 ID 0 DMA: Off

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
ASUS DRW-2014L1T F: CDRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2046MB (2095532kB)
Free physical memory: 1360MB (1393176kB)
Memory in use : 33 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

18.12.2007
Burn DVD Image
7:59:03 AM #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 411
LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL

7:59:04 AM #2 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3490
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

7:59:04 AM #3 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 307
Last possible write address on media: 2295103 (510:01.28, 4482MB)
Last address to be written: 2216559 (492:34.09, 4329MB)

7:59:04 AM #4 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 319
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

7:59:04 AM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2940
Recorder: ASUS DRW-2014L1T, Media type: DVD+R
Disc Manufacturer ID: INFOME, Media Type ID: R20, Product revision number: 0
Disc Application Code: 0, Extended Information Indicators: 3

7:59:04 AM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 493
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

7:59:04 AM #7 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 792
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (2 - CD-ROM Mode 1, ISO 9660)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 2216560 (2216560) = #2216560/492:34.10
not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2216560 blocks [F: ASUS DRW-2014L1T]
--------------------------------------------------------------

7:59:04 AM #8 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 995
Prepare [F: ASUS DRW-2014L1T] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1: Idx 0 Idx 1 Next Trk
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4539514880, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 2216560 | 2216560 | 0x00
2216560 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00

7:59:04 AM #9 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 209
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

7:59:04 AM #10 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4263
Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-Yes (<64KB)

7:59:04 AM #11 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1760
Caching of files started

7:59:04 AM #12 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4382
Cache writing successful.

7:59:04 AM #13 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1760
Caching of files completed

7:59:04 AM #14 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1760
Burn process started at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

7:59:04 AM #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2712
Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

7:59:04 AM #16 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 9873
---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD+R (10), Part Version: 1.0x (1)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: <not specified> (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB)
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Disc Application Code: 0 / 0 h
Extended Information indicators: 3 h
Disc Manufacturer ID: INFOME..
Media type ID: R20
Product revision number: 0
Number of Physical format information bytes in use in ADIP up to byte 63: 56
Media Specific [16..63]:
00 00 03 49 4E 46 4F 4D - 45 00 00 52 32 30 00 38 ...INFOME..R20.8
23 54 37 15 02 52 6C 02 - B4 63 15 15 0B 0A 08 08 #T7..Rl..c......
01 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0D 01 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

7:59:04 AM #17 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 9873
---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD+R (10), Part Version: 1.0x (1)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: <not specified> (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB)
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Disc Application Code: 0 / 0 h
Extended Information indicators: 3 h
Disc Manufacturer ID: INFOME..
Media type ID: R20
Product revision number: 0
Number of Physical format information bytes in use in ADIP up to byte 63: 56
Media Specific [16..63]:
00 00 03 49 4E 46 4F 4D - 45 00 00 52 32 30 00 38 ...INFOME..R20.8
23 54 37 15 02 52 6C 02 - B4 63 15 15 0B 0A 08 08 #T7..Rl..c......
01 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0D 01 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

7:59:04 AM #18 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 8308
Drive: ASUS DRW-2014L1T
Book Type request [ASUS]: DVD-ROM
Changing the Book Type was finished successfully, return code 0

7:59:04 AM #19 CDR -1207 File DVDR.cpp, Line 6357
Book Type automatically set to: DVD-ROM

7:59:04 AM #20 SPTI -1066 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 179
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1066)
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x24
Sense Qual: 0x00
CDB Data: 0xAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 00 00
Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 24
Buffer x06a048c0: Len x648

7:59:04 AM #21 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 675
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

7:59:04 AM #22 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 269
Pipe memory size 83836800

7:59:29 AM #23 SPTI -1106 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 179
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1106)
Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x73
Sense Qual: 0x03
CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00
Sense Area: 0x71 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 73 03
Buffer x07110040: Len x10000
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

7:59:29 AM #24 CDR -1106 File Writer.cpp, Line 299
Power calibration error
F: ASUS DRW-2014L1T

7:59:30 AM #25 SPTI -1046 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 179
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1046)
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x30
Sense Qual: 0x06
CDB Data: 0x5B 01 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 06

7:59:30 AM #26 Phase 127 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1760
Generating DVD high compatibility borders

7:59:30 AM #27 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 935
EndDAO: Last written address 0

7:59:30 AM #28 CDR -1046 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 162
Illegal disc
F: ASUS DRW-2014L1T

7:59:30 AM #29 TRANSFER -24 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 162
Could not perform end of Disc-at-once

7:59:31 AM #30 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1760
Burn process failed at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

7:59:31 AM #31 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 254
SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME

7:59:34 AM #32 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11108
DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed

7:59:34 AM #33 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 411
UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL


Existing drivers:

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)


Please help. Thanks in advance.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:13 am
by Ian
Have you tried media other than Ritek and Memorex? It's very likely that they are the same.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:34 am
by learnmedia
Ian wrote:Have you tried media other than Ritek and Memorex? It's very likely that they are the same.


No I haven't. I'll pick something else up and give it a go. What do you suggest? Taiyo Yuden? Would that be Fuji brand? What others? Thanks again.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:05 am
by Ian
I'm not sure who Fuji is using these days. Once upon a time they were TY but Fuji cheaped out and went with Prodisc for awhile there.

If you don't want to order TY online, you can pick up Verbatim in stores. I've also been pretty happy with Sony's 16x DVD+R/-R discs. I have no idea how they work with the ASUS though.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:56 am
by learnmedia
Ian wrote:I'm not sure who Fuji is using these days. Once upon a time they were TY but Fuji cheaped out and went with Prodisc for awhile there.

If you don't want to order TY online, you can pick up Verbatim in stores. I've also been pretty happy with Sony's 16x DVD+R/-R discs. I have no idea how they work with the ASUS though.


Sure enough it was the media. Verbatim 16x work just fine! And they burn at 20x without issue. Thanks a lot Ian. Happy holidays!