Power calibration error...

**SoundOfFaz** · 1st July 2008

Couldnt find the "DVD duplication" section so hope this is ok in here....

Got a problem, when burning a movie to DVD (converted to DVD format using Winavi) I keep getting a "Power calibration error". I am using Nero 8 and think it may be the discs as they were not too cheap but relatively cheap from a supermarket. First 4 burns were fine, but can't seem to get past this error now. I've never seen this error before even with Bulkcrap discs!!!

Here is the log error log from Nero:

Code:

Nero 8.2.8.0
Ahead Software
4K22-0117-1100-1M84-5915-AC7M-****

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 8.3.2.1
Internal Version: 8, 3, 2, 1

Recorder:             <LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H>  Version: LL0A - HA 1 TA 0 - 8.3.2.1
 Adapter driver:      <IDE>                     HA 1
 Drive buffer  :      2048kB
 Bus Type      :      default
CD-ROM:               <LITE-ON  DVDRW LH-20A1H  >Version: LL0A - HA 1 TA 0 - 8.3.2.1
 Adapter driver:      <IDE>                     HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral       : ST3250820ACE                     atapi Port 0 ID 0  DMA: On 
DiskPeripheral       : Maxtor 6Y080L0                   atapi Port 0 ID 1  DMA: On 
CdRomPeripheral      : LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H           atapi Port 1 ID 0  DMA: On 
CdRomPeripheral      : SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352B         atapi Port 1 ID 1  DMA: On 

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H     E:   CdRom0
SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352B   F:   CdRom1
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs: 
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
BUFE           : 0
Physical memory     : 1535MB (1572336kB)
Free physical memory: 952MB (975380kB)
Memory in use       : 37 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry    : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0) 

2.7.2008
UDF/ISO compilation
17:52:38	#1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450
	LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL
	
17:52:38	#2 Phase 112 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
	DVD-Video files reallocation started
	
17:52:38	#3 Phase 114 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
	DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified)
	
17:52:38	#4 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6713
	UDF document burn settings
	------------------------------------------
	Determine maximum speed : FALSE
	Simulate                : FALSE
	Write                   : TRUE
	Finalize CD             : TRUE
	Multisession            : FALSE
	Burning mode            : DAO
	Mode                    : 1
	UDF Mode                : UDF/ISO bridge
	UDF Options             : automatic
	UDF Revision            : 1.02
	UDF Partition Type      : physical
	ISO Level               : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char)
	Character set           : ISO 9660
	Joliet                  : FALSE
	Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE
	Allow more than 255 characters in path  : TRUE
	Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions        : TRUE
	
17:52:38	#5 Phase 111 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
	DVD-Video files sorted
	
17:52:39	#6 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3349
	First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)
	
17:52:39	#7 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3349
	First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)
	
17:52:39	#8 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3568
	Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media
	
17:52:39	#9 Text 0 File FilesystemSettingsValidator.cpp, Line 142
	FS Settings: using validator 'CUDFSettingsValidatorDVD'
	ParamMode = 'automatic', changing UDF partition type from 'physical' to 'physical'
	Changing UDF revision from '1.02' to '1.02'
	
17:52:39	#10 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3349
	First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)
	
17:52:39	#11 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3349
	First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)
	
17:52:39	#12 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 311
	Last possible write address on media:  2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB)
	Last address to be written:            1443231 (320:43.06, 2818MB)
	
17:52:39	#13 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 323
	Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)
	
17:52:39	#14 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2932
	Recorder: LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H, Media type: DVD-R
	 Disc Manufacturer ID: <CMC MA> <G. AE1>
	 Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193
	
17:52:39	#15 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 497
	>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
	=========================================
	
17:52:39	#16 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 754
	Setup items (after recorder preparation)
	 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 ()
	    2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
	    original disc pos #0 + 1443232 (1443232) = #1443232/320:43.7
	    relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required
	    -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 1443232 blocks [E: LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H]
	--------------------------------------------------------------
	
17:52:39	#17 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 956
	Prepare [E: LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H] 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    2955739136, 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 |  1443232 |        0 | 0x00
	  1443232 | lead-out |   1 |    0x41 |        0 |        0 | 0x00
	
17:52:39	#18 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 240
	SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME
	
17:52:39	#19 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4359
	Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-No (<64KB)
	
17:52:39	#20 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
	Caching of files started
	
17:52:39	#21 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4481
	Cache writing successful.
	
17:52:39	#22 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
	Caching of files completed
	
17:52:39	#23 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
	Burn process started at 2x (2,770 KB/s)
	
17:52:40	#24 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2673
	Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0
	
17:52:40	#25 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3280
	Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode
	
17:52:40	#26 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3434
	Start write address at LBA 0
	DVD high compatibility mode: Yes
	
17:52:40	#27 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 10164
	---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
	Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
	 Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 2.0x (5), Extended Part Version: 0.0 (0)
	 Disc Size: 120 mm,      Maximum Transfer 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)
	 Outer Limit of Data Recordable Area:          26127F h
	 Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
	  Revision number of maximum recording speed: 3.0
	  Revision number of minimum recording speed: -
	  Revision number table of recording speed: 1.0 2.0 - - - - - 
	  Class: 0,  Extended part version: 0
	  Start PSN of the Extra Border Zone: 0 h
	  Start PSN of Physical format information blocks in Extra Border Zone: 0 h
	 Media Specific [16..783]:
	    00 30 00 10 20 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    .0..............
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    15 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 - 02 55 0D 0E 88 9A 80 00    .@....R..U......
	    03 43 4D 43 20 4D 41 00 - 04 47 2E 20 41 45 31 00    .CMC.MA..G..AE1.
	    05 88 80 00 00 00 02 00 - 06 09 0D 11 87 78 90 00    .............x..
	    07 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 - 08 05 15 0D 0F 0A 09 00    ................
	    09 97 07 0F 0B 7C 88 00 - 0A 80 00 00 00 00 10 00    .....|..........
	    0B 05 1B 13 A8 89 65 00 - 0C B6 89 88 80 00 00 00    ......e.........
	    0D 00 00 D0 00 00 00 00 - 0E 09 1F 39 2F 25 1C 00    ...........9/%..
	    0F 50 19 29 19 89 B5 00 - 10 88 84 00 04 00 04 00    .P.)............
	    11 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 12 04 2B 37 2D 29 1B 00    ..........+7-)..
	    13 50 1D 2D 1D A6 B5 00 - 14 88 80 00 00 00 00 00    .P.-............
	    15 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	
17:52:40	#28 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3572
	Reserved Track size: 1443232 (1605A0h, 2818MB) -> return code 0
	
17:52:40	#29 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 269
	Pipe memory size 83836800
	
17:52:53	#30 SPTI -1106 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 196
	CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1106)
	CDB Data:   0x2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 
	Sense Key:  0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
	Sense Code: 0x73
	Sense Qual: 0x03
	Sense Area: 0x70 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 73 03 
	Buffer x09ed0040: 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 
	
17:52:53	#31 CDR -1106 File Writer.cpp, Line 306
	Power calibration error
	E: LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H
	
17:52:53	#32 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3840
	EndDAO: Last written address was -1 (FFFFFFFFh)
	
17:52:53	#33 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
	Burn process failed at 2x (2,770 KB/s)
	
17:52:53	#34 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 287
	SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME
	
17:52:55	#35 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11420
	DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed
	
17:52:55	#36 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450
	UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL
	

Existing drivers:

Registry Keys:
HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinLogonAllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

**BertRoot** · 1st July 2008

I used to get this a lot and found a move to the latest Nero and use of decent discs fixed my problem.

**spiderbites** · 1st July 2008

Either your writer is on its way out or the disks are pap, more then likely the disks, im getting the same error on Aone dual layers at the moment, but my writer will burn ritek dvdr all day long

**SoundOfFaz** · 1st July 2008

Originally Posted by spiderbites

Either your writer is on its way out or the disks are pap, more then likely the disks, im getting the same error on Aone dual layers at the moment, but my writer will burn ritek dvdr all day long

I will get some trustworthy discs then from trusty Neo

Burner is relatively new so hope its not that.

**koola2** · 1st July 2008

Nero gave me this error but I tried ImgBurn and it worked fine, but it could have been a dodgy DL

**greens117** · 1st July 2008

I had this error to i was using shit media i bought from ebay fucking 300 dvdr 's down the drain !

**casio** · 1st July 2008

i had this with an old matistusha (sp?) burner and although it had only burned 10-15 dvds it started with power calibration errors and then went on to have a full blown wobbler of a spindle failure replaced it with a liteon and never had another problem

fingers crossed its the disks though m8

**ilscuro** · 1st July 2008

When i had this problem, a quick clean with a dvd lens cleaner sorted it out.

**ant3b** · 1st July 2008

I would suggest changing media mate..

**Pegasus** · 1st July 2008

It's either shite media, or your burner can't handle the media you are using (in which case, ensure you have the latest firmware).

**TwoPlAnKs** · 2nd July 2008

if its shite media then the chances are that you bought it cheap anyway, so its hardly the end of the world replacing that

if that fails, new dvd burners are like �25 or something

depends on how much your time is worth i guess. upgrading the software on your pc is almost definitly worth it, firmware probably is if you are into that sort of thing and have nothing better to do. but don't fret over nothing if you are a busy lad, just replace stuff and it has to work eventually. and remember if you buy new media and it turns out to be the burner at fault, then you wont have to buy new media for fecking ages

**casio** · 2nd July 2008

i know this is going to sound dumb but your not trying to burn +r media in a -r burner are you? i ask as i bought some from asda a few weeks back and they were +r in one box and -r in the other and id not noticed

**SoundOfFaz** · 7th July 2008

Originally Posted by koola2

Nero gave me this error but I tried ImgBurn and it worked fine, but it could have been a dodgy DL

Got imgburn myself, never seen the problem since after burning about 7 movies!!!

Fecking strange how Nero wouldnt burn anything (even though its the same software/version that I have ALWAYS USED without a problem) yet imgburn does it with no problems whatsoever

**TIME LORD** · 16th July 2008

Hi all,

I had the same problem when i was using Nero 8 and thought it was the CD/DVD s. I tried Roxio and it started burning with no problems with the same CD/DVD s.

so it was not the media or the drive and i tracked it down to Nero checking your product code / serial and when if finds a dodgy code it disables the software so you can not burn stuff.

I then removed Nero and cleaned registry then reinstalled and blocked nero from going online using the firewall and all has been ok.