hi.  i am new in dvd burning and i had recently bought a Sony DRX 710UL with Nero 6. i had already able to copy dvd movies but when i was trying to copy ISO files and some ordinary files ( 3.0G total ) to a Verbatim DVD-R Nero was able to cache all files successfully but when it started to burn it it stopped at 2% - 3% and it stops/hungs there. i had already wasted 3 blank dvd so i am seeking help, maybe i had setup the configuration wrong or something.  the DRX can burn data to CDRs thou.
thanks.

did u ever get a reply? i have this setup and may be able to help. first thing u should always do is use a -RW for testing, burn the image to that, save the image on ur hd, and if all goes well you can then create another copy on -r quickly.  no wasted disks that way.

ok. i will get a rw dvd disc then. thanks.

u prob already done this, but make sure u click nero logo in smartstart and make sure u have the latest updates to nero 6 - i think it’s now up to 6.6.0.6. the version that comes in the box flat out does not work.

ok. i’ll check nero site for an update. thanks.

i had updated the Nero version to 6.6.0.6 but still it can’t write to dvd. data - it froze and also tried dvd movie, also froze at the start after caching all the files and I am even using a sony k33 xp home notebook. both of these are bought at the same time.  i was also trying to look for a sony drx 710ul firmware update but i think there is none. what could be wrong?  :(

okay first percy, do u have the same model 710 as i do? it’s the external writer in the silver case? 

for testing burn, are u using nerovisionExpress 3 to compile your movie files, create a menu, and then burn?  try that, and then select BURN TO IMAGE RECORDER at the end of the wizard.  if the burn fails there, a log file is created with hints to the problem.

as for firmware, if you have the same model as mine, see my expieremce to update our firmaware here: 

if we have the same box, i think the guts is really a liteon drive that does have firmware that is updateable, but i ruined the bridgeboard (the usb/firewire interface) in the process and had to replace that card with some degree of hassle. now i have a very ugly backend of drive indeed.

I don’t think u want to update the firmware until u get clean burns on the current version.  then u want to use a firmware backup tool to save the current version. then u use another tool to update the drive’s firware.  the good news is that on my drive, it burns clean in 6.6.0.6 on original firmware, but the fastest it will burn DVDs is 4x. It burns CDs at 40X.  For me, that’s good enough.

well, that’s all for now. good luck.

yes, i have the external drx 710ul and nero 6.6.0.6 ver.  the freeze happens when i was burning iso files = total to 2.8G and another was a movie.  i’ll try to burn the dvd at a lower speed, 4x i.e., then i’ll see from there. for the firmware, i will check it out too. i’ll post back after all the tests. thanks again.

here’s some threads that may help and makes it seem like the new firmware may be to blame!  i have yv04 - not 6 or 8,  and nero works like noneother:

jigs

here’s some threads that may help and makes it seem like the new firmware may be to blame!  i have yv04 - not 6 or 8,  and nero works like noneother:

jigs