RE: cd writer does not recognize blank cd

Hey Jaymon,
That link is same for the firmware
How to roll back to the IMAPI
& I installed that Nero tool ......wat i've to detect with that tool

"Jaymon" wrote:

Looks like you have installed SCSI drivers ie.. ASPI , you need to roll back
to the IMAPI drivers included in XP.
error: SCSI Sense - Key:5 (Illegal Request) ASC:30 ASCQ:05
[03/02/2006 11:04:59 AM] *** err - Failed to write track 01

Did you get the firmware update from here..?
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&lang=en&cc=us&os=228&product=374776&dlc=en&softwareitem=pv-21415-2

I use Nero and have found that their InfoTool helps to id drives, firmware,
aspi, etc..
http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/eng/Info_Tool.html
Hope this can help..
j;-j

"Snap" wrote:

Here.....lemme Explain
I've Hp Pavillion A340n PC with P4 2.6ghz
i've sony cd-rw crx215e5
I've Firmware version 5.0F......tried to find latest than that but failed
I downloaded that ASPI thing From
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/drivers_by_product.jsp?cat=%2fProduct%2fASPI-4.70&sess=no&prodkey=Windows%2bASPI%2bPackage

Then i Downloaded Sony's Diagnostic tool From
http://sony.storagesupport.com/cdrw/diagnostics.htm
That showed me following results......
[03/02/2006 11:04:58 AM] 1 log - 702 MB Blank CD-R
[03/02/2006 11:04:58 AM] 1 log - Media ID: 97.17.06
[03/02/2006 11:04:58 AM] 1 log - Testing drive: SONY CD-RW CRX215E5
(5.0F)
[03/02/2006 11:04:58 AM] 1 log - Begining Test
[03/02/2006 11:04:58 AM] 1 log - Begining CD Write
[03/02/2006 11:04:59 AM] *** err - Failed to write data to track
[03/02/2006 11:04:59 AM] *** err - edwMmcWrite10 returned the following
error: SCSI Sense - Key:5 (Illegal Request) ASC:30 ASCQ:05
[03/02/2006 11:04:59 AM] *** err - Failed to write track 01

Then i downloaded Force ASPI from
http://radified.com/ASPI/forceaspi.htm
That downgraded my ASPI to 4.6(1021)
Then with That sony diagnostic test I got SAME RESULT
I was trying to Burn CDs with recordnow! & window media player
Now i uninstalled Recordnow
Still failure with window media player
Think i Answer all ur Ques....sorry if i missed something

"Jaymon" wrote:

Snap,
You say your firmware was good, does that mean you have the latest update,
if there is one..?
What burning app are you using..? What is your optical drives make and model
#..?
Where did you get the ASPI detection tool from..?
j;-j

"Snap" wrote:

Hey jaymon those links 're good but didnt help.....but i surfed the web &
found two things
1) Firmware detection tool.......with that i found my firmware was good
2)ASPI detection tool.....guess wat my ASPI was missing.....reinstalled it
now i was able to c again blank cds
i tried to write one but failed.......& now theres again same
problem......stuck on it !!

"Jaymon" wrote:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_03september16.mspx
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.php
Read and investigate the above links..
j;-j


"Snap" wrote:

i've problem with my sony cd writer.....it does not recognize blank
cd.....its just assuming it full..... i've tried two different brands.....but
still having problem......if i try to burn music files with windows media
player...it says "will not fit" after each track.....& with other cd burning
softwares it just fails..........heres wat i did
I tried to enable this device with services.msc /s....but nothing
happens.....i did uninstall & reinstall with reboot.......any help should be
highly appriciated
.

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