First of all, Thanks for coming back. " Calibration Area Full " is supposed to indicate the the media ( blank ) that you are using is no longer capable of being tested to verify that the CDwriter laser can be adjusted for power to write to that particular media. I did some research on this just a week or two ago as I have a CDburner that is giving the same indications on all the media I use at present. Now the explanation makes one believe that the media ( blanks ) is at fault, but that is not the case at all, as I can take those same blanks and put them into a different CD/DVDwriter and write all day long. So the indication of the software on the first computer, this laptop for example, is entirely misleading, even tho the same indication is used by every piece of software. i.e. all CD/DVDwriting softwares are saying the same thing. Cannot write to calibration area. What does that mean? In my case it means that my DVD/CDwriter in this laptop is defective and never was very good to begin with. I want a firmware update for it, but Sony will not provide one, so I am stuck for the time being.
Now let's get back to you, have you tried the Imgburn software that I had you get the other day? and what brand and model of DVD/CDwriter did you get. Have you checked for firmware updates for it ( very important in some cases with some media )?
Get back to me asap or when you determine what I have asked? Take care. I am patient. Be aware tho, don't believe everything the software says... Tend to trust your own instincts.
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Sep 06, 2008
- Actually I'm fairly certain I have told everyone within worldwide earshot NOT to get anything made by Sony, I personally recommend Samsung and couple of other brands, but not Sony or I/O Magic. I/O Magic has been **** for 10 years now at least.
Firmware updates to the coding of the CD/DVDwriters allow the CD/DVD to write more capably to various older and newer blank medias creating possibly fewer indications like ' Calibration area full ' errors.
As I stated previously that error is supposed to mean the media is defective, but in fact can be easily caused by the CD/DVDwriter itself as I explained earlier.
I highly recommend before you buy a pig in a poke, that you take the I/O Magic unit back to the store and get a better unit. Don't let them try to talk you out of it either. The unit is not as good as it should be else you would not have had those problems. The Calibration area is designed for many thousands of test writes to verify ability of laser to accommodate itself to the media in the CD/DVD drive, so the fact that the I/O Magic can not sense this, is enough reason to take it back. Don't let the salespeople tell you different. You're the boss with your money.
I'll be here.
Sep 06, 2008
- I appreciate the Fixya Colleen. If only others would be so giving, this non-paying hobby of mine would be much more satisfying.. If not for you and an extreme minority like you, I would have left this hobby behind a long time ago. It will be a pleasure for me to sense the smile on your face when you finally see the reasoning behind what I have asked you to do. It will make my day in other words.
I'll be here young lady.
Sep 06, 2008
- Well good, another happy person. Just remember me next time you have an issue that is so easy to work with. Tell your friends about me too. Please have them understand tho that it takes time to research issues and that they need to create only one question per thread as my vision and frustration level leave something to be desired if I am hit with to much at one time.
When you can get around to it, visit the manufacturer website for that unit and try to locate the firmware update for it. You may not need it now but at some later date, you may. Be aware that because you are using an external unit some actions may be a little different then are normally seen with desktop or laptop units, so keep your book handy until you fully grasp how to use it. I have never actually used an external unit myself so there would be a learning curve for me also.
Also a good example of a FREE software that doesn't take up 50 GBs on your hard drive is
Imgburn. Fast, simple, free, and provides relatively good information to help detect problems in the interface as you just dealt with.
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