Win Xp and CD Burrner Error

cbakey · 06-23-03, 08:22 PM

What dose a Power Calibration Error mean in Windows Xp when you are trying to use a CD Burrner to burn a CD?

raven · 06-23-03, 08:39 PM

I have/had the same problem!!!! i was soo mad cus i had to burn some stuff. and i coudlnt!!! i thought it was a media problem.. but for some magical reason, it started burning yesterday, so i burnt 10 disks in a row! i dont know if it works today but ill try later! could ahve jsut eben a fluke that it worked.

raven

badvector · 06-24-03, 07:41 AM

Here ya go, from the Plextor support website.

- I get a "Power Calibration Error" at the beginning of the writing process.
At the beginning of the writing process the drive will perform a test to determine the optimal Laser power for the CDR media. When the drive is not able to determine the power a "power calibration error" will be shown.
Because the test is a combination of the drive and the CDR media both should be verified.
- Make sure you have the latest firmware for your writer installed.
- Make sure you use branded quality CDR media, or recommended Media by Plextor.
- Try different branded media, maybe you just bought a bad batch.

chilly charlie · 07-02-03, 08:57 PM

I had the same problem with mine and the firmware upgrade did the trick......but the vendor said in some cases the update doesn't so I guess its a crap shoot

06-23-03, 08:22 PM	Thread Starter #1
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raven Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto	I have/had the same problem!!!! i was soo mad cus i had to burn some stuff. and i coudlnt!!! i thought it was a media problem.. but for some magical reason, it started burning yesterday, so i burnt 10 disks in a row! i dont know if it works today but ill try later! could ahve jsut eben a fluke that it worked. raven __________________ Core i5-750.................................................. ..............................................P4 2.4 M0 @ 3.3 on AIR w/ AS5 2x 2GB G.Skill Ripjaw.................................................. .................................2x 256 OCZ PC-3500 EL DDR PE @ 2,2,2,5 on Street Racer Gigabyte P55-UD4P.................................................. ....................................Abit AI7 OCZ Agility2 120GB, WD Black 1TB & 2x WD Green 2TB.....................................WD 36GB Raptor & Seagate 500GB 7200.11 Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic.................................................. ..................Sound Blaster MP3 ATI HD5750 Go! Green.................................................. ...............................ATI AIW X800XL New System up and running! --Virus Troubles?--..........--Need a Program?--..........--Spyware Problems?--..........--System and Boot Optimization-- Nothing I say should be directly used, without my explicit permission, to make money. I DO NOT support INLINE ADS.
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06-24-03, 07:41 AM	#3
badvector Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: lost in thought	Here ya go, from the Plextor support website. - I get a "Power Calibration Error" at the beginning of the writing process. At the beginning of the writing process the drive will perform a test to determine the optimal Laser power for the CDR media. When the drive is not able to determine the power a "power calibration error" will be shown. Because the test is a combination of the drive and the CDR media both should be verified. - Make sure you have the latest firmware for your writer installed. - Make sure you use branded quality CDR media, or recommended Media by Plextor. - Try different branded media, maybe you just bought a bad batch.
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chilly charlie Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: ontario	I had the same problem with mine and the firmware upgrade did the trick......but the vendor said in some cases the update doesn't so I guess its a crap shoot __________________ INTEL I5 2500K @4.3 GHZ P67A-UD3-B3 GIGABYTE MB 16 GB G.SKILL RIPJAW 1600MHZ RAM 240 CORSAIR SSD drive SAPHIRE 6970 ATI RADEON 3 x 2TB WD BLACK EDITION Corsair H60 watercool coolermaster 932 full case LG Blue ray 10x burner
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