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Old 06-23-03, 08:22 PM Thread Starter   #1
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Exclamation Win Xp and CD Burrner Error


What dose a Power Calibration Error mean in Windows Xp when you are trying to use a CD Burrner to burn a CD?
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Old 06-23-03, 08:39 PM   #2
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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.


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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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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

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