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Burning Data DVD's with Nero 6

Jan 16, 2005 8:02AM PST

Hi there

I have Nero 6 and a DVD Burner. I need to transfer some data onto DVD disks for backup reasons, but Nero is giving me a hard time.

I begin by selecting "DVD" (instead of CD) in Nero SmartStart, and then I select "Make Data Disc".

I then drag my data just like I do when I burn a data CD, but when I try to burn the DVD, Nero tells me:

"Burn Failed. Could not start Disc-at-once at 2.4x"

Nero will not let me choose the write speed nor the write method. Disc-at-once is the only method that appears.

Any ideas why this is happening? The DVD discs that I try to use are DVR -R's (not DVD +R's). Does that make a difference for Data DVD's? (My DVD burner states that it can burn both DVD -R and DVD +R discs.)

Is there something special I should know about burning data DVD's?

Also Nero has a limit of 4500MB for a Data DVD, whereas on the DVD -R's the stated capacity is 4.7 GB. Does 4.7 GB = 4500 MB?

Thanks for your help.

P.S. I tried to contact Nero directly for support but they never got back to me even though I have purchased the original software.

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Yes.
Jan 16, 2005 10:59AM PST
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Nero's not really good...
Jan 19, 2005 10:33PM PST

Nero's a resource hog, plus it takes up more free disk space. When I used to have it in my PC, it corrupted some of my CDs(3!), and it made my PC slow. I was forced to uninstall it. Try Ashampoo's Burning Studio and see how the magic works! It's a zillion times better than Nero! Yeah, and 1GB=1,000MB so 4,500MB is 4.5GB only.

Hope I helped!Happy

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1GB=1024MB
Jan 26, 2005 3:34AM PST

Nope 1GB = 1024MB as its binary

as 1MB = 1024KB

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1GB-1000MB!
Jan 27, 2005 3:49PM PST

Check this article in Factmonster.com: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0881986.html!

Conversion Table (Based on the article and computer glossary in FactMonster)
1024B-1KB
1024KB-1MB
1000MB-1GB
1000GB-1TB
1000TB-1PB

Legend
B-Byte
KB-Kilobyte
MB-Megabyte
GB-Gigabyte
TB-Terabyte
PB-Petabyte

Obviously, you are basing it on the MB-KB theory. The GB-MB is different.

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Then 4.7 GB = 4700 MB
Jan 28, 2005 3:57AM PST

According to the table you supplied 4.7 GB = 4700 MB. Is that correct?

If yes, then why does Nero have a limit of 4500 MB for Data DVD's, since most DVD-R's have a capacity of 4.7 GB?

Thanks again

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don't know... but...
Jan 28, 2005 3:40PM PST

all i know is the table is correct, and i use ashampoo burning studio so i dont know about nero.

plus it may be because the writing process needs 0.7GB to work, but im not sure.

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1Gb = 1073741824 bytes or 1024 M!
Feb 11, 2005 3:49AM PST

I am sorry but that is completely incorrect.

1Gb = 2 *^(30)

= 1,073,741,824 bytes

so 1Gb = 1024M = 1024*1024*1024 bytes.

So for 32 bit processors, the maximum readable is 4GB.

Hope it helps!

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Oops, sorry; the reference was wrong.
Feb 11, 2005 6:51PM PST

I checked the article in Answers.com, it's really 1,024MB. Sorry for the confusion. And it's equal to 1 billion bytes. So:

1 byte: 8 bits
1 kilobyte: 1,024 bytes
1 megabyte: 1,024 kilobytes/1,048,576 bytes
1 gigabyte: 1,024 megabytes/1,073,741,824 bytes
1 terabyte: 1,024 gigabytes/1,099,511,627,776 bytes
1 petabyte: 1,024 terabytes/1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes

That's the exact table from Answers.com!
Sorry for the confusion, though.Happy

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Nero isnt smart
Feb 1, 2005 12:02AM PST

Hi - instead of using SmartStart, try to go to Nero express (it should be included in the Nero 6 package). At the top of the box there is a question: "which recorder do you like to use". Even if you have only one - as most of us have - you must click its description. Only then to go CD or DVD as the case may be and continue with the burning. If you ignore the above bit, you may get messages such as "disk not empty" or "illegal disk". Try and let us know if it worked. Best of luck. Amos.

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RE Burning DVDs with NERO software
Feb 11, 2005 7:58AM PST

A friend of mine has long taught computer classes and also works on ALL of the local high school's computers. When he installed CD burners on our three PCs at home, and at the main office, one of the things he told me was to avoid using the NERO software because "it's nothing but trouble." (Just repeating what he said, but this guy is GOOD, ok?) He suggested using Roxio software (which is available for both CD & DVD burning) instead, as an alternative. I haven't tried it yet on my new laptop, which is equipped to burn CDs and DVDs (Windows XP Pro is installed on it, unlike our other PCs) but I plan to soon. There are a number of legitimate bargain software businesses online where you might try to get a fairly inexpensive copy of Roxio (version 6, however, is apparently not compatible with Win98! unless it's Windows SE) but version 5 works fine on Win98FE). Looks like maybe Roxio's newest version is #7 (?) but I don't know anything else about it. Anyway, maybe the problem isn't with you, but with the software itself? Just a thought. Whatever the case, Good Luck to you, and let us know what happens! "graythunder1"