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PC Boots, OS Doesn't Load. Help Required (Update: FIXED)

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  • PasturesNew
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    2nd burn failed. Did a screenie: http://i44.tinypic.com/swqlxy.jpg

    Incompatible format it says.

    I've kept the log, but it's long.
  • PasturesNew
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    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    You have a new PM.
    No I don't :)
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    PasturesNew wrote: »
    No I don't :)

    Yes, you do :)
  • PasturesNew
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    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    Yes, you do :)
    Yes I do.
    ---
    Following link. using Opera.
  • NiftyDigits
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    Yours is a particularly problematic drive. Couple that with low quality media and you have a problem. Indeed, slow the write speed.


    Opera Next ;)

    Did you remove any and all USB connected peripherals?
  • PasturesNew
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    edited 5 September 2013 at 10:34AM
    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    Yours is a particularly problematic drive. Couple that with low quality media and you have a problem. Indeed, slow the write speed.


    Opera Next ;)

    Did you remove any and all USB connected peripherals?
    Yes, Opera next.

    In my defence..... when I was in the shop, I chose Kodak as the others were unknown names... I thought I was choosing good media :)

    Remove on what - did you mean on this laptop?

    There were none on the PC.

    On this laptop I only have it plugged into the mains, no USB devices attached.

    EDIT: Download has now completed. Attempting burn, I'll go for 20x speed this time. The discs say 52x on them.
  • PasturesNew
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    It burnt, then ejected the CD and I had to press it back in and press OK to verify. Verify failed:

    "Layouts do not match"
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Is there anything on the disc?
  • PasturesNew
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    edited 5 September 2013 at 12:10PM
    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    Is there anything on the disc?
    I hadn't bothered to look.... the writing process completed and all looked well. It was only at the verify stage it went t1ts up.

    I'll check and report back in 2 minutes.

    Edit 1:
    I went to Computer and chose the drive, a dialog box popped up to say: Burn a Disc, Prepare this blank disc.

    It was offering for me to input a filename. .. so it doesn't look like it.

    EDIT 2: Using ImgBurn, Verify, says it is an empty disc

    EDIT 3: I am now using the Test option. I think Edit2 was flawed as I should have compared the disc with a file, which I hadn't done.

    EDIT 4: Test says "Operation successfully completed" and plays a jingle.

    I'll try a burn again
  • PasturesNew
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    Bl00dy error.

    I/O Error
    Device blurb

    ScsiStatus 0x02
    Interpretation Check Condition

    A string of hex
    Interpretation: Write (10) - Sectors: 131136-131167

    Sense Area: a string of hex
    SK Interpretation: Illegal Request
    ASC/ASCQ Interpretation: Invalid Address for Write

    So that looks like: !!!! quality CD....

    I'll find some more when I am out - I have to go out to Asda now.
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