Need Urgent Help About Sony's DW-G120A DVD Writer, Just bought one and face some prob

Guyver · 16th Feb 2006, 04:25 PM

I need some urgent help here, I've just bought a Sony DW-G120A DVD Writer and I've face this problem when burning DVD-R, don't know whether the problem occurs on other media format or not, but when burning CD-R, it's seems to be ok, the process finish perfect. The situation is like this, the burning process starts fine, but when it came to the process of ending the disc, it's said that the drive cannot perform end of disc-at-once. Here's what the Nero shows on my screen:

Sony DVD RW DW-G120A
PMA Update failure
Sony DVD RW DW-G120A
Could not perform end of disc-at-once
Burn process failed at 4x (5,540KB/s)

BTW, I also could not determine the write speed and write method eventhough the disc that I've put in is a 1x-4x DVD-R. In addition, I also hope to upgrade the firmware of it (I believe that this will solve the above problem.), but I don't know where to find one, I do notice that this drive has the same spec of LiteOn SHM-165H6S, I wonder are they the same and can I use the firmware from LiteOn? I really appreciate of the help that you guys give, thank's 1st.

zy · 16th Feb 2006, 06:26 PM

it could be a burner problem .. if you can burn CDs doesnt mean your DVD burner is perfectly fine

i had a Sont DRU 700A which lasted only less than 3 months ..
after that, it completely failed to burn DVDs but burn CDs fine ..

what Medias are you using at the moment?

Guyver · 16th Feb 2006, 08:18 PM

well.....from what i've learn from the other forums. there is a posible that the firmware is too..."picky", it makes the burner can only burn "branded" DVD. not very sure yet, but will try to flash the firmware after the latest firmware is out. there's also several solution out there which is not apply on sony.

Chai · 16th Feb 2006, 10:13 PM

No new firmware is out yet apparently...

Max_87 · 17th Feb 2006, 12:14 AM

One of my cousin's Sony CD writer also experinced the same problem. It starts fine but just right before the burning process ended, Nero shows the same error message.

Dashken · 17th Feb 2006, 09:08 AM

How many brands of media have you tested on?

Try a few... if a few brands can, a few cannot, then it's probably picky and need new firmware.

Guyver · 17th Feb 2006, 11:15 AM

Well.....I've tried A1Pro, failed for 3 times, going to try Grundig's today.

PsYkHoTiK · 17th Feb 2006, 12:30 PM

Moved to techsupport...

zy · 17th Feb 2006, 01:15 PM

try using Imation / Mitsubishi / Sony disc?

Guyver · 17th Feb 2006, 01:44 PM

Eh....haven't tried those "branded" disc yet, the shop where I bought the drive only sells A1Pro, too bad I'm in JB, very hard to get my hand on some good quality disc.

16th Feb 2006, 04:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Guyver Newbie Join Date: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 6 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Need Urgent Help About Sony's DW-G120A DVD Writer, Just bought one and face some prob I need some urgent help here, I've just bought a Sony DW-G120A DVD Writer and I've face this problem when burning DVD-R, don't know whether the problem occurs on other media format or not, but when burning CD-R, it's seems to be ok, the process finish perfect. The situation is like this, the burning process starts fine, but when it came to the process of ending the disc, it's said that the drive cannot perform end of disc-at-once. Here's what the Nero shows on my screen: Sony DVD RW DW-G120A PMA Update failure Sony DVD RW DW-G120A Could not perform end of disc-at-once Burn process failed at 4x (5,540KB/s) BTW, I also could not determine the write speed and write method eventhough the disc that I've put in is a 1x-4x DVD-R. In addition, I also hope to upgrade the firmware of it (I believe that this will solve the above problem.), but I don't know where to find one, I do notice that this drive has the same spec of LiteOn SHM-165H6S, I wonder are they the same and can I use the firmware from LiteOn? I really appreciate of the help that you guys give, thank's 1st.

16th Feb 2006, 06:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Penang,Malaysia - Buffalo,New York Posts: 12,884 Reputation: 2064 Rep Power: 39	it could be a burner problem .. if you can burn CDs doesnt mean your DVD burner is perfectly fine i had a Sont DRU 700A which lasted only less than 3 months .. after that, it completely failed to burn DVDs but burn CDs fine .. what Medias are you using at the moment? __________________ current: P4-3.2\|P4P800-Deluxe\|512x4-DDR\|NV6600 WD2500KS\|WD5000AAKS\|AD-7191A\|1860NX\|Z2300\|MP470 home (malaysia): P4C-2.6@3.1-StockHSF\|AI7\|256x2-BT-D43\|512x2-DT-D43\|A9600XT-VIVO WD1200JB\|2xWD2500KS\|DRU-800A\|DVD-E616P\|LTR-52327S\|152x\|V.S.4121\|iP1500 laptop: M1210\|T7200\|2GBDDR667\|160GB5K160\|GO7400

16th Feb 2006, 08:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Guyver Newbie Join Date: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 6 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	well.....from what i've learn from the other forums. there is a posible that the firmware is too..."picky", it makes the burner can only burn "branded" DVD. not very sure yet, but will try to flash the firmware after the latest firmware is out. there's also several solution out there which is not apply on sony. __________________ NEVER SAY DIE~!!!

16th Feb 2006, 10:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,978 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	No new firmware is out yet apparently... __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

17th Feb 2006, 12:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: Sarawak, Malaysia. Posts: 11,331 Reputation: 2090 Rep Power: 37	One of my cousin's Sony CD writer also experinced the same problem. It starts fine but just right before the burning process ended, Nero shows the same error message. __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com E8600 @ 4.4GHz 1.36v / Asus P5E3 Deluxe / 2x2GB DDR3 / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F

17th Feb 2006, 09:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 29,821 Reputation: 2162 Rep Power: 56	How many brands of media have you tested on? Try a few... if a few brands can, a few cannot, then it's probably picky and need new firmware. __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

17th Feb 2006, 11:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Guyver Newbie Join Date: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 6 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Well.....I've tried A1Pro, failed for 3 times, going to try Grundig's today. __________________ NEVER SAY DIE~!!!

17th Feb 2006, 12:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
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17th Feb 2006, 01:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Penang,Malaysia - Buffalo,New York Posts: 12,884 Reputation: 2064 Rep Power: 39	try using Imation / Mitsubishi / Sony disc? __________________ current: P4-3.2\|P4P800-Deluxe\|512x4-DDR\|NV6600 WD2500KS\|WD5000AAKS\|AD-7191A\|1860NX\|Z2300\|MP470 home (malaysia): P4C-2.6@3.1-StockHSF\|AI7\|256x2-BT-D43\|512x2-DT-D43\|A9600XT-VIVO WD1200JB\|2xWD2500KS\|DRU-800A\|DVD-E616P\|LTR-52327S\|152x\|V.S.4121\|iP1500 laptop: M1210\|T7200\|2GBDDR667\|160GB5K160\|GO7400

17th Feb 2006, 01:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
Guyver Newbie Join Date: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 6 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Eh....haven't tried those "branded" disc yet, the shop where I bought the drive only sells A1Pro, too bad I'm in JB, very hard to get my hand on some good quality disc. __________________ NEVER SAY DIE~!!!