Samsung 605 DVD drive problems

[looking4u]

All,

Today i installed the X3 chip, superrrr
But my bulkpaq 4x DVD+r are not working, DVD+rw from ARITA is no problem.
In my other XBOX i work for 1 year with the BULKPAQ 4x DVD media.

Why is my XBOX 1.3 with SAMSUNG 605 DVD drive not reading the bulkpaq 4x DVD+r media....

The booktype in Nero is DVD-ROM compatible

 

[badazz74]

not all drives read the same media even though they are the same brand/model.

 

[kowrip]

All,

Today i installed the X3 chip, superrrr
But my bulkpaq 4x DVD+r are not working, DVD+rw from ARITA is no problem.
In my other XBOX i work for 1 year with the BULKPAQ 4x DVD media.

Why is my XBOX 1.3 with SAMSUNG 605 DVD drive not reading the bulkpaq 4x DVD+r media....

The booktype in Nero is DVD-ROM compatible

There's quite a bit of variance with the drives and media types. Even drives of the same make/model can vary a lot. My friend and I both have 1.6 Xboxes with the Samsung 605 drive in them. Both will read any DVD+R, but his won't read a CD-RW. I also have a 1.5 Xbox that also has the same DVD drive. This one reads CD-RWs and even CD-Rs. However, the DVD+R behavior is VERY weird. It will only read DVD+R that I burn with the DVD burner in my Dell laptop. If I use my TDK or NEC burners, it won't read them. I even tried dropping the speed and changing various settings. I have no idea why, but I MUST use my laptop to burn the DVDs in order for that drive to read them. It's extremely confusing to me, but that's the way it is. On a side note, it seems to read Fuji DVD-R discs burned on my NEC burner. Truly weird, right ??