Hi there,

I have an NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A and whenever i try to burn a DVD i get an error
saying.

_NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A, illegal disc.
_NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A, could not perform start of disc at once.

Any idea what the problem is. My drive supposedly supports DVDR + and - so
i can't see how it would be an illegal disc. I have tried putting data and
audio files onto the DVD's.

upgrate of firmware did not help

It burns normal CD's ok

I am running windows 2000 and nero 6.

Any suggestions?

by the way a nice site for NEC DVD_RW is http://www.herrie.org/index.php

Thanks in advance.

"spylab" <spylabr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Not without knowing what type of disc you're using and how you're trying to
burn it. You can get that error from bad media or from trying to copy a
protected DVD.

"Skid" <skid2@comcast.NOSPAM.net> wrote in message
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I get the same illegal disc error with a Philips +RW DVD. It was working ok
last week. I have a LG 4040B burner. I can't format it or burn to it. I
even tried 6.3.0.0 and it still failed.

The weird thing is my Dad has the same Nero (6.0.0.28) and drive and it
works fine.


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"Nic" <nospam@tome.com> wrote in message
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You can also get the error if you are trying to burn too much to the disc!

Regards

Philip

i have used 4 different dvd-r(3 of them 4x certified)
i dont think it is a matter of media
and i did not try to copy dvds just used the dvd iso mode for data(from my computer)

tnx in advance for the help

well the problem was just a matter of dvds used
with TDK dvd- and philips dvd+ all work fine (data and movies)
with NEC 1300A dont use creation dvd-
give a look at this guides very helpfull for new to the trade


http://www.dvdshrink.info/guides.php

NEC 1300A owners http://www.herrie.org/index.php