Driver update for Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190A

[Vince Cravotta]

Well this is my last Idea. I tried to burn a copy of a karaoke disk in microstudio.
I performed the same as originating a new disk. CPU meter ran to 100% while preparing files but nothing on the CPU meter during the copying to another disk. I have the image in a file but it said "burner was not available"

[marklwood]

Vince, did you follow up on post #37 in this thread. Any, and all of the burner programs may have changed the registry value for your upper and lower filters. They may also have just been corrupted at some point also. I did find a better Microsoft page on making these changes. You can even use their Guided Help program that will help take some of the anxiety out of making changes to your registry. The link is here:

You can no longer access the CD drive or the DVD drive, or you receive an error message after you remove a CD recording program or a DVD recording program in Windows XP: "error code 31"

Also, an explanation by someone smarter than me.

http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/ti...61565,00.html#

This will probably require a re-install of Microstudio to reset the filters back to the way they should be. Now that you have removed The VOBID, I feel like this should fix you up.

Don't give up on us just yet. I have now made this my personal mission. I love these kind of problems. This is what gets me out of bed in the afternoon

[Vince Cravotta]

I don't have any good news for you. I uninstalled 16 programs that either read or burn disks, including Microstudio. I couldn't get the link you sent me to work. I had no problem downloading it, but when I tried to run it, it stated "We cannot run this program at this time, try again later". I went ahead and used the manual method to remove the offending Upper and Lower filters.
I removed them, saved the new registry under a new name so as not to confuse it with older one. Rebooted the computer, checked to see if both of my burners were visable and they were. My heart jumped because I remembered what you said that it they were back in the divice manager we were sure to have solved the problem. I reinstalled only the microstudio program and tried it. It tested fine and so I ask it to burn the disk. the burner ran for some 22 seconds, errored out stating "Write disk aborted". It didn't say "write disk aborted by user" as it usually did. I uninstalled Microstudio again, went back to the registry editor and sure enough, the lower filters were back. The upper filters were gone. To make this shorter I repeated the entire process again and the same thing happened again. I then unistalled Microstudio again, checked the registry again and the lower filters were back again but not the upper filters. I again uninstalled Microstudio and rebooted. This time I went back and remove the lower filters again, saved the registry and rebooted. I went into the registry for the last time and,......You guessed it, the Lower filters were back again. By the way, when I rebooted this time I had a message that the Multimedia controler was not working. Never had seen that since I purchased the computer. I tried to reinstal it but the system refused to accept the software. At this time my wife said you better close that thing or you're going to have a heart attack!!
PS: I did read the other article you provided me with and the gentleman does have some smarts.

[marklwood]

Vince, just a quick note. I need to start my New Year's Eve show. I actually think you have good news. I feel we are getting closer. I will check back with you, but it probably won't be until late tomorrow. In the mean time, take your blood pressure medicine and put your feet up. As a person who has had 4 heart attacks already, I would agree with your wife.

[marklwood]

Vince, in researching, I found something else interesting. If Windows encounters too many errors, it may turn off the DMA channel. Check the BIOS for the drive and make sure that DMA is on.

Can someone who has this same drive and Microstudio installed please post you upper and lower filter values? It sure would help this process along.

Sorry, I will be busy the rest of the day. Don't think I have forgotten about you, Vince. As I told you before, this is now my personal mission.

[Vince Cravotta]

Thanks for the info. I have no individual in my direct circle of friends that has one of the WindowsXP program and a MTU burner. I am located 30 miles outside of Austin, TX so I don't know many people who are into producing Karaoke Disks. I hope someone who reads this post and would know how to check their registry to find their upper and lower filter values, would post me or you back so that we'd be able to see where they should be. Ever since I delete the upper and lower filters, only the lower value shows up on my registry but, the upper filter has never shown up again.
If any admistrators or anyone into MTU upper echelon reads this post I would ask that they get involved with this problem. I would imagine that there are many forum members would be helped with the solution to this problem!

[marklwood]

Originally Posted by Vince Cravotta

Ever since I delete the upper and lower filters, only the lower value shows up on my registry but, the upper filter has never shown up again.

I am waiting for an answer to some inquiries I have made on your behalf. In doing some more research, this problem has been fixed with a clean install of Windows. While I would like to suggest that, I have 2 problems with that solution. The first is, even though it would fix the problem, what is going to keep it from happening again, and what we we have learned from all this. The second is, I don't like admitting defeat!!

Originally Posted by Vince Cravotta

If any admistrators or anyone into MTU upper echelon reads this post I would ask that they get involved with this problem. I would imagine that there are many forum members would be helped with the solution to this problem!

I have also made that same request. If I can't figure it out, at least I want to know what I missed. I think the only piece of the puzzle is the upper filter values. Microstudio seems to be resetting the lower values.

The only thing else I could suggest is to un-install Microstudio, reboot, pull the drive, reboot, re-install the drive, reboot, then re-install Microstudio.