Unable to erase DVD-RW

[curioustechy]

I've been using a Sony DVD-RW for quite some time without any problem. I've erased & wrote more than 10 times.
But last day i could not erase the disc. I use power iso. But i tried with nero too. Even the context menu 'erase disc' is missing. Nero says the disc is not rewritable.

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Even RW discs have it's lifetime. Try the same on some other PC too. If the case is same, it's time to throw away the disc.

BTW why buy CD/DVD-RW? Instead get Pendrive. 32GB became so cheap nowadays.

 

[gameranand]

1. Try it on some other PC. If successful then it means your drive is faulty.
2. If not erasable on other PC also then it means CD/DVD is faulty.

 

[reniarahim1]

Buddy, Your RW disk has reached its lifetime..

 

[curioustechy]

No - it's not even written more than 10 times
I will come back with other options....

 

[Zangetsu]

^^Try on some other DVD-Writer to erase the Disc

 

[saswat23]

Even my Moserbaer CD-RW was showing such problem, I just couldnt erase anything.
So, I kept it. And when I used it after ~6months I was surprised to see it working. I could even erase all data and write easily.

 

[curioustechy]

@saswat23 - did u install/uninstall any programs in your system in the meatime?

 

[d6bmg]

CD/DVD-RW can be erased and re-written only for a limited number of times. After that it will work only as CD/DVD-R. The count naturally goes from 50-200, depending on the price & maker of the disc.

 

[gameranand]

Did you tried erasing it on some other computer ??

 

[Theodre]

BurnawareTry burnaware free to erase. Maybe it will work

 

[quicky008]

have u tried using InCD?It is usually included in most Nero Installation discs and if you have one,you can install it and give it a try-I've successfully formatted many of my older DVD-RW discs in the past using this tool and so its quite possible that it may work in your case too.

Whats the make and model of your DVD-RW drive?Certain Dvd burners are not good at handling rewritable discs and so you should test it on another drive before discarding it-sony DVD-RW discs don't wear out so fast-I had one that lasted almost 4 years and was written and rewritten several times during that period.

 

[topgear]

try with imgburn and full erase option and of-course with a different DVD RW drive.

 

[curioustechy]

try with imgburn and full erase option and of-course with a different DVD RW drive.

oh yes it worked.... thanks a lot
(sorry for not catching up with you people owing to my tight official schedule)

 

[topgear]

about time you tested .. anyway, nice to know that it worked ( with same DVD drive, right ? )

 

[curioustechy]

Oh no.. of course not.... I did it with another drive. And concluded that the problem is with the drive.

 

[topgear]

Oh, that's great .. thanks for the info.