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happy5

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"Power Calibration Area Error" while burning data
« on: January 22, 2006, 03:35:00 pm »

Hello,

I'm using MC 10.0.173 and lately I've been having problems burning some data. If I try burning an audio CD or even a data CD, my laptop spits the media out while giving the following message:

"Power Calibration Area Error"

Any suggestions?

I need to get some work done fast!  ?
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JimH

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Re: "Power Calibration Area Error" while burning data
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2006, 03:43:38 pm »

I don't think that's an MC error message.  Something else may be wrong.
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Re: "Power Calibration Area Error" while burning data
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2006, 03:49:20 pm »

I don't think that's an MC error message.  Something else may be wrong.

I know - what could it be? Any thoughts?
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Re: "Power Calibration Area Error" while burning data
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2006, 04:06:36 pm »

I'd guess either your using dodgy media,
or your burners coming to the end of it's life.
Theres quite alot if info you google your error message

I found a usenet post which discusses it here

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Re: "Power Calibration Area Error" while burning data
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2006, 04:34:01 pm »

Thank you both. I guess I should have been more specific on what I'm using and what I'm trying to burn.

I don't consider myself a newbie in computers and I've been using Media Center since it was Media Jukebox  ;D

I'm trying to burn some MPEG-2 video files made with Sorenson Squeeze. Initially I wanted to burn one of the vids (100MB) on a regular CD but it didn't burn. I guess it's the media, but I've always used Maxell CDs with no problems. As a side note, I cannot burn audio CDs either. Could it be possible that each of the 100 disks I bought is a dud?

I tried it on a DVD disk and it burned fine. But audio files won't burn. So in this case it might be the media.

If someone on the forum has a Toshiba Qosmio G25-AV513 notebook (with a Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-845S) and has had similar experiences, let me know.
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Re: "Power Calibration Area Error" while burning data
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2006, 05:23:42 pm »

I think there's almost no chance the disks are all bad.

Try slowing down the burn. 

Try burning one or two audio files (to test).

Check your burn settings.
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Re: "Power Calibration Area Error" while burning data
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2006, 09:51:47 pm »

I could only burn an audio CD if it's at 1X - not a very handy speed. I'll keep checking what would be the "max" speed with the media I have now.

Thanks again!
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