Keeps freezing! ARGHHH!

Chris in CO wrote on 10/25/2005, 6:24 PM
I'm trying to burn a DVD, I have made 9 .avi files, made them into one DVD but when I go to burn it, the thing freezes!

I even went as far as to go out and buy another $175.00 Sony DVD burner to get this thing burned! I even purchased the Sony DVD's!

I went to work today, started the burn process, but came home, 9 hours later, to find it frozen at 11%. I have tried to burn it through the Architect Studio and Nero....

The Architect error I got once was: The command failed due to a IOCTL error. Your interface or drive maybe configured incorrectly.... could anyone translate that into English and tell me what I need to do to fix it?

ANY help would be appreciated!!!! If not, I'm calling Sony ( again ) to see if they can help me.

Ugh....
Thanks!

Chris in CO

Comments

farss wrote on 10/25/2005, 6:27 PM
Best guess is something is cooking inside the PC.
As you're putting AVI files straight into DVDA then it's doing the encode (Not the best way to work BTW) and that means the CPU is running at 100% for an extended period. Encoding probably stresses a CPU more than any other task.

I'd start by opening the box and checking for build ups of grot on the CPU heatsink.

Bob.
Chris in CO wrote on 10/26/2005, 5:46 AM
"I'd start by opening the box and checking for build ups of grot on the CPU heatsink"

How do I do that? Could you step me through it?

Or...how else do I get the files to a DVD without doing it as an .avi first?

Thanks for your quick response btw!

Chris
farss wrote on 10/26/2005, 6:06 AM
Really depends on how your PC is built. They all have some way to take off the cover. Once you've done that look for the CPU, thing in the mother board with a fan on top of it.
In general have a good look around inside the case fro dust blocking air vents or clogging up anything that's used to cool components.
If you don't feel confident about any of this find someone local who'll show you how.
I guess the questions I should ask you are:
Is this a laptop?
Is so and it has a cooling problem you'd really need to take it to an expert.

How long have you had the PC?
If it's nearly new it's unlikely to be full of dust this soon.

Is it by any chance overclocked?
If it is then get it un-overclocked!
Bob.
craftech wrote on 10/26/2005, 6:14 AM
I have seen this problem posted elsewhere regarding DVDA 3.0b. Perhaps the newest release resolves it? I would return the burner you bought (if you can) and make sure you are not maxing out your resources. In the control panel under System you can see what percentage of your resources is being used. If it is below 70% that MIGHT be the problem, but I think the problem may lie with the software and hardware configuration.

John
dvboy wrote on 10/26/2005, 1:56 PM
if you are using SATA drives, make sure your system is at default settings in the BIOS.

Increasing clock speeds etc can cause a similar problem (which I encountered after overclocking my machine).

Cheers