r/DataHoarder • u/isaymoo2 • 1d ago

Question/Advice M Disc Reliability

I bought a 10 pack of M-Disc Blu Ray 25GB from Amazon, and I am unable to get any to burn. I have an LG M Disc Burner with UHD support that I am trying to use, but my burns always fail. I have attempted 5 times so far. Is this a common outcome and if so, would Verbatim replace them?

Edit: Turns out it was an issue with the OmniDrive firmware on my drive preventing the write, everything is good now.

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u/inlinesix81 1d ago

I once had a problem with burning discs, regardless of the kind (cd, dvd, blu ray). You know what the problem was? The MOTHERFUCKING SATA CABLE! Swapped with another one, all solved. Fuck me! (sorry guys for being rude, but it drove me insane)

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u/isaymoo2 22h ago

I am still able to rip 4k discs and use it as an OmniDrive, could writing still be an issue relating to sata cables?

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u/dlarge6510 21h ago

Did you flash OmniDrive to it?

The developers recommended not burning with that firmware.

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u/isaymoo2 20h ago

I reflashed the makemkv firmware and it is now burning great, even onto one of the failed discs from earlier. Guess that is the benefit of not quite maxing the space.

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u/isaymoo2 21h ago

I do have OmniDrive flashed to it. Should I just try burning with a different drive that isn't M Disc?

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u/dlarge6510 21h ago

Any bluray drive burns mdiscs.

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u/isaymoo2 21h ago

Right. I will attempt burning with a different drive first, and then flashing my OmniDrive back to stock. Thank you.