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Attempt to burn failed - 4450 error

I see at least two other people have encountered this error. I put a new CD in and attempt to burn some purchased songs to it. The process starts, looks like it's working on the first song, and then I get a message that iTunes is cancelling the burn and the error:

"The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred. 4450."

When I check the CD, all the tracks are list as 1KB .cda files which is, of course, enough to make the CD useless.

I found a KB article at one point that suggested updating my CD drivers. I checked but there were no newer ones that what I have installed already. Has anyone solved this problem in any other way? My CD drive is listed as LG CD-RW 8080B when I look in device manager. I also just updated to the latest version of iTunes.

Compaq Presario - Pentium III Windows XP Pro

Posted on Feb 23, 2006 3:40 PM

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toonz

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Posted on Feb 23, 2006 5:13 PM

I need more information about your hardware configuration. Please run the iTunes Help menu -> Run CD diagnostics and post the output here.

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Danfan

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Mar 2, 2006 5:43 PM in response to grayvi

I agree, I think this is an itunes issue. I've never had trouble & always used Maxell cd's, now can't burn with them or other brands. I've seen too many other unsolved post just like this, burns 1 song, then stops. Very frustrating there is no support.

toonz

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Mar 6, 2006 9:40 AM in response to jmdrum88

jmdrum88,

Let's start with the support page for your computer. Go there and download and install the update labeled "Sony CRX215E5 48X CD-RW Drive Firmware Update".

If that doesn't work, come back and we'll try something else. But you're running an old version of firmware on that drive. The latest version is 5.0F and you're running 5.0E, so let's start with that.

chesterbeej Author

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Mar 6, 2006 10:01 AM in response to Danfan

I agree, I think this is an itunes issue. I've never
had trouble & always used Maxell cd's, now can't burn
with them or other brands. I've seen too many other
unsolved post just like this, burns 1 song, then
stops. Very frustrating there is no support.

I'm fairly certain it's not the CDs. After trying everything under the sun to do this from my Compaq, I moved the songs I purchased to a laptop and tried again. It worked, no problem. Well, I have to amend that, one little problem in that the CD won't play on a player that isn't R/RW compatible like other discs I burn do. That's kind of annoying. Basically I think Apple had a nice idea with iTunes, but the restrictions just make it too hard to deal with.

Thanks to everyone who made suggestions.

kellizzo

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Mar 15, 2006 5:21 PM in response to chesterbeej

ummm...I have the same problem. I see where the advanced tab is, but where do you see burn at? HOw exactly do you fix this problem? I'm not tech savvy at all!

hp Windows XP

chesterbeej Author

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Mar 16, 2006 4:41 AM in response to kellizzo

ummm...I have the same problem. I see where the
advanced tab is, but where do you see burn at? HOw
exactly do you fix this problem? I'm not tech savvy
at all!

hp
Windows XP

This the info someone gave to me:

The burning speed is set in the iTunes preferences Advanced / Burning tab.

Jun 12, 2006 10:00 AM in response to toonz

attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred 4450..

Thats my problem too...

Jun 12, 2006 10:43 AM in response to Lisarodgers

Here is my diagnostics check..

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Dell Computer Corporation Latitude C800
iTunes 6.0.4.2
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3),
Video Driver: ATI Mobility 128 AGP 4X (DELL)\1002-4D46-09

IDE\DiskFUJITSU MHS2020AT__E____________________8307___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\CdRomHL-DT-ST RW/DVD_GCC-4240N_______________0H22___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.

Current user is administrator.

D: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4240N, Rev 0H22
Media in drive is blank.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 4 10 16 24.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 4 10 16.

The last failed audio CD burn had error code -128(0xffffff80). It happened on drive D: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4240N on CDR media at speed 0X.

Jun 12, 2006 9:15 PM in response to chesterbeej

I received the following error after attempting to adjust my burn speed to both 8x and 4x. Help

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
IBM 0123456
iTunes 6.0.4.2
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3),
Video Driver: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500 \ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500

IDE\DiskIC25N060ATMR04-0 ______________________MO3OAD4A, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\CdRomHL-DT-ST RW/DVD_GCC-4241N_______________0202___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.

Current user is administrator.

E: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4241N, Rev 0202
Media in drive is blank.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 1 2 4 8.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 1 2 4 8.

The last failed data CD or DVD burn had error code 4450(0x00001162). It happened on drive E: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4241N on CDRW media at speed 4X.

IBM ThinkPad R50 Windows XP

mhallsj

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Jun 27, 2006 10:33 PM in response to chesterbeej

I too have the EXACT same error after having been able to burn MANY cd's or PURCHASED music from itunes. I put in a trouble ticket, got a completely worthless answer, and it's still not fixed. I've tried lots of different blanks, including tonight when I tried a different brand... still no luck.

This really *****. I want money back for the 5 iPods my family has and the countless CD's we've bought on iTunes.

-- Marc
-- mhallsj@yahoo.com

Attempt to burn failed - 4450 error