It's an Asus 12x BDR DL drive. I have tried three different brands and my firmware is up today according to their website. I even tried installing old drivers on it.

I have used both windows built in burner and all of my software and I get the same message. The disc burns to the point where windows tells me "Finishing disc" and on the programs it says "Writing lead out" and then I always get the message "Unable to burn disc" and the drive just stops.

To tell the truth after doing some more research I think that it may just be that the burning lazer has died on my drive and I just have to save up for another one. this drive has served me for four years or so without a problem so it's not the drive's fault if that is the case, I just have to save up for a new drive.

I just find it strange that it doesn't fail until writing the lead out. Then again I am not an expert so maybe the drive has to do something different when burning that that is what is failing.

Any way I am going to try hooking it up to my dad's computer tomorrow and that should tell me if it is the drive or windows. I feel kind of stupid for not thinking of that a month ago.

Thanks for the help.