I burned a data dvd,At the starting itself it failed after 12 seconds...
It says Calibration area full . . .

? is meant by that ?

How to overcome this problem ?

I saved that burn failure log which is below :

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1A20-020E-0000-1349-1210-6697*
Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.68, size=160016 bytes, created 7/22/2004 9:03:44 PM
Nero version: 6.3.1.26 (Nero Express)
Recorder: <ATAPI DVD A DH16A6L> Version: ZH1A - HA 0 TA 1 - 6.3.1.26
Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 0
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : via Inquiry data (1) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI
Connected to MMC as unknown drive with class-nr : 1
Drive is autodetected - recorder class: Std. MMC recorder
CD-ROM: <ATAPI DVD A DH16A6L >Version: ZH1A - HA 0 TA 1 - 6.3.1.26
Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 0
=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : Hitachi HDP725025GLA380 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : ATAPI DVD A DH16A6L atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: On
=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
ATAPI DVD A DH16A6L G: CDRom0
=======================
AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 1013MB (1037420kB)
Free physical memory: 331MB (339284kB)
Memory in use : 67 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Static Write Speed Table: 0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)
1.3.2009
ISO compilation
4:11:55 PM #1 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6083
Iso document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : FALSE
Simulate : FALSE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : TRUE
Multisession : FALSE
Burning mode : DAO
Mode : 1
ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char)
Character set : ISO 9660
Joliet : TRUE
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : FALSE
Allow more than 255 characters in path : FALSE
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE

4:11:55 PM #2 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 126
Reader running

4:11:55 PM #3 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 124
Writer ATAPI DVD A DH16A6L running

4:11:55 PM #4 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3899
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

4:11:55 PM #5 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3152
Turn on Disc-at-once, using DVD media

4:11:55 PM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 247
Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB)
Last address to be written: 2166687 (481:29.12, 4231MB)

4:11:55 PM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 259
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

4:11:56 PM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2162
Recorder: ATAPI DVD A DH16A6L, Media type: DVD-R
Disc Manufacturer: SONY16 - D1
Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193

4:11:56 PM #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 420
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

4:11:56 PM #10 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 813
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (CTransferItem)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 2166688 (2166688) = #2166688/481:29.13
relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/required, no patch infos
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2166688 blocks [ATAPI DVD A DH16A6L ]
--------------------------------------------------------------

4:11:56 PM #11 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 984
Prepare recorder [ATAPI DVD A DH16A6L ] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1:
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4437377024, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
__Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_RecDep_|_CtrlAdr_
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x00 | 0x41
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x00 | 0x41
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x00 | 0x41
2166688 | lead-out | 1 | 0x00 | 0x41

4:11:56 PM #12 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1855
Caching of files started

4:11:56 PM #13 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4163
Cache writing successful.

4:11:56 PM #14 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1855
Caching of files completed

4:11:56 PM #15 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1855
Burn process started at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

4:11:56 PM #16 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2344
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

4:11:56 PM #17 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1713
Set remaining time: 6:46,080 (406080ms) -> OK

4:11:56 PM #18 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2020
Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode

4:11:56 PM #19 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 20708
Set BUFE: Seamless Link -> ON , Generic write control : ON

4:11:56 PM #20 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2161
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

4:11:56 PM #21 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8228
---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 5
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: <not specified> (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
End Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 0 h
End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Start sector number of the current Border-Out: 0 h
Start sector number of the next Border-In: 0 h
Media Specific [16..63]:
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

4:12:07 PM #22 SCSI -1015 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1445
SCSI Exec, HA 0, TA 1, LUN 0, buffer 0x03240000
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x73
Sense Qual: 0x02
CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00
Sense Data: 0x71 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x73 0x02

4:12:07 PM #23 CDR -1015 File Writer.cpp, Line 304
Calibration area full

4:12:07 PM #24 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 229
all writers idle, stopping conversion

4:12:07 PM #25 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 223
conversion idle, stopping reader

4:12:08 PM #26 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2403
EndDAO: Last written address was -1

4:12:08 PM #27 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1713
Set remaining time: 0:00,000 (0ms) -> OK

4:12:08 PM #28 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1713
Set remaining time: 0:00,000 (0ms) -> OK

4:12:08 PM #29 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1855
Burn process failed at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

Existing drivers:
File 'Drivers\CDRALW2K.SYS': Ver=8.0.0.212 , size=9464 bytes, created 11/6/2008 10:07:30 PM
File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=3.00.56a, size=43528 bytes, created 11/6/2008 10:07:28 PM (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K)
File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), size=95360 bytes, created 8/3/2004 10:59:44 PM (Adapter driver for rec)
Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

You most often get this error with poor media. There is only a very small area for the drive to calibrate the laser, usually this is ample for decent media (ie a strategy is found the drive is happy and burning continues).

With poor media the drive tries over and over again to get a burn its happy with, each try take space so eventually the drive has used all of the calibration area up and has to give up.

To give such errors on cdr drives more than likely means the media is only fit for landfill...

Sourced from here...

The link u gave me,in that.......a noteable point for me is :

If you receive the "Power calibration error" or "Power calibration area is (amost) full" error message, the cause will be either poor media, poor power, or a defective recorder.

and i saw another one posted by some1 which is below :

Underperorming / low quality power supplies or overloaded power supplies can cause this problem especialy if the drive is not getting the right amount of amps it requires.
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Thats right,for me it is the poor power only..sometimes in evening...the power becomes low.........cereasing and increasing sometimes.........

Morning its not like that.......
Today morning i burned 2 dvds successfully ..........

Now i understood ? problem i had......

well..once that cd failed before,i thought its not fit to burn again..anyway its not......2 cds are not wasted......

Thanks so much.............