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I have in the past found that DVD-R can be a problem with some DVD players, while exactly the same ISO burned to a DVD+R is playable on anything. Try to get some DVD+R disks.
Lifewire | What's the Difference Between DVD+R and DVD-R?
Or DVD +/- RW.
Here's the specs on the drive. You don't want to burn endless coasters:
TSSTcorp SU-208FB CD DVD+/-RW Drive Burner - SATA
The DVD-R should work, unless it's cheap media. Burn at a slow speed.
New suggestions that I don't see here.
Take Windows out of the picture.
Download an ISO of a live Linux system (Knoppix is comprehensive and friendly to newbies) which has a built-in burning program like Brasero, and under Windows use Rufus, etc to create a booting USB flash drive from it. Have your BIOS boot the Linux system and try writing data to a blank DVD under that arrangement. If it fails, the hardware is likely suspect.
Reading and burning require the laser pickup to emit different power levels. If burning (which requires more output power) is failing while reading is OK, it suggests the laser is starting to fail.
The inability to update the PMA at the end of a burn suggests to me that the burning software thinks the burning process is doing OK, but gets a rude awakening when it comes time to finalize the disc and realizes that stuff which should be there ... isn't.
If burning succeeds under Linux, then you have excluded hardware, drive firmware, and media compatability/quality issues and can return to looking at drivers, conflicting programs, and Windows settings.
@mike s -
Good idea!
I would use Linux Mint instead but Knoppix is just fine.
Distro - x64, Cinnamon Desktop:
Download - Linux Mint
Documentation - Linux Mint
Worth a shot. Let's see if the OP will approve. It's non destructive.
External usb DVD drives are cheap enough and readily available. But if this is for your Toshiba Satellite L50-B then a replacement internal drive is also a possibility.
Official Toshiba/Dynabook video 'Toshiba Satellite L50-B ODD Replacement': YouTube
Apparently you don't have an Amazon in Portugal...
How to Shop at Amazon from Portugal (Updated 2019) – PortugalistMost people living in Portugal shop at Amazon.es (Amazon Spain), and this is normally the best option for people living in Portugal.
...here is one on Amazon.es
Toshiba Satellite L50 B 1nm DVD RW CD ULTRA FINO 9.5MM DISCO escritor su-208 du-8a6sh GUC0N GUD0N gudon gucon UJ8A2 UJ8B2: Amazon.es: Electronica