Re: CD-RW Drive Is Acting Strangely in Nero & Explorer

Upgrade Nero if you are not using the latest, also check for the latest
firmware on your writer. As others have suggested it could well be your OS,
I see you have installed an ATI 9000 if it uses a separate power supply see
it is not spurred from the writer. You have your writer as master and your
Dvd/cd as slave not on the same ide channel I hope. disconnect the Dvd /cd
and see if that helps.

"cuttergallery" <> wrote in message
news: m...
> CD-RW Drive Is Acting Strangely in Nero & Explorer
> This is a problem that has been bugging me since I built this system
> in Dec 2002
>
> My system:
> WinXP Pro
> AMD Athlon XP 2100+
> Abit KG7-RAID
> ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 128MB
> 1 GB Crucial DDR 2100
> Enlight 420W PSU
> Maxtor 7200rpm 60GB & 80GB (no RAID)
> Cendyne 16x CD-ROM/DVD Drive (slave)
> Cendyne 48x CD-RW (master)
> SoundBlaster Audigy 2
> Leadtek Winfast TV 2000 XP
>
> After startup I can burn CD's without problem using Nero 5.5
> (latest version). However, if I try to burn a CD several hours later
> in the day, I can experience one of the following two problems:
> 1. Nero cannot detect blank media in drive and won't proceed. If I use
> it's Medium Info utility, it says there is no disk in drive (even if I
> try several different disks)
> 2. Drive will spin at high speed, but will not burn...Drive will not
> eject or stop spinning. Nero won't close and PC will lock up requiring
> a manual reboot.
>
> After reboot, it works OK again flawlessly for a while, but the
> problem eventually returns.
>
> I believe it's either an Explorer issue or a defective drive. During
> problem #1 Explorer cannot detect a disk in the drive either. A few
> times I have been unable to eject the drive unless I rebooted first.
>
> If anyone knows what I can do (aside from reformatting & reinstalling
> Windows), it would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>