Gary,

What errors, if any are you recieving?
This sounds like a classic buffer underun occuring.
If so you may try lowering the speed at which it burns.
If the Drive supports Buffer underun prevention, make sure
you check that option before starting the Burn.

A fragment HD can cause buffer underun's as well, so as rule
of thumb, Defrag at least 1 once a month.

Also, I recommend that the CD Writer NOT be on the same
IDE channel as your Hard Drive, the controller will have to
adjust to both devices fighting for use at that same time---which
results in the bandwith being throttled back to allow each device
to transmit it's data accross the channel to each other....This is from
personal experience.

--Patrick Black
P.S.
Also make sure that the total time your burning isn't over the
80 minute time span..... Personally don't put no more than 79
minutes on a 80 CD, and 69 minutes on a 70 minute CD--thus allowing
enough room for the CD to be properly Finalized.




-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Gary W South
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 9:27 PM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] CD burner problem


I have a Sony Vaio 1.7 Ghz. 256 MB RAM running Windows XP Home edition. I
have Roxio's Cd Creator basic 5. When trying to create a music CD from files
on my hard drive, It will often stop part way through and kick the CD out.
Then the CD is no good. I have ruined about 10 CD's and only gotten 2 to
record properly. The CDRW is a 16 speed ( I imagine Sony) and I am using
Prime Peripherals 80 min 1x-16x discs. Anyone have any ideas of what the
problem could be?
TIA
Gary South

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