Well you said that you were using Windows Media Player
in his rig, what kind of software were you using in
yours? Also did you try burning the same CD he was
trying to burn or a different type. That might be the
issue. 
--- Kenneth Whyman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> What burning software are you using on his machine
> to do this operation
> with? There might be an incompatibility between the
> hardware and whatever
> application you are using. Another thought is a
> dirty, misaligned, or
> malfunctioning laser assembly in the drive that is
> giving you issues. In
> either case, swapping the drive for a known good
> seemed to "fix" your
> problem, so replacing the drive in question might be
> just what the doctor
> ordered. Yet another thought that occured to me is
> the media you are using
> to burn data to. It may pay in the long run to spend
> a buck or two extra per
> pack of discs to get quality media that won't fail
> as often. I use Memorex
> almost exclusively with no coasters, but your milage
> may vary. Find a brand
> that your drive will digest with a minimum of errors
> and happy burning.
> 
> P.S.: More RAM in your machine never hurts. XP is
> fairly piggish on memory,
> and Vista is even more so, if you decide to upgrade
> down the road.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Donnie
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:09 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Burner no burning
> 
> 
> Hello Listers,
> I have been trying to help a friend figure out a
> problem, which has me
> puzzled as well.
> 
> Here's the scenario:
> He bought a new Sony DVD+RW Burner, when he tries to
> burn a CD it will
> burn all the way up to 97% and then give an error
> message saying that he
> needs to clean the disk or try other media; he has
> done both things.  We
> went back to Windows Media Player 10 from WMP 11
> with the same results.
> I then took the drive out of his computer, put it in
> mine and had
> absolutely no problems burning a CD. Everything
> functioned as it should
> have.  So I was wondering if anyone had any other
> ideas as to what may
> be causing the drive not to burn on his rig.
> 
> His system:  Biostar motherboard, 768mb of RAM, AMD
> 2Ghz processor, and
> Windows XP Home.
> 
> Hopefully, someone will have an idea of how we can
> correct this
> problem.  Anyways, thanks in advance.
> 
> Donnie
> 
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