Answers to the (was) question, and a similar story, (actually "rant"), about some trouble of my own... I think the Zip250 problem can be solved in two ways... Unplug it, (not likely in long term...), or keep a disk in it. The system is looking for files or a file system on that disk, and timing out looking for one... Did you say 4in1? From the Roxio site Win98 FAQ. FAQ 6. Look at the configuration of your drive. For IDE drives, Busmastering IDE controller drivers are a known conflict with our cd writing software. Go to the settings tab in Device Manager for each IDE cd device on your system and remove the check mark for the DMA box and then click ok and when prompted, reboot your system. (Note: My drive requires DMA on and Master...) I have the opposite problem with a TDK CD/RW drive VeloCD 12x10x32_A_ ( an IDE internal). I can rip quick for my 233mmx (12.5x) and can burn CD/RW at 10x (on Memorex HS-8+10X media) but the same files on CD/R fail at all speeds except 2x. This is ONLY about AudioCDs from WAV files on my hard drive recorded by myself from 20 year old tapes for this test... Bummer... I have tried various Media including what came with the drive, TDK branded disks... I am afraid to open the second box of the same drive I bought for another machine, since the machine had been running fine with an Acer at 10x on CD-Rs... I do not know if I should return it, try both or what... I have tried various DMA on/off, AIN on/off, Master (+slave), Master alone (it says it requires being a Master), tried the newest patches to Roxio v4 and v5 (different machines different OS), ditching the Roxio (both) and using the TDK mixer/burner software (installed after the Roxio was gone), and all I have now is a giant mess... I can not even access ANY CD disk on "this" computer. --(Win95B, had been Roxio v4...) AND, the Roxio software freezes this computer... I keep getting deeper and deeper... (Mail, the Browser, and most non-multi-media stuff works fine...) I used to think I had trouble with my Acers, but I generated more coasters in the last two days than the last three years combined on three other burners!!!! This is a very fragile technology. I'm getting ready to stick in a blank hard drive and set up a minimal system from scratch and see when it "breaks" again... (Tonight?.) Wish me luck... Thank goodness I do not have Product Activation on the OS yet!!! Hal, this is a "you are not alone" message... Rick From: "Hal Jordan" <[log in to unmask]> > Installed new Sony CRX168B 16X CD RW. Burns CD R's no problem. > B's Creator, Nero 5.5 and Sony's "DriveCheck" utility all say NOT a CD RW. > Nero says "drive not support this type of media." (it's brand new Sony CR > RW) > > Tried drive in my PCChips box with WinME. Same result with Nero. Old 2X HP > works fine there with CD RWs and Nero. > Returned to Staples for exchange. > New one does same damn thing!! What the ***BLEEP*** am I doing wrong!?!?!?!? > > I don't even WANT to use CD RW's, but I got 11 of them free with purchase. > (Don't even suggest it. I want it FIXED!) > > I have Zip250 drive. With it plugged in, Nero takes 30 seconds or more to > launch. Without it, no affect on burn results, but Nero launches in 3-4 > seconds. The Zip is by itself on IDE2 PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml