new cd-rw

[frankie385]

hey guys... I need a new cd-rw. I heard the 52x24x52x are somewhat troublesome with the speed. if not let me know of a good brand and options maybe some settings for my os, so that it could run good

[imbest123]

Get a 52x32x52 Lite On CD-RW. THe software is what can mess up things, not the hardware, unless the hardware of course fails.

[Joeberg]

LiteON's and Plextors are good brands to choose from when buying a CDRW... The one Imbest suggested looks fine to me...

[morriswindgate]

The Lite-On mentioned is a great drive and is on sale at Newegg. com and it comes with Nero Burning software the best of the burning software.

[frankie385]

ok! I have a 52x24x52x made by CompUSA. but when I tried to play AGE OF THE MITHOLOGY and STAR WARS; KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC. my pc froze. I have wp pro on my pc and 1 gyg of ram. I manage to installed the games, I even burned some cd's the other day, wtf.... help me you guys

[morriswindgate]

CompUSA = Cheap Overpriced Drive without a brand anme you can find.
First thing is to check the IDE Controller in the Device Manager to make sure the drive is working in DMA mode. If it is then you have a failed drive as this is one of the things you will see with a failed drive.
CompUSA is for Retail Hard Drives (Rebate Only), Keyboards, and Mice. Everything else they sell is over-priced or questionable quality.
If the drive is not over a year old then take it back to them.