CD-RW problem

[kevinf]

i have a problem with my CD-RW. my problem is that when i tried to burn an audio cd it would say medium speed error even though i have the right kind of CD-Rs my CD-RW speed is 48x12x48 so i lower the burning speed and even though its at the lowest it still won't work but even if it does i still can't listen to it. i use nero

[fatboyjim]

Sorry to hear that, easy enough to pinpoint though in theory. Try one of your CDRs in somebody else's CDRW drive

Either that or try a different burning program, are you using the latest version from www.nero.com?

Thanks,

Jim

[Cricket]

Is DMA enabled for both the hard drive and the CD-RW?

What are the system specs and which OS are you using?

How are the drives configured? Is the CD-RW on the same IDE channel as the hard drive? Or is it on the secondary IDE channel?

If you're using WinXP, do you have the WinXP burning software enabled for the CD-RW?

Cricket

[kevinf]

i am using win 2000 i don't know if dma is enabled i don't even know what that is. my cd-rw is on the secondary ide channel on master with my cd-rom on master

[Cricket]

Originally posted by kevinf i am using win 2000 i don't know if dma is enabled i don't even know what that is.

From Webopedia: DMA.

Go to Device Manager and open the IDE controllers. Right click on the Primary or Secondary IDE controllers and choose properties and the click on the Advanced tab. The boxes will show you if DMA is enabled or not for each device.

Originally posted by kevinf my cd-rw is on the secondary ide channel on master with my cd-rom on master

Both drives are set to master on the secondary IDE channel? Can't do that, one has to be master and the other the slave.

Cricket

[kevinf]

i have dma enabled on my primary ide but PIO (what ever that is) is enabled on my secondary channel. and that was my mistake it is suppose to be. my cd-rw on the secondary ide channel with cd-rom on the slave and cd-rw on master

[Cricket]

You need to enable DMA for the secondary master (your CD-RW drive).

Cricket

[kevinf]

why (just asking) so i enable it on the secondary ide channel right

[Cricket]

Originally posted by kevinf why (just asking)

From Webopedia: "Short for direct memory access, a technique for transferring data from main memory to a device without passing it through the CPU. Computers that have DMA channels can transfer data to and from devices much more quickly than computers without a DMA channel can. This is useful for making quick backups and for real-time applications." Basically, data can be transferred from drive to drive faster.

And the burn proof feature of most CD-RW's require that DMA be enabled in order for it to work properly.

Originally posted by kevinf so i enable it on the secondary ide channel right

You enable DMA for the secondary channel's Device 0 (secondary master - the CD-RW).

Cricket

[glc]

It's best to enable DMA for all hard drives and optical drives - the only IDE devices that don't like it are Zip drives.

[kevinf]

i enabled dma like u said but now when burning it is starting to freeze please help

[Cricket]

Post your system specs.

You might want to go here and check out their CDRW Troubleshooting FAQ.

Cricket

[kevinf]

p4 2.4 gig
256mb ram pc2100
52x cdrom u already kno tthat i think
48x12x48x burner probabley u guys already kno that
win 2000 pro


it perform well in the past

cd-rw make is a chinese one called cyQ've

the problem happens when i burn any format
cd burner on secondary master cd-rom on secondary slave

hope that helps

[Cricket]

Have you tried the burner in another computer yet? If it doesn't work there, the CD-RW is faulty.

Cricket