Problem writing CD

I'm using a Samsung CD R-R/RW SW-252S in a Dell Dimension 8400 - Windows XP
Pro.

In attempting to write a CD the recording program (Sonic RecordNow) gets
down to 3-4 seconds left and then I get an error message that there is a
problem with the disk.

I have tried with 5 different disks - is it possible that I have a bad batch
of CD's? Is there another possible explanation?

Another bit of information - it is not the cd's per se because I can
successfully write to them using another computer.

So I'm currently going down several paths, most of which I have only a
somewhat more than vague understanding of:

update firmware - need help from Dell, Samsung firmware didn't work and
referred me to Dell, Dell doesn't seem to have the right model available

aspi layer update/create - ran adaptec aspichk.exe which said that I didn't
have a proper aspi later - ran their program to create one - I have one now
but seems to be the NT one, not the XP one.

DMA down to PIO - I'm set to DMA if available but I'm in PIO...hmmm

So, I obviously have work to do before pestering anyone here - in the
meantime, if anyone has two cents to through in, please feel free.

btw, I don't write cd's very often - two significant things happened between
now and back when I could write them w/o issue:

- upgrade to xp sp2
- flood in home, 5 in. of H2O in the tower, computer died, replaced the
motherboard and brought it back to life


"Pam" wrote:

> I'm using a Samsung CD R-R/RW SW-252S in a Dell Dimension 8400 - Windows XP
> Pro.
>
> In attempting to write a CD the recording program (Sonic RecordNow) gets
> down to 3-4 seconds left and then I get an error message that there is a
> problem with the disk.
>
> I have tried with 5 different disks - is it possible that I have a bad batch
> of CD's? Is there another possible explanation?

Lo and behold - I solved the problem. For the sake of anyone with a similar
symptom - the DMA had reverted to PIO - in the course of attempting to change
the IDE cable (which was not the problem) the BIOS reset itself and all is
well.

"Pam" wrote:

> Another bit of information - it is not the cd's per se because I can
> successfully write to them using another computer.
>
> So I'm currently going down several paths, most of which I have only a
> somewhat more than vague understanding of:
>
> update firmware - need help from Dell, Samsung firmware didn't work and
> referred me to Dell, Dell doesn't seem to have the right model available
>
> aspi layer update/create - ran adaptec aspichk.exe which said that I didn't
> have a proper aspi later - ran their program to create one - I have one now
> but seems to be the NT one, not the XP one.
>
> DMA down to PIO - I'm set to DMA if available but I'm in PIO...hmmm
>
> So, I obviously have work to do before pestering anyone here - in the
> meantime, if anyone has two cents to through in, please feel free.
>
> btw, I don't write cd's very often - two significant things happened between
> now and back when I could write them w/o issue:
>
> - upgrade to xp sp2
> - flood in home, 5 in. of H2O in the tower, computer died, replaced the
> motherboard and brought it back to life
>
>
> "Pam" wrote:
>
> > I'm using a Samsung CD R-R/RW SW-252S in a Dell Dimension 8400 - Windows XP
> > Pro.
> >
> > In attempting to write a CD the recording program (Sonic RecordNow) gets
> > down to 3-4 seconds left and then I get an error message that there is a
> > problem with the disk.
> >
> > I have tried with 5 different disks - is it possible that I have a bad batch
> > of CD's? Is there another possible explanation?