Need serious help with Burner!

[lavenderAC]

i have been having problem with my burner for months now and i need some help plz

when I try to burn a cd or dvd using nero mostly, i would get the "focus or track error" and the burning failed messages. It seemed like if i try slower burning speed, it would process more % but eventually give me the error messages at some point.
Is it the burner problem? I have switched the burner once and it still gives the same problem. So i was quite confused.
Or is it something wrong with the software? is it because i have other programs running in the background?

Someone please help... i am not sure what to do... not sure if getting a new burner would fix the problem at all

thanks

 

[imation]

Ok if you've tried a new burner and youre getting the exact same problem, i would either say your computer is struggling with the burn if you have lots of programs open in the background, or perhaps your IDE cable is faulty. Are you using a 40 pin or 80 pin IDE cable? (80pin would be beneficial).

Another thing you can try: See if you get any errors when burning cd's with windows xp's built in feature.

 

[STATus h2O]

Try un-checking the "Burn on the fly" options.

 

[dcc]

What kind of media are you using?

 

[lavenderAC]

Sorry to sound stupid... but where is the burn on the fly option?

 

[lavenderAC]

I never knew there is a Win XP build in burning software? How can i use that? thx

 

[imation]

right click on the files you wanna put on disk > sent to > then choose your cd. Put blank cd in and viola!

 

[lavenderAC]

I tried it.. still fail about half way through.. and it doesn't say way.. just say some error that caused it to fail.

i am starting to think its problem with IDE cable?

 

[imation]

it wouldnt hurt to try a new IDE cable. Check the pins on secondary IDE channel, also check the ribbon for gashes or exposed wiring.

 

[dcc]

If it was the cable your burner wouldn't even get started.

Try a different type of media, some machines don't like all types of media. Most machines that have that problem will work best with DVD-R, you also could have a quality issue, try a good brand like Ritek Redata, Verbatim, or Taiyo Yuden.