I'm burning with nero 6
and its on master.
and it even happens when i put it on an ide channel by itself
Errrrrr, by master you mean on the second IDE chanel? Not as master on the Primary with your HD?
Is your media up to the speed rating (laughing)?
My best answer is buy a new drive as that must be 3-4 years old by now (even 8X is sillly thesedays), and Nero 6 with such a slow drive? Get your spending priorites in order!!!
Hardware BEFORE software EVERYTIME.