Problem writing to CD/DVD

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Dave Smith

I have a self-built computer based on an Asus P5B Deluxe board running
WinXP Pro. 2GB Kingston memory.

When I write to a CD, everything works fine until I try to close
whatever program I was using. Then the computer freezes and I have to
hard shut it down. I've tried using Nero, Easy Media Creator and
Windows Media Player and the same thing happens with all those
programs. I've tried connecting the drive to different IDE channels.
I've tried a different drive. I've tested both drives in other
computers and they work fine. The drives are a Sony and a Plextor,
both relatively new. The CDs come out fine.

I can't think of anything else to try. The computer works perfectly
in every other way as far as I can tell. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
 
Dave said:
I have a self-built computer based on an Asus P5B Deluxe board running
WinXP Pro. 2GB Kingston memory.

When I write to a CD, everything works fine until I try to close
whatever program I was using. Then the computer freezes and I have to
hard shut it down. I've tried using Nero, Easy Media Creator and
Windows Media Player and the same thing happens with all those
programs. I've tried connecting the drive to different IDE channels.
I've tried a different drive. I've tested both drives in other
computers and they work fine. The drives are a Sony and a Plextor,
both relatively new. The CDs come out fine.

I can't think of anything else to try. The computer works perfectly
in every other way as far as I can tell. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
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Question: What other programs do you have running in the background?
Antivirus etc.?? Also, are there any devices in your Device Manager
that do not have the proper drivers?
 
Question: What other programs do you have running in the background?
Antivirus etc.?? Also, are there any devices in your Device Manager
that do not have the proper drivers?
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Thanks for your reply.

Background progs are too numerous to list but I did try closing all I
could and it made no difference. I also checked the Device Manager
and all devices seem OK.
 
Dave said:
Thanks for your reply.

Background progs are too numerous to list but I did try closing all I
could and it made no difference. I also checked the Device Manager
and all devices seem OK.
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Just because it's easy to do, I would try disabling recording for the
device. You'll find that option in the Recording tab of the drive's
property sheet.
 
Dave said:
Thanks for your reply.

Background progs are too numerous to list but I did try closing all I
could and it made no difference. I also checked the Device Manager
and all devices seem OK.
Click to expand...

It really sounds like some program is preventing the completion such as
an anti virus scan, but if you have disable such programs and it still
fails, I would go to "plan B". Have you done a thorough test of your
RAM and HD?? I have seen cases where a bad location in memory (remember
the HD is used for virtual memory) would not come into play until a
large task (such as handling a full CD of data) utilizes the location.
Defraging the HD would also be wise if you have not done it recently.
 
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