HELP>>>> I'M BURNING COASTERS BY THE DOZEN

Please can someone help?
I had, until recently, a pioneer DVR-104. Everything was fine until a week
ago and it started burning DVD coasters. Using Nero, it would start the
burning process and then during the 'read-in' part of the burn the light on
the burner wold go out and the system would lock, although with lots of HDD
activity.
I tried again with several other brands of DVD-R and almost every time it
froze.
So i thought maybe my DVD was screwed, so bought a BRAND NEW DVR-106.
EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM.....Arggggggghhhhhhhhhhh
It doesn't screw up every time, but in the last 72 hours i have made about
30 or 40 coasters!
Have searched evrywhere for an answer, used system restore, uninstalled and
re-installed various software, tried different media. I thought maybe a PSU
problem, so unplugged all other devices. Still the same problem.
PLEASE can anyone help me? I am almost at the point of considering
re-installing XP to try and fix this.

Many TIA

Darren

Darren M Taylor

In article <botqv0$29j$>, "Darren M Taylor" <> wrote:
>Please can someone help?
>I had, until recently, a pioneer DVR-104. Everything was fine until a week
>ago and it started burning DVD coasters. Using Nero, it would start the
>burning process and then during the 'read-in' part of the burn the light on
>the burner wold go out and the system would lock, although with lots of HDD
>activity.
>I tried again with several other brands of DVD-R and almost every time it
>froze.
>So i thought maybe my DVD was screwed, so bought a BRAND NEW DVR-106.
>EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM.....Arggggggghhhhhhhhhhh
>It doesn't screw up every time, but in the last 72 hours i have made about
>30 or 40 coasters!

Man, after about the 5th one i'd be reformatting and reinstalling windows by
then!!!!


>Have searched evrywhere for an answer, used system restore, uninstalled and
>re-installed various software, tried different media. I thought maybe a PSU
>problem, so unplugged all other devices. Still the same problem.
>PLEASE can anyone help me? I am almost at the point of considering
>re-installing XP to try and fix this.
>
SEE ABOVE!!!


>Many TIA
>
>Darren
>
>

GMAN

Darren M Taylor wrote:
> Please can someone help?
> I had, until recently, a pioneer DVR-104. Everything was fine until a week
> ago and it started burning DVD coasters. Using Nero, it would start the
> burning process and then during the 'read-in' part of the burn the light on
> the burner wold go out and the system would lock, although with lots of HDD
> activity.
> I tried again with several other brands of DVD-R and almost every time it
> froze.
> So i thought maybe my DVD was screwed, so bought a BRAND NEW DVR-106.
> EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM.....Arggggggghhhhhhhhhhh
> It doesn't screw up every time, but in the last 72 hours i have made about
> 30 or 40 coasters!
> Have searched evrywhere for an answer, used system restore, uninstalled and
> re-installed various software, tried different media. I thought maybe a PSU
> problem, so unplugged all other devices. Still the same problem.
> PLEASE can anyone help me? I am almost at the point of considering
> re-installing XP to try and fix this.
>
> Many TIA
>
> Darren

Some things you could check (if you didn't already):
- is your drive operating in some DMA modus (and not PIO modus)? Check
it in your device manager, ide-controller, advanced options (or
something like that, I don't run the English version)
- is your harddrive up to par: defragged, enough space for temp-files
etc? How's your system load when you try to burn?
- Did you update Nero to a recent version? 5.5.10.54 or 6.0.0.19 are the
newest last time I checked.
- Do you have other programs loaded that might interfere with the
burning process? Especially look for packet-writing stuff like directcd
or incd. Have you had other burning apps that didn't uninstall properly?
- Did you try burning at lower speeds (tried at single speed)?

And try burning on dvd-rw's until you are sure the process is running
smoothly - saves you from those coasters

Good luck, and keep us posted,

Jochen.

Jochen

it is running in dma, but that's what it should be isnt it?
hdd is fine
nero ver 6.0.0.23
have uninstalled IN-CD although it used to work just great with it
have tried ALL speeds

STRANGELY THOUGH, IT SEEMS TO WRITE TO RW'S WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS!


"Jochen" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Darren M Taylor wrote:
> > Please can someone help?
> > I had, until recently, a pioneer DVR-104. Everything was fine until a
week
> > ago and it started burning DVD coasters. Using Nero, it would start the
> > burning process and then during the 'read-in' part of the burn the light
on
> > the burner wold go out and the system would lock, although with lots of
HDD
> > activity.
> > I tried again with several other brands of DVD-R and almost every time
it
> > froze.
> > So i thought maybe my DVD was screwed, so bought a BRAND NEW DVR-106.
> > EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM.....Arggggggghhhhhhhhhhh
> > It doesn't screw up every time, but in the last 72 hours i have made
about
> > 30 or 40 coasters!
> > Have searched evrywhere for an answer, used system restore, uninstalled
and
> > re-installed various software, tried different media. I thought maybe a
PSU
> > problem, so unplugged all other devices. Still the same problem.
> > PLEASE can anyone help me? I am almost at the point of considering
> > re-installing XP to try and fix this.
> >
> > Many TIA
> >
> > Darren
>
> Some things you could check (if you didn't already):
> - is your drive operating in some DMA modus (and not PIO modus)? Check
> it in your device manager, ide-controller, advanced options (or
> something like that, I don't run the English version)
> - is your harddrive up to par: defragged, enough space for temp-files
> etc? How's your system load when you try to burn?
> - Did you update Nero to a recent version? 5.5.10.54 or 6.0.0.19 are the
> newest last time I checked.
> - Do you have other programs loaded that might interfere with the
> burning process? Especially look for packet-writing stuff like directcd
> or incd. Have you had other burning apps that didn't uninstall properly?
> - Did you try burning at lower speeds (tried at single speed)?
>
> And try burning on dvd-rw's until you are sure the process is running
> smoothly - saves you from those coasters
>
> Good luck, and keep us posted,
>
> Jochen.
>
>

Darren M Taylor

"Darren M Taylor" <> wrote in message
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> Please can someone help?
> I had, until recently, a pioneer DVR-104. Everything was fine until a week
> ago and it started burning DVD coasters. Using Nero, it would start the
> burning process and then during the 'read-in' part of the burn the light
on
> the burner
SNIP.........
Reinstall the aspi layer, go for version 4.60

Dave

can you explain EXACTLY how i go about that please?
"Dave" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Darren M Taylor" <> wrote in message
> news:botqv0$29j$...
> > Please can someone help?
> > I had, until recently, a pioneer DVR-104. Everything was fine until a
week
> > ago and it started burning DVD coasters. Using Nero, it would start the
> > burning process and then during the 'read-in' part of the burn the light
> on
> > the burner
> SNIP.........
> Reinstall the aspi layer, go for version 4.60
>
>

Darren M Taylor

Download NeroASPIen.exe

Install procedure of the Nero WinASPI driver layer
for Windows 95/98
--------------------------------------------------

1. Please copy the file WNASPI32.DLL to the folder
where Nero is installed.

2. Under Windows 95/98:
Now copy the file NEROAPIX.VXD to the
Windows\System\IOSUBSYS folder.

3. Now restart the system.

Jack Ensor

Darren M Taylor wrote:
>
> can you explain EXACTLY how i go about that please?
> "Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:boub1j$jkc$...
> >
> > "Darren M Taylor" <> wrote in message
> > news:botqv0$29j$...
> > > Please can someone help?
> > > I had, until recently, a pioneer DVR-104. Everything was fine until a
> week
> > > ago and it started burning DVD coasters. Using Nero, it would start the
> > > burning process and then during the 'read-in' part of the burn the light
> > on
> > > the burner
> > SNIP.........
> > Reinstall the aspi layer, go for version 4.60
> >
> >

Jack Ensor

"Darren M Taylor" <> wrote in message
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> can you explain EXACTLY how i go about that please?

As your using XP google for
forceaspi
then download the file, then unpack it, then click the .exe to install it.

> "Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:boub1j$jkc$...
> >
> > "Darren M Taylor" <> wrote in message
> > news:botqv0$29j$...
> > > Please can someone help?
> > > I had, until recently, a pioneer DVR-104. Everything was fine until a
> week
> > > ago and it started burning DVD coasters. Using Nero, it would start
the
> > > burning process and then during the 'read-in' part of the burn the
light
> > on
> > > the burner
> > SNIP.........
> > Reinstall the aspi layer, go for version 4.60
> >
> >
>
>

Dave

How do i CHECK that the install has installed correctly?

"Dave" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Darren M Taylor" <> wrote in message
> news:bouf6b$5fj$...
> > can you explain EXACTLY how i go about that please?
>
> As your using XP google for
> forceaspi
> then download the file, then unpack it, then click the .exe to install it.
>
> > "Dave" <> wrote in message
> > news:boub1j$jkc$...
> > >
> > > "Darren M Taylor" <> wrote in
message
> > > news:botqv0$29j$...
> > > > Please can someone help?
> > > > I had, until recently, a pioneer DVR-104. Everything was fine until
a
> > week
> > > > ago and it started burning DVD coasters. Using Nero, it would start
> the
> > > > burning process and then during the 'read-in' part of the burn the
> light
> > > on
> > > > the burner
> > > SNIP.........
> > > Reinstall the aspi layer, go for version 4.60
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

Darren M Taylor

"Darren M Taylor" <> wrote in message
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> How do i CHECK that the install has installed correctly?

You dont need to check, but a program from adaptecs web site called aspichk
may help if you need to check its installed properly

>
> "Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:bovh22$kjs$...
> >
> > "Darren M Taylor" <> wrote in message
> > news:bouf6b$5fj$...
> > > can you explain EXACTLY how i go about that please?
> >
> > As your using XP google for
> > forceaspi
> > then download the file, then unpack it, then click the .exe to install
it.
> >
> > > "Dave" <> wrote in message
> > > news:boub1j$jkc$...
> > > >
> > > > "Darren M Taylor" <> wrote in
> message
> > > > news:botqv0$29j$...
> > > > > Please can someone help?
> > > > > I had, until recently, a pioneer DVR-104. Everything was fine
until
> a
> > > week
> > > > > ago and it started burning DVD coasters. Using Nero, it would
start
> > the
> > > > > burning process and then during the 'read-in' part of the burn the
> > light
> > > > on
> > > > > the burner
> > > > SNIP.........
> > > > Reinstall the aspi layer, go for version 4.60
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

Dave