Can no longer write a CD or DVD

[Mark Fraser]

On Thursday 14 February 2008 11:59:17 Mark Fraser wrote:
> On Thursday 14 February 2008 02:53:02 Howard Coles Jr. wrote:
> > On Wednesday 13 February 2008 03:21:13 pm Mark Fraser wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 13 February 2008 21:09:57 Howard Coles Jr. wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday 13 February 2008 11:34:42 am Mark Fraser wrote:
> > > > > I recently upgraded my processor from an Athlon 3700 to an Athlon
> > > > > X2 3600+ and although everything seems to be working, I can no
> > > > > longer write a CD or DVD with my Optiarc DVD RW AD-7170A drive
> > > > > which is set as the master drive.
> > > > >
> > > > > Writing a CD/DVD with k3b starts OK, but after a while the write
> > > > > speed goes down to 0 and stays there, this can happen anywhere
> > > > > during the write process. The Liteon CD-RW drive that is the slave
> > > > > device works fine and burns discs without any problems.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can't see that changing the processor would cause this, but it
> > > > > can't just be bad luck that the drive has failed at exactly the
> > > > > same time as I changed processor can it?
> > > >
> > > > The Athlon X2 is it a 32 bit or 64 bit proc?  The reason I ask is
> > > > that if you just upgraded the hardware without upgrading to a 64 bit
> > > > OS that may be some of the problem.  But, I can't remember if the
> > > > 3600+ is 64 bit or not.
> > >
> > > Both are 64 bit processors, but I'm using them in 32bit mode.
> >
> > Hmm, completely slipped my mind, I had an Athlon 3200 that was 32 bit,
> > and forgot that in there somewhere they went to 64.  Anyway, try this: 
> > Start out with a speed that's half of what your running now, and see if
> > it trudges its way through.  And, yes, it could be that the CD/DVD burner
> > doesn't like the faster processor.
>
> It has been playing up recently though - not recognising that I've loaded a
> blank disk, but it always burnt OK. Also, the other CD-RW drive is working
> OK. Will try lowering the write speed for that drive though.

Managed to burn a data DVD at 6x speed, but when I tried to burn a DVD Video I 
couldn't even get it to work at 4x.