CDRW freezes computer

[jms]

Hi. I bought a cdrw and installed it but couldnot burn cds. it just kept freezing when i tried. So i brought it back and got another. Same problem however.
im running an amd 333 with 64mb or ram
the drives are internal ide
i called tech support for one company they just said it wasnt being recognized as a cdrw by my computer.what should i do?i need to burn all my mp3s and movies and games and apps and well you get the idea ;]
If anyone can help at all speak up!

[surrealchereal]

i called tech support for one company they just said it wasnt being recognized as a cdrw by my computer.
Is this true? How does it show up in the control panel? What software are you using?
Have you used the same software for both of them? Give a little more info if you can.

[Fablanta]

What wattage is your power supply? If it's small, below 200W, The extra power needed to both read and burn might be asking too much of it.

[jeffpapier]

If you installed it along with your old CDROM, you have to set the master/slave jumpers.
Check the bios, to make sure it is being recognized. And the drive letter.
Make sure you're installing the CDR software for the correct drive D, E, F.

[zskillz]

you may not like this response, but it worked for me...

for whatevr reason, the exact same thing was happening to my plextor on a win2k box. I reinstalled the OS, and it seems to have fixed the problem...

good luck
-Z

[jms]

yeah thats what i was htinking. It worked for my voodoo card and floppy drive, why not my cdrw?

[kennedyb]

I would check the hardware first: jumpers, cables etc. before installing the os again. Take a look in you bios too to see if your device is listed and that it is set to auto detect the drive in bios. To get into bios, you need to hit delete or maybe f1 during post, it will say at the bottom of the screen which key to hit to enter setup.

Good luck.

[jms]

weLL IN THE DEVICE MANAGER IT SHOWS UP JUST AS "(cd-rom drive)" AND I TRIED INSTALLING THE DRIVERS BUT I GET ERRORS. Sorry obut caps ;x
Wattage i am not too sure aobut.
I did set the jumpers and currently it is hte only drive connected.
How do i check the BIOS?
I was using Easycd creater 4.

[jms]

weLL IN THE DEVICE MANAGER IT SHOWS UP JUST AS "(cd-rom drive)" AND I TRIED INSTALLING THE DRIVERS BUT I GET ERRORS. Sorry obut caps ;x
Wattage i am not too sure aobut.
I did set the jumpers and currently it is hte only drive connected.
How do i check the BIOS?
I was using Easycd creater 4.

[jms]

Well too late. I already re-installed windows
and checked the bios and installed the drivers and software and it still didnt work. What Should i od? I'm so pissed off. want a **** cdrw but nooooo my pos computer is not able to burn anything. It appears it just wasn't meant to be. If it wasn't im angry. If it is possable to get it to work PLEASE TELL ME HOW!.
Also. Jumpers are all good, cables are all good.

[Clayton]

When you say you re-installed the drivers are you refering to your ASPI ( Advanced SCSI Programming Interface ) layer? or merely mscdex.exe

There is a small utility called Aspicheck.exe that tests your Aspi layer and determines whether it is installed and operating properly. The latest Aspi layer released by Adaptec is 4.60[1021]

Anyway here is that Aspi checker: http://www.geocities.com/flemming000/aspi/aspi_checker.zip

If you find that infact no Aspi layer is present you have two options.

Option 1, install an Adaptec programm such as Easy CD Creator ( which automatically installs the Aspi layer as well )

Or, Option 2, find a copy of "Force Aspi" which will install your Aspi layer without having to install an Adaptec program that you don't want and possibly won't use.

I can't provide a link to Force Aspi because ( according to Adaptec this programm is ileagal )

p.s. this is an interesting site: http://www.geocities.com/flemming000/oz/index.htm

Cheers

[uarzmass]

What type of CD_RW?

I think some of the CD-RW require a higher speed CPU, like 400MHz, so I guess that might be one of the reason the computer freezes up.