CD-RW problem in XP

[Billy G.]

Hi,
I have Sony CD-RW CRX215E1.When I try to copy files or
start programms from cd they run very very slowly.And
when try to burn cd it often send a error messages.
In Event Viewer system messages is : "An error was
detected on device \Device\CdRom0 during a paging
operation." or/and "The device, \Device\CdRom0, has a bad
block." or/and "The device, \Device\Ide\IdePort1, did not
respond within the timeout period."
The software that I use for burning is Nero 6.0.
What is the reason and what I have to do?
Thanks.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Billy,

Often caused by a loose or faulty ide cable. Try reseating or replacing it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Billy G.]

Hi Rick,
Thanks for advance but IDE cable is OK.Submit a different
way!

 

[CWatters]

Sometimes two IDE devices just don't seem to get along. Is there another
drive on the same cable? Is it possible to put the Sony drive on it's own
cable as a master or is it like that already?

Google suggests many possible things to check...

Some say it's dust in the lens...
http://sagerforums.com/showthread.php?t=2182

Some say check you have buffer underrun enabled and/or check your
Master/Slave jumper settings ..
http://www.anetforums.com/posts.aspx?ThreadIndex=5091

Someone says delete a registry entry (save it to a file first) but there is
no explanation and nobody sessms to have tried it.
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win2000/Q_20275049.html

Someone says run a memory test (see last post)
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13896/

Someone says check DMA is enabled.
http://www.winforums.org/archive/index.php/t-2141