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greygary

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3. December 2006 @ 03:26

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Can anyone help me.
I have recently part built a 'barebones' computer supplied from Novatech:
Foxconn P9657AA mobo
Intel Core 2 duo E6300 processor
westernDigital Sata 2 250GB hard drive
Sony AW-G170A-B2 DVD writer and SamsungSH-S182D writer

I have had problems burning DVD +RW's (Tried several DatawriteClassic and Ricoh 4x discs) but am able to use DVD-RAM (Panasonic), DVD-RW(Verbatim), DVD R(Verbatim), CD R and CDRW

Software used :
Windows XP Pro SP2
Nero 7

I have identical problems BOTH DVD writers :
Nero displays an error formatting the discs at the beginning of the process.
I have tried adjusting everything within the Nero software I van think of to no avail.
I do not understand why Device manager lists both drives as SCSI devices despite them being IDE and connected to IDE port on the motherboard. I do not know whether this is relevant to my DVD +RW writing problem.
I originally had just the Sony drive but got the Samsung as well in case there was problem with Sony.
If anyone could give me some advice I would be really grateful!

Just noticed that in device manager I have:
JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller version 1.6.0.1
(this is listed under SCSI and RAID controllers)
When I delve deeper into driver file details it says:
File version:5.0.3790.1

I have heard that this controller can cause problems. Any advice?
Thanks

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elliott

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3. December 2006 @ 09:27

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have you tried consulting the foxconn website or the place you bought it some online retailers have user reviews and various probs get solutions there as well. I would only add that maybe your dmi isn't activate on the drives or you have a faulty board here are some helpful links http://www.foxconnchannel.com/service/FAQList.aspx
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186102
you could also run a diagnostic test at pcpitstop.com see if it reveals any info that will be helpful sounds like a hardware issue or motherboard setting needs tweaking or defect.

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