External DVD Drive Crashes when I put DVD-Rs in it

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Hey I need sum help on how to fix this problem.... Everytime I put in a DVD-R into my burner and use a burning program(like nero or dvd decrypter) windows seems to CRASH all the time...... However if use DVD+R or DVD+RW it works FINE with NO PROBLEMS........ I try downloading some codecs but Nothing..... I also have I 23:25:46 WNASPI32.DLL - Adaptec’s ASPI Layer - ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL - Version 4.71.2.0

I dont know what the hell to do.... im going insane trying so many things and downloading codecs without knowing which or if i need one.... any help would be greatly appreciated..... thnx


ps- im using windows 98

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Well I got worse news.... Not only does it not work with programs BUT my computer just crashes when I put in a DVD-R and use any program....Ive tried so many things but nothing seems to work.... I invested so much on this dumb shit im about to throw it out the window.......

labish

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Google the name and model of your burner and go to manufacturer site and read the specs.Looks like your burner won’t support dvd-r so is normal for older models.Some burners can flash the firmware so you can install a new one from same site but if you’re not familiar how to do it is risky and can damage the burner.Good Luck.

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Are you sure here is a list of all formats my burner supports: dvd+r DL, DVD+RW, DVD+r, DVD-RW, DVD-r, DVD-ROM, DVD Video, CD-da, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM xa, CD-I, Photo CD, video CD and CD-Extra

it is an I/O Magic External USB 2.0 DVD-+RW/+-R Dual format double layer. I have also downloaded the Latest Firmware for the drive from the website...

I think the problem might be with my PC which is about 6 yrs old.... Agian all formats work with no problems, its just the DVD-R’s that cause my pc to crash......

Thnx for the help anyways im going to search more to see if i can get this fixed

labish

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Using Win98 with a nice burner like that is like driving a Porche on regular gasoline.I don’t ask you about your CPU speed or what Pentium or RAM.Anyway good luck again.