SATA CD-RW Trouble

[BrokenWall]

I took my old PC and added a 160GB IDE and a DVD/CD-RW Combo SATA drive to it and sold it to him for $200.

AMD 4200+ X2
DFI LP nf4 SLI-DR
2GB GSKILL DDR400
SATA DVD/CD-RW Drive
160GB 7200rpm IDE HDD
GeForce 7900GTX 512MB

and he bought a power supply for it.
Its running Windows XP Pro


He is able to open and run and use any CD/DVD he has came across but when trying to burn anything to a CD (data, music) he gets buffer issues.

I have never used a SATA burner because I have my old SONY DVD-RW IDE that I have used since I bought it back in the day. He has tried 4 different brands of CDs and CD-RWs with no luck. WMP, Nero, Windows all have the same issues when trying to burn. If I remember correctly the Burner is plugged into the nvidia controller.

Please help.

[tiro_uspsss]

double check the drive is plugged in NV SATA ports.. update drivers & possibly BIOS to latest available..

[cantankerous]

Yes, sounds like a compatibility issue with that older onboard controller when dealing with sata based opticals.