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i keep getting I/O errors I 21:33:40 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 21:33:40 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 21:33:40 Total Physical Memory: 2,030,060 KB - Available: 1,493,960 KB I 21:33:40 Initialising SPTI... I 21:33:40 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 21:33:40 Found 1 DVD

i understand im believing it is my hd going out due to the fact my bios is detecting some weird things with it

formated then installed xp motherboard is a Micorstar model # MS-7222 Chip set via P4M800CE South Bridge VT8237

nope nothing doing still runs in pio mode i don't know what happen it used to work fine i had vista but changed to xp just installed it the other day

there on different cables i will try the cable idea

well it is enabled in the bios i have done a check disk on it an it turned out fine i also defragged the drive updated to the latest drivers it a via board though

yup two or three times

Well i tried step 2 in faqs and my hard drive is running pio mode i cant change it to dma for some reason followed all the steps what next ?

internal burner never had a problem with the media i have been using an im not multi tasking at all

I 00:30:44 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 started! I 00:30:44 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) I 00:30:44 Total Physical Memory: 2,030,060 KB - Available: 1,707,196 KB I 00:30:44 Initialising SPTI... I 00:30:44 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 00:30:44 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 00:32:04 Operation Started! I 00:32:04 Building Image Tree... I 00:32:05 Checking Directory Depth... I 00:32:05 Calculating Totals... I 00:32:05 Preparing Image... I 00:32:05 Checking Path Length... I 00:32:05 Image Size: 4,574,937,088 bytes I 00:32:05 Image Sectors: 2,233,856 I 00:32:06 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:02 I 00:32:06 Operation Started! I 00:32:06 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 00:32:06 Source File Sectors: 2,233,856 (MODE1/2048) I 00:32:06 Source File Size: 4,574,937,088 bytes I 00:32:06 Source File Volume Identifier: no country for old men I 00:32:06 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.3.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 00:32:06 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 00:32:06 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 00:32:06 Destination Device: [1:0:0] SONY DVD RW DRU-180A 1.60 (D:) (ATA) I 00:32:06 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: SONY16D1) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 18x) I 00:32:06 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496 I 00:32:06 Write Mode: DVD I 00:32:06 Write Type: DAO I 00:32:06 Write Speed: 8x I 00:32:06 Link Size: Auto I 00:32:06 Test Mode: No I 00:32:06 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 00:32:08 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 00:32:24 Writing LeadIn... I 00:33:02 Writing Image... (LBA: 0 - 2233855) W 00:33:39 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 00:34:01 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 00:34:09 Writing Image... W 00:34:52 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 00:35:06 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 00:35:22 Writing Image... W 00:36:46 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 00:37:00 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 00:37:16 Writing Image... W 00:38:27 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 00:38:41 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 00:39:03 Writing Image... W 00:39:54 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 00:40:08 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 00:40:24 Writing Image... I 00:42:11 Abort Request Acknowledged I 00:42:19 Synchronising Cache... E 00:42:30 Failed to Write Image! E 00:42:33 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:10:23 I 00:42:33 Average Write Rate: 2,565 KB/s (1.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 10,067 KB/s (7.3x) The Buffer levels keep jumping durring burn and the write speed wont go past 3 with out it waiting for buffer to recover any sugesstiones ?