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^ should not matter unless the usb front case ports are wired up wrong to the motherboard and give no interface when devices connected. So if you try them in the rear usb ports of mobo is it still the same ?. But as you are saying your HDD devices / usb flash pens etc are usually picked up via the same usb ports then it should not matter but just sometimes it does. I have loads of sata to usb converters/ adapters / odd devices(dvd writers etc) not all of them work with chipsets on mobos EG sometimes device will not be recognised via operating system on a specific set of usb ports which is why I'll change usb port to rear mobo ports and most times it's still the same but then I would change the sata to usb adapter bridge for a different one with a different chipset or try it on another computer at least.

But you are powering it with 1.5 A > 2A psu and you have tried the motherboard usb ports and not just the front bay ones yeah ?

How are you powering the drives whilst they are connected to the sata > usb ?

http://www.k-probe.com/kprobe-tips-and-tricks.php

In both writers ? All I can see in the logs are the same poor media types the CD-R (Disc ID: 97m17s06f, Moser Baer India) DVD-R (Book Type: DVD-R) (Disc ID: MBI 01RG40) Have you tried another sata port yet ? Or maybe try with a sata to usb adapter if you've got one, on either or both drives. if you still get failures in the same manner you definitely need to try some decent media

You need better discs but is the ram ok in the machine

Yeah he's good like that even when you've been a little naughty.

Shorten your username and there you have your error.

Another one missed Happy Birthday 33 years young, here's to many more

Thanks all

lol My loft hatch wasn't big enough.

Learn to read and take the blue pill.

Thanks all. Had a good day. Just had my daughter and grandson visit. Happy belated birthday for any members whos birthday I've missed.

happy birthday

^ buy a new dvd writer they are so cheap