Disappearing CD-RW/DVD Drives-WIN XP

[Telecorder]

New to Board; Hope this is proper section for request. I need insight and assistance to resolve having my CD-RW and DVD-ROM drives not responding within timeout periods and then disappearing from the system.

My apologies for the length but am unsure of specific diagnostic data needed for trouble shooting responses. From perusing the threads, there are a lot of competent people who are really sharp in these matters. If additional info/diagnostics are needed, let me know. I've researched a lot of Liteon/Microsoft/Intel et al web sites but haven't found the resolution, as yet.

PROBLEM:
Disappearing Drives
(sometimes hours after startup; sometimes minutes after; Reboot resets drives; Reads previously burned CD-RW info OK):

Internal: LITE-ON LTR-24102B Firmware:5S54 Driver:cdrom.sys (5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)

Internal: LITEON_DVD-ROM_LTD163 Firmware:GH5E
Driver: cdrom.sys (5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
(Afraid to flash updated firmware until issue(s) are resolved)

When Intel Application Accelerator is installed, Event Viewer shows Idechndr is not responding within timeout and the error cycles every 5 seconds slowing system response until it shows both the devices (CD-RW and DVD) disappearing from system.

Tried using Intel Accelerator to slow the drive speeds down to PIO (per Intel guidance) w/o success. Intel Accelerator initially shows the CD-RW as Master on Secondary IDE Channel and DVD as Slave. Hard Drive is shown as Master on Primary and Empty on Primary Slave until devices disappear.

Uninstalled Intel Accelerator and now the event viewer shows error of Device\Ide\IdePort1 and then IdePort0 failing to respond within timeout and they disappear from system.

Have disabled Imapi but have noticed that Event Viewer shows sending a start Imapi CD-Burning COM signal, then it show Imapi starting then stopping just before each Error of either Idechndr or atapi Error starting up

For a baseline SYSTEM INFORMATION overview:
System Summary
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name VIPER
System Manufacturer vpr Matrix
System Model 1600
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 2 GenuineIntel ~1594 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. PT84510A.86A.0030.P08.0301300054, 1/30/2003
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\System32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)"
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 250.79 MB
Total Virtual Memory 1.72 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.26 GB
Page File Space 1.22 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

CONFLICTS/SHARING
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller

I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF Intel(R) 82845 Processor to AGP Controller - 1A31
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 Pro

IRQ 23 U.S. Robotics 56K Voice Host Int
IRQ 23 Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2444

IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
IRQ 9 Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM SMBus Controller - 2443

IRQ 17 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
IRQ 17 SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio

Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel(R) 82845 Processor to AGP Controller - 1A31
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 Pro


I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB Intel(R) 82845 Processor to AGP Controller - 1A31
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 Pro


DMA
Channel 2 Standard floppy disk controller OK
Channel 4 Direct memory access controller OK



COMPONENTS - CD-ROM
Drive D:
Description CD-ROM Drive
Media Loaded No
Media Type CD-ROM
Name LITE-ON LTR-24102B
Manufacturer (Standard CD-ROM drives)
Status OK
Transfer Rate Not Available
SCSI Target ID 0
PNP Device ID IDE\CDROMLITE-ON_LTR-24102B 5S54_ \5&29F63E6A&0&0.0.0
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys (5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920), 46.38 KB (47,488 bytes), 8/17/2001 12:52 PM)

Drive E:
Description CD-ROM Drive
Media Loaded No
Media Type CD-ROM
Name LITEON DVD-ROM LTD163
Manufacturer (Standard CD-ROM drives)
Status OK
Transfer Rate Not Available
SCSI Target ID 1
PNP Device ID IDE\CDROMLITEON_DVD-ROM_LTD163_ GH5E____\5&29F63E6A&0&0.1.0
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys (5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920), 46.38 KB (47,488 bytes), 8/17/2001 12:52 PM)

COMPONENTS-STORAGE-IDE
Name Intel(r) 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller
Manufacturer Intel
Status OK
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244B&SUBSYS_50548086&REV_05\3&61AAA01&0&F9
I/O Port 0x0000FFA0-0x0000FFAF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\intelide.sys (5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920), 4.63 KB (4,736 bytes), 8/17/2001 12:51 PM)

Name Primary IDE Channel
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK
PNP Device ID PCIIDE\IDECHANNEL\4&F906996&0&0
I/O Port 0x000001F0-0x000001F7
I/O Port 0x000003F6-0x000003F6
IRQ Channel IRQ 14
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\atapi.sys (5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920), 84.88 KB (86,912 bytes), 8/17/2001 12:51 PM)

Name Secondary IDE Channel
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK
PNP Device ID PCIIDE\IDECHANNEL\4&F906996&0&1
I/O Port 0x00000170-0x00000177
I/O Port 0x00000376-0x00000376
IRQ Channel IRQ 15
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\atapi.sys (5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920), 84.88 KB (86,912 bytes), 8/17/2001 12:51 PM)

telecorder@aol.com

 

[roadworker]

The Intel busmaster driver seems still to be present :

COMPONENTS-STORAGE-IDE
Name Intel(r) 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller
Manufacturer Intel
Status OK
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244B&SUBSYS_50548086&REV_05\3&61AAA01&0&F9
I/O Port 0x0000FFA0-0x0000FFAF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\intelide.sys (5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920), 4.63 KB (4,736 bytes), 8/17/2001 12:51 PM)

XP has the bad habit to reinstall WQHL drivers that are present in it's windows/system32 after an uninstall and reboot procedure.
Instead of uninstalling the busmater driver,go to device manager,choose for "update driver" and choose yourself the driver you want to install from the "compatible hardware "list(best is to choose for the native windows XP busmaster drivers) ,install and reboot......

 

[Telecorder]

Reply to Suggestion

The Intel busmaster driver seems still to be present :



XP has the bad habit to reinstall WQHL drivers that are present in it's windows/system32 after an uninstall and reboot procedure.
Instead of uninstalling the busmater driver,go to device manager,choose for "update driver" and choose yourself the driver you want to install from the "compatible hardware "list(best is to choose for the native windows XP busmaster drivers) ,install and reboot......

Many thanks for the suggestion. Will try soon and let you know but it seems logical...

Telecorder

 

[jonss]

Telecorder,
Early in the peace (before I got Liteon LDW-411S) I used to use Intel Applications Accelerator. Fantastic program but from my experience and reading many posts on many forums, there is definitely an 'issue' with IAA and many DVD burners. I finally, reluctantly, had to completely reformat and reinstall XP Pro and refrained from installing IAA. I have not experienced any problems since. I don't know whether this is a resolution to your problem but I just wanted you to be aware.

 

[Telecorder]

Big Kahuna KUDOS to roadworker

The Intel busmaster driver seems still to be present :
XP has the bad habit to reinstall WQHL drivers that are present in it's windows/system32 after an uninstall and reboot procedure.
Instead of uninstalling the busmater driver,go to device manager,choose for "update driver" and choose yourself the driver you want to install from the "compatible hardware "list(best is to choose for the native windows XP busmaster drivers) ,install and reboot......

I took your astute advice and changed the controller driver to reflect the Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller. Both CD-RW and the DVD came back and performed almost as advertised. I read a CD-RW w/684 MB of data OK, erased and burned the data back on (15 minutes to prep 3,819 files/197 folders{0.687 MB/s}; 25 minutes to write to the CD-RW {0.456 MB/s}. Smart Burn indicated the CD-RW max burn rate was at only 4X.

I went ahead and flashed both drivers with the latest Firmware upgrades (LTR-24102B from 5S54 to 5S5A and the newly renamed JLMS XJ-HD163 (formerly LTD-163) from GH5E to GH5Y.

Not thinking, I reinstalled IAA and used it to change the max speeds for both drives back to UDMA-2 (I had followed Intels 'advice' to lower the drives settings as a 'solution' to 'disappearing drives'.

Smart Burn now showed the CD-RW max burn back at the advertised/rated 24X and all is well in the world. This after weeks of searching key words, Microsoft, Intel etc and finding that none of the 'solutions' had any effect in addressing the problem To think that it took me longer getting registered and access to this board than it took for your reply and solution

I then log on and read jonss' reply and reread your post again. I went back to the Device Manager and, , IAA had reinstalled the Intel(r) 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller and reset the drivers to its IdeChnDr for all of the drives.

Its been about an hour and a half and, thus far, no reoccurring issues of Event Errors or disappearing drives. I think that I'll leave things alone and see if the Firmware upgrades address the Intel IAA bug. I'll repost in the next few days one way or the other... To either say all is going well or I've had to UnInstall IAA to set things right!

All I can say is many thanks for the astute advice. If you have no objections, I'd like to post your advice as a response to my identical post on the CD FREAKS board. I haven't had any responses on that board but feel it may be of as big of a benefit to others as your advice was to me. Of course, I'll get full credit to both you and dvdrbase.com.

Now, if I could only get the Intel USB 2.0 upgrade to function on my Intel D845BG mother board. I have a great Cruzer mini 128 MB USB drive that my system tells me is a 2.0 but it only lets me access it at 1.0. I've run the USB 2.0 program but it doesn't seem to upgrade the port or the drivers... ...

Kudos roadworker

Telecorder

 

[roadworker]

I'm glad it worked for you
If you decide to remove Intel's busmaster drivers,you can enable UDMA2 also with the native windows busmaster drivers,by changing their status @ Device manager-->ide ata/atapi controllers--> primary/secondary ide controller-->properties...
Nvidia's Nforce busmaster drivers suffer from the same problem,so I'm running XP's native ones myself

About your mobo:can you tell me what the Intel USB 2.0 upgrade is?Because,AFAIK,your mobo's chipset doesn't support USB 2 right out the box....there's more info here:
http://www17.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20020318/i845ddr-17.html

 

[Telecorder]

Intel IAA Strikes Again

I'm glad it worked for you
If you decide to remove Intel's busmaster drivers,you can enable UDMA2 also with the native windows busmaster drivers,by changing their status @ Device manager-->ide ata/atapi controllers--> primary/secondary ide controller-->properties...
Nvidia's Nforce busmaster drivers suffer from the same problem,so I'm running XP's native ones myself

About your mobo:can you tell me what the Intel USB 2.0 upgrade is?Because,AFAIK,your mobo's chipset doesn't support USB 2 right out the box....there's more info here:
http://www17.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20020318/i845ddr-17.html

Got up this morning and, yep IAA had started with the Errors about the drives. So I've removed the IAA and rest back to the Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller...

I sort of wondered about whether the Mobo supported USB 2.0. Interestingly enough, the system recognizes its a 2.0 USB device but... I had browsed Tom's Hardware looking for answers on the disappearing drives but haven't done much of any searching on the USB issue. The article says it all; Oh Well

USB2.0 XP Driver Installation 5.1.2600.41 Version 2.11.15.0
Its interesting that the vpr Matrix web site directs me to the Intel site for upgrades to the Mobo and this was one of the upgrades listed as available along with a Bios update and IAA....

So far, you're the man batting 1,000. Believe me, I've got this board at the top of my Favorite's list.

Many, many Kudos, big roadworker...

Telecorder

 

[Telecorder]

Disappearing Drives -XP is baaaccckkk... or, actually, ...gone

I'm glad it worked for you
If you decide to remove Intel's busmaster drivers,you can enable UDMA2 also with the native windows busmaster drivers,by changing their status @ Device manager-->ide ata/atapi controllers--> primary/secondary ide controller-->properties...
Nvidia's Nforce busmaster drivers suffer from the same problem,so I'm running XP's native ones myself

About your mobo:can you tell me what the Intel USB 2.0 upgrade is?Because,AFAIK,your mobo's chipset doesn't support USB 2 right out the box....there's more info here:
http://www17.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20020318/i845ddr-17.html

roadworker...

Unfortunately, my system is back to the Event Errors of saying the Device/ide/ideport1 did not respond within the time out period and after a few minutes of multiple Event Errors, both the CD-RW and DVD drive went bye-bye on their own.

I've checked and the configuration still is showing Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller with drivers of atapi.sy/pciidex.sy (both 5.1.2600.1106 {Xpsp1.020828-1920} and pciide.sys -- 5.1.2600.0 {Xp Client 010817-1148}

Primary and Secondary Channels show same drivers -- atapi.sys & storprop.dll -- both with 5.1.2600.1106 {Xpsp1.020828-1920}

Rebooted and drives were back in system but within 5 minutes, the Event Viewer shows the atapi Error of Device/ide/ideport1 did not respond within the time out period

No IAA -- wiped off; only updates were for Nvidia video card. (7/28/03 version 6.14.10.4523)

I'm beginning to wonder what else is bugging... bad drivers?


Any insight would, as before, be greatly appreciated...


Telecorder

 

[roadworker]

Sorry to hear this isn't solved....now we have to try to eleminate possible causes ..
Can you tell me what burning software there is on your system?
Also,shutdown your system,disconnect the powercord,disconnect your dvdromdrive from the power and it's ide channel,reboot and see what happens..

 

[Telecorder]

Sorry to hear this isn't solved....now we have to try to eleminate possible causes ..
Can you tell me what burning software there is on your system?
Also,shutdown your system,disconnect the powercord,disconnect your dvdromdrive from the power and it's ide channel,reboot and see what happens..

Burn software is the standard windows IMAPI cd-burning Com with XP.

To ensure I'm following, shut down, unplug AC; unplug just the internal JTLS DVD from both its power and the ide cable and then reboot with it off-system?

I've had it in my mind to rearrange the spaghetti behind the desks between my PC and my wife's. I gues I now have a great excuse to remodel...

 

[roadworker]

To ensure I'm following, shut down, unplug AC; unplug just the internal JTLS DVD from both its power and the ide cable and then reboot with it off-system?

Yep,just to test if it's a faulty drive....you can follow the same procedure for the burner....

 

[Telecorder]

Yep,just to test if it's a faulty drive....you can follow the same procedure for the burner....

Hey roadworker:
Still haven't gotten up the initiative to tackle moving furniture to get into the PC case and attempt to disconnect the drives, as yet. Too many honey dos..

I did come across an Intel paper that detailed an issue that, in my ignorant PC-literate experience seemed to me as a possible cause for drives failing to respond within the timeout.. What's your take:

Intel® 82801BA

I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2)

and Intel® 82801BAM

I/O Controller Hub 2 Mobile (ICH2-M)

Specification Update

January 2004

41. Delayed Transaction Timeout Bit Issue

Problem: After a delayed transaction has been serviced the discard timer is not reset, which incorrectly times out. This timeout sets the SERR# Due to Delayed Transaction Timeout bit (D30:F0;92h:bit-1).

This may result in generation of SERR# based NMIs if the SERR# enable on Delayed Transaction

Timeout bit (D30:F0;90h:bit-1) is set to a ‘1’ by software or system BIOS.

Implication: This erratum may cause excessive NMIs to occur which impacts system performance.

Workaround: System BIOS must clear D30:F0;90h:bit-1 to ‘0’ if the delayed transaction based SERR#’s should

not be generated on the platform.

Status: This will not be fixed in the ICH2/ICH2-M.

Telecorder

 

[roadworker]

I'm no technician,I have only (very)limited knowledge about this stuff,but 1 sentence in that paper made me wondering:

After a delayed transaction has been serviced the discard timer is not reset

They never mention,nor they offer a solution about WHAT causes that delayed transaction,they only describe a possible behaviour of a system...

 

[Telecorder]

I'm no technician,I have only (very)limited knowledge about this stuff,but 1 sentence in that paper made me wondering:

They never mention,nor they offer a solution about WHAT causes that delayed transaction,they only describe a possible behaviour of a system...

That's my take on it, as well. Not sure of what "SERR# based of NMIs" refers to but my experiences indicates that when the system detects the "failure to respond within the timeout period", the system then starts 'pinging for a response' every five seconds and the system response is definitely impacted during those events (which have continued for hours at a time...).

Their proposed work around implies that one could tweak the BIOS for a "Workaround: System BIOS must clear D30:F0;90h:bit-1 to ‘0’ if the delayed transaction based SERR#’s should not be generated on the platform."

Unfortunately, I'm not savy enough to want to attempt this work around (IF, in fact, this is the true casual issue...)

That's why I researched and wondered if the info in Intel's spec posting could be the issue -- in the hopes that someone with better understanding could evaluate and determine if this might be the 'bug' that is causing all of the conflicts with optical drives and Intel chips. Sadly, Intel's posting reflects: Status: This will not be fixed in the ICH2/ICH2-M.


While Intel's site specifically states that they will no longer offer support for this system, I intend to e-mail an inquiry to see if they'll at least respond and, hopefully, confirm if this circmstance is related to the issue and, if so, what, if any, bios tweak could be performed to overcome it.

In the meantime, I hope to tackle the spaghetti and try the isolation of the drives. By the by, I ran BELARC Advisor when the drives were missing and it still recognizes and reports them... I was also able to reboot and get the drives recognized, disable the DVD and then use the CD-RW to read and install Turbo Tax last night. I then worked on my taxes for a couple of hours without any issues. I left the system on overnight and then when I re-woke the system this morning, it started with the "failure to respond all over again" (No timeout errors overnight). So I'm doing my own "work around" by disabling the drives until I need to use them. It seems as though that, as long as they're being used, the system is fine...

And, so, the saga continues...

Thanks for the continued interest/insights/assistance...

Telecorder

 

[Telecorder]

Reply-Escaped from the tentacles...

Sorry to hear this isn't solved....now we have to try to eleminate possible causes ..
Can you tell me what burning software there is on your system?
Also,shutdown your system,disconnect the powercord,disconnect your dvdromdrive from the power and it's ide channel,reboot and see what happens..

I've since fought some of the tentacles of the cable monster and popped open the case. I dusted and checked all of the connectors etc. None were loose. I did notice that the CD-RW was in the middle of the Secondary cable with the DVD at the end. Device Manager has always reported the CD-RW as the Secondary Master and the DVD as the Secondary Slave. From what I've read in other posts, the Master should always be at the end of the cable.

Based on your suggestions, I disconnected the cable fully, reset into sockets, disconnected the DVD drive and relocated the CD-RW to the end of the cable to try and isolate if its either the cable or one of the optical drives.

I just rebooted. Since my Device Manager Properties window for the Primary & Secondary IDE Channels doesn't give me a tab for Advanced (only drivers and Resources), I used IAA. It reflects that the Secondary Master CD-ROM is set for UDMA-2; Transfer Mode - No Limit. It does reflect a 40-pin Conductor cable yet its on an 80-pin cable as is the Hard Drive (In the past, I checked the BIOS and it reports it as an 80-pin . So far, no Event Errors showing timeout failures on just the CD-RW. In past episodes, I never saw where XP had down sized the transfer settings as some other have suggested, but, then again, I wasn't looking for it.

While I was inside the case, I confirmed that I have a 250W power supply. I'll leave the DVD disconnected for a while to see if anything reoccurs. Needless to say, this is an ongoing quest and I'll make sure to apprise of any changes with updates.

Telecorder

 

[roadworker]

From what I've read in other posts, the Master should always be at the end of the cable.

This is indeed the case for 80 pin cables....,your cdrw/dvdrom setup was correct for a 40 pin cable.....
There are also problems sometimes with some cdrw and dvdrw drives that are connected to a 80 pin cable,not every drive can handle the extra info that is sent through those cables....80pins are fine if a harddisk is set as master with a cdrw or dvdrom as slave,since the harddisk can handle the full command set that's send by a 80pin cable.....connecting a 80pin to 2 atapi devices is unnecessary,since they are ATA33 devices(UDMA Mode2),the 40pin is a perfect match,they will get their maximum transfer rate through a 40pin...

 

[Telecorder]

80-Pin Cables

This is indeed the case for 80 pin cables....,your cdrw/dvdrom setup was correct for a 40 pin cable.....
There are also problems sometimes with some cdrw and dvdrw drives that are connected to a 80 pin cable,not every drive can handle the extra info that is sent through those cables....80pins are fine if a harddisk is set as master with a cdrw or dvdrom as slave,since the harddisk can handle the full command set that's send by a 80pin cable.....connecting a 80pin to 2 atapi devices is unnecessary,since they are ATA33 devices(UDMA Mode2),the 40pin is a perfect match,they will get their maximum transfer rate through a 40pin...

Didn't notice this post until now. I set up the CD-RW as Secondary Master (jumper was set for CD-RW to be Master) at the end of the cable with the DVD fully disconnected Sunday at 16:00PST and left PC on all night. Worked all day without any errors/problems

Popped case this evening (Monday - 20:50 PST), disconnected the CD-RW and set the jumper for the DVD to be Secondary Master at the end of the cable and fired it up. Windows detected it and its up and running with the CD-RW off system. So far, so good.

I'll leave the PC on overnight and see how things go tommorrow. Since both drives appear, at this time, to be fully functional by themselves, I'm beginning to wonder if, as you indicate, the IAA or other upgrade install is sending additional info that the CD-RW, as Master, wasn't able to contend with, when both drives were installed.

Then again, I'm not sure what the bus was set up with directly from the PC Mfg since the problems only started in the last few weks. I assume some form of Intel since the original errors indicated IdeChnDR having the timeout errors. If I'm not mistaken, the issues might have started when I ran something like BELARC or SiSoft Sandra that indicated the availability/need for updated drivers. I'll have to go back in my down load folders to cross check the dates against the error log dates to confirm but that's what its looking like.

With the OEM configuration of an 80-Pin cable connecting to the CD-RW in the middle jumpered as Secondary Master and the DVD connected as the jumpered Secondary Slave at the end, the IAA install, along with the upgrades to the BIOS/Mobo etc. may have initiated additional query signals that the 80-pin cable sent and the CD-RW, as Master, wasn't set up to handle... (both of us )

I suppose that if the DVD is able to function for the next 24-hours or so W/O problems, I'll swap positions of the drives in the case to facilitate connecting the CD-RW at the end of the 80-pin cable as jumpered Secondary Master and the DVD at mid-cable as Slave and fire the system back up. (I checked and the cable isn't long enough to reverse the connections with the drives in their current case slots .

If the problems start up again, I guess I'll be making a run to Best Buy for a 40-pin cable...

Here's hoping to a resolution...

Again, many thanks, roadworker, for a possible solution (or, at least, one that needs to be eliminated before moving on to something else...)


Telecorder

 

[koko]

My DvD burner works no problem and also I can burn cd data no problem with it as it puts it in an image file .. but when I burn a audio cd for music for some reason it never seems to work does anyone know why
and is it suppose to be burning to a image

 

[Duracell]

... but when I burn a audio cd for music for some reason it never seems to work does anyone know why
and is it suppose to be burning to a image

please concrete your problem;
if you have allready stored the WAV(es) on your HDD, then creating an image before is not needed;


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