Let me say that Nero 5.5.8.0 had worked perfectly for me with the exact same system - WIn 98SE, 512 RAM, P-III 500, Plextor 40/12/40a burner.
I've had various versions of Nero on every HD on my box with every burner back to my first 2x. Never a problem. I bought a 100 GB Western Digital recently that was defective and died in two weeks. Even so Nero worked fine. I got the replacement drive back last week, reinstalled everything, did the usual tweaks (ASPI 4.71, DMA check, etc) - and now I'm having the following problems burning with the Plextor. I installed Nero 5.5.9.0 earlier tonight and no difference. I also defragged.
1) The recorder buffer level state fluctuates wildly after about 14 percent burn. It used to stay grey or at 98 percent or so. Now it's like watching a tennis match.
2) The long buffer bar drops down to zero after the recorder buffer starts in and then goes back up to about 50 percent and stays there for the rest of the burn.
3) The Burn Proof is saving me from coaster land - unless I do anything else while burning. I'm assuming there's so little data in the buffer that any browser use or such drains the buffer to the point of no return.
Anyone have any suggestions? Like I say I've had tremendous success with Nero under a variety of conditions and with this exact same set-up. Why this new trouble has cropped up has me thrown for a loop. I was getting rock steady burns at 3:45 or so on the new Plextor before the reinstall. I want that back!
TIA.
I've had various versions of Nero on every HD on my box with every burner back to my first 2x. Never a problem. I bought a 100 GB Western Digital recently that was defective and died in two weeks. Even so Nero worked fine. I got the replacement drive back last week, reinstalled everything, did the usual tweaks (ASPI 4.71, DMA check, etc) - and now I'm having the following problems burning with the Plextor. I installed Nero 5.5.9.0 earlier tonight and no difference. I also defragged.
1) The recorder buffer level state fluctuates wildly after about 14 percent burn. It used to stay grey or at 98 percent or so. Now it's like watching a tennis match.
2) The long buffer bar drops down to zero after the recorder buffer starts in and then goes back up to about 50 percent and stays there for the rest of the burn.
3) The Burn Proof is saving me from coaster land - unless I do anything else while burning. I'm assuming there's so little data in the buffer that any browser use or such drains the buffer to the point of no return.
Anyone have any suggestions? Like I say I've had tremendous success with Nero under a variety of conditions and with this exact same set-up. Why this new trouble has cropped up has me thrown for a loop. I was getting rock steady burns at 3:45 or so on the new Plextor before the reinstall. I want that back!
TIA.