ok...my friend has a 16x10x40x lite-on cdrw drive from newegg.com (got it a while ago)

he's running windows me

if we turn DMA on in the device manager, the burner freezes half way through the burn, even on test burns (we tried many different brands and speeds of media too)

if we keep DMA off for the cdrw, it burns fine, but slowly...16x should be around 5 minutes, right? usually it takes almost 10 minutes for 650-700 megs

i think it is pausing every once in a while (and the burn proof is saving it), but i'm not sure...what do you guys think we should do?

fyi, dma is on for the hard drive (20 gb 60gxp)

thanks

------------------
Athlon 1200/266 @1301/274
Asus A7V133
512 MB Crucial PC133
Leadtek Geforce 2 Pro 32 MB
SB Live 5.1
Toshiba 16x DVD
Philips 8/4/32 CDRW
40 GB IBM 60gxp