Bad Burner or Bad PS?

[alphasigmookie]

I recently purchased a new burner from newegg, a BenQ DW1620 PRO, at the same time i purchased a second HD. I installed both and everything seemed to work, but i never did a test burn. the drive works fine for reading cds, but i cannot get it to sucessfully complete a burn. I have tried using both the NERO software provided and windows media player to burn cds and have had no sucess. It will start to burn the cd, but freezes soon after starting and fails. I am running my system on the original 350W ps that came with my case. Is it possible that the added draw from the burner is pushing it beyond it's limit, or did i just get a bad drive?

I am running:
Athlon 2000+
1GB Ram
EPOX NF2 MB
2 HD
2 DVD drives
GF4 TI 4200
2 case fans

 

[aGreenAgent]

Unplug everything that you don't need to be running from the computer (extra HD's, extra cd rom drives, etc.) and try to burn again. This should take a decent load off the PSU. If it still doesn't work it may be the drive.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: aGreenAgent
Unplug everything that you don't need to be running from the computer (extra HD's, extra cd rom drives, etc.) and try to burn again. This should take a decent load off the PSU. If it still doesn't work it may be the drive.

too logical.

 

[aGreenAgent]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: aGreenAgent
Unplug everything that you don't need to be running from the computer (extra HD's, extra cd rom drives, etc.) and try to burn again. This should take a decent load off the PSU. If it still doesn't work it may be the drive.

too logical.

I know, it's outrageous.