Problem with Pioneer DVR-106D?

[Kremlar]

Upgraded my PC recently (new motherboard, CPU, video, DVD-RW, etc...) and have been having problems with my new DVD-RW. Went from a Pioneer 104 to a new 4x 106. Ever since, I've been having problems with Nero freezing trying to finish the disc at 100% (the lead-out phase). Happens whether I'm burning straight files to a DVD-R, or burning an image to a DVD-R. When it happens, I have to end the Nero task and shutdown my PC and reboot. The drive will not eject the disc until I reboot.

The media should be good for 4x, and a couple of friends are using the same media (we pitched in on 1 big order) with the same model drive.

The drive was originally the only drive on a PCI IDE controller. I swapped cables and put it as the only drive on the motherboard's secondary controller instead, and I get the same problem.

Running the latest Intel chipset drivers, seems to be running in UltraDMA mode. I also checked for newer firmware for the drive, but found none. Also made sure I was running the latest 5.5 of Nero - I am. Also tried 6.3 - same problem.

I would normally just assume the drive was bad, but it NEVER fails otherwise - ALWYAS at 100% when it does fail, and only 20% or so of the time - the rest of the time it finishes the discs perfectly.

Also, even when it does fail, the discs appear to be good - they are not coasters.

Any suggestions???

Thanks!

 

[Kremlar]

No one?

 

[jfall]

Have you tried flashing to the latest firmware yet?

 

[todpod]

I had a similar problem with a 105, I did a clean format and it has worked fine ever since.

 

[Kremlar]

Yes, firmware appears to be the latest.

Tried burning at 2x and get the same problem....

Not fun.

 

[DaveSimmons]

My new A06 is working fine at 4x with Ritek media and the nero express that came with the drive, I haven't paid to upgrade my old OEM nero to support it yet.

If you didn't do a reformat and clean install after the upgrade there is a good chance that is the problem. But before doing a reinstall you might check for a nero update as they come out fairly often.