do you use prassi if so make sure the datarites have a serial no on the inner ring:confused:

No i dont use prassi, i use dvd decryptor & nero & end up with the same results from both & yes my datawrites have serial numbers on the inner ring (would it matter if they hadnt got serial numbers there).

are you from birmingham 

my ate got some without the serial and they were coasters try prassi i'll send it you if you dont have it

i havnt got a copy of prassi in a previous post someone suggested using it but i havnt been able to get my hands on a copy if you could send it that would be great. Thanks

prassi 

Try a different IDE controller 

One thing I found that made my '104 work flawlessly : move the drive. I had tried it in all configurations (slave, master, alone, etal) on my a7v133's VIA ide controller. I could get it to work, all right, but ONLY in PIO mode and ONLY at 1x. and at that, it still gave me a comm error and barfed occasionally. Even more worriesome : the entire computer became sluggish whenever burning, sounds got distorted, windows would stutter when opening, etc. Reading through the forums, I saw someone had mentioned moving it to his Promise ATA100 controller. Seeing nothing to lose, I tried that as well, slaved to one of my ata100 HDDs. Works like a charm. Initializes as UDMA, 2x speed works, and it burns flawlessly. And the computer is no longer sluggish when burning. Maxtor ATA133 controllers are $50 or less at your local computer shop, well worth the cost esp. since those of us w/DVD writers tend to need HDD space anyway, and you'll need that controller for that large HDD you'll end up buying! - litz