Re: Inserting a blank disk in RW drive reboots PC!

First question: has that drive ever worked right? Can it read a CDROM
disk, and a CD Audio disk? If it has NEVER worked right since install
then it's most likely a bad drive, return it if you can. If it READS
fine, but chokes on insertion of a blank RW disk then...

Do you have "packet writting" software installed? That would have come w/
Roxio or Nero (rox: DirectCD; nero: InCD). Look in Task Manager, these
drivers install at startup time; they often have a Tray Icon too. You
probably need to remove them (prevent them from starting at boot time).
You most likely don't even use them, and they often do cause this sort of
incompatability. At least check the manufacturere's web site for the
latest update.

Another thing to check would be Device Manager for the drive in question
and check all its properties. And as sugested earlier, you may want to
update the chipset drivers for the motherboard. And the drive's firmware
may be old/buggy, check the maker's site (the dev mngr prop page should
tell you the firmware version).

Good Luck.
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