Hello Burners, This is my first attempt at using InCD & CD-RW discs. I am unable to format any CD-RW disc MRW. InCD gives error: "Unable to quick/normal format this disc." "This disc is not a UDF disc. Please format this disk completely" The option to full format is grayed out / not available. The disks are supplied by Lite-On, and unused. I tried three disks. I also tried some new Memorex 4X-12X, without joy. I have upgraded both Nero & InCD to the latest. The burner is Lite-On 48246S SS06, as single drive on IDE3 of Abit KT7A-raid, with 512mb PC133. OS is Win XP Pro (no SP1). There is no other Burning software installed. I have downloaded the firmware upgrade but not installed it. Installed firmware is SS06. Other than this format problem, this drive performs properly, and I have burned a dozen or so on it. If XP is the problem re the format, I can install W98, & dual boot. I also have an unused 48246S on hand, which can be swapped for the installed one. I am climbing Mt Rainier, and am stuck. Can you throw me a rope?
Problem solved! This, or another burner, has resided on IDE3 (raid channel) forever, and operated perfectly there using CDR media. Further investigation revealed a recently installed "ghost " SCSI CD-ROM device. Ghostly apparition occurred only after playing with CD-RWs. I went into "safe mode" & removed all optical drives shown in Device Manager. I then rearranged drive cable configuration, moving the burner onto IDE2. Mt Rainier has been conquered. I can see Seattle from up here!!!
Nice to hear you found a resolution. Now if only all other posts could be as informative and thorough as your original one then people can try to help out better.
Thanks folks! I had read a while back that raid & optical drives don’t get along too well, so that was the obvious path to investigate. Getting away from the problem & composing the post allowed the frustration to ebb, & reasoning to proceed.
