@JohnCage It is most likely PrimoDVD's problem, just how old is that anyway? Prassi sold out to Veritas a year ago, and I think your drive may be newer than that. Try updating to RecordNow Max. You can get a 30-day trial version at If that fails, there are other demos you can try, see for a list of links. @jmonfm - you musta got a bad card, my DVD system has 5 HD (total capacity 330G), a DVD reader, and a DVD writer. All get along fine with 4 IDE channels.