Communication Fault

[zorinsmarket]

Im having a reaccuring problem with my pioneer ao4, when I try to burn a dvd iso or dvd data disc, it stops burning or i get a communication fault, i can't seem to fiqure it out, I have tried with Nero and PrimoDVD both seem to get the same problem, I even installed the newest driver off the pioneer site, tried different media and put the burner on its own ide cable, but no luck, has anyone had this problem and can help me out here, im losing my hair, what little I have. Thanks inadvance

Peace,
Zorin

[THE RIPPER]

Yea, i had the same problem, tried pio transfer mode,but no luck, had to send it in to pioneer.

[zorinsmarket]

Well that sucks, lol, thanks for responding to the post, how long did it take to get a new one from pioneer?

[THE RIPPER]

Its been 1 week and i'm still waiting, they said 10 businesss days.Call their tech support first 1800-872-4159

[zorinsmarket]

Ok thanks for the info I really ppreciate it. Let me know if it works when u get it and I'll keep u informed too.


Peace,
ZOrin

[THE RIPPER]

ok sounds good

[golum419]

Try using an old school 40-pin IDE cable. My drive was doing the same
thing until I took out my Ultra100 ATA controller and hooked everything
up with 40-pin ribbon cables. I also am using the new Nero 5599. You
can download a demo for 30-day use from Ahead.com. Good Luck!! J.

[golum419]

Also, If you have an AMD/VIA chipset on your motherboard, you will
probably need to turn off UDMA to that drive and set it to Pio4. Doing
that along with the 40-pin IDE cable should do it. It worked for me.

[THE RIPPER]

Well i finally got my new drive, took a little over a month.The old drive was bad,hope this isn't a common problem with these drives.

[zorinsmarket]

sent mine out 2wks ago haven't got any info from them yet, will keep u posted, thanks, yours works like a champ now?

[THE RIPPER]

yea the new one works great, i burnt a bunch of dvd's , also running in dma mode .

[zorinsmarket]

ok, kewl, that's a good thing.

[zorinsmarket]

Ripper,

I finally got my drive back, I guess with the holidays and all it took awhile, what driver version are u using?

Peace,
Zorin