Pioneer A03 does not work with Nero 5.5.8.2

[dvdman69]

I have just installed a pioneer A03 and it is not recognised by Nero, uprgaded the firmware to 1.8 from Pioneer still no different, When You go to select writer the Pioneer has a red line through and cannot be selected.

[SLK001]

Sure it does... you probably have a problem with the installation of your drive. What does Windows report?

[raven4]

My A03 works great with 5.5.8.2

[The_Flash]

You might want to check if the drive is operating in DMA or PIO Only mode. Whatever its on now, switch to the other and reboot. It's a common problem and is discussed on Pioneer's website.

[dvdman69]

Its boots in dos reporting PI0 how do you change it to DMA?

[SLK001]

The A03 can only operate in PIO mode. What does the Windows Hardware Manager say about this drive? Can you put a CD-ROM into it and read stuff on it?

[dvdman69]

It burns fine in windows XP with XP's own burn software but not nero

[dvdman69]

Sorted it, entered the full serial number

[The_Flash]

The A03 can only operate in PIO mode.

That's incorrect. The drive is fully capable of running in DMA (mode-2) as well.

[SLK001]

SLK001 wrote:
The A03 can only operate in PIO mode.


That's incorrect. The drive is fully capable of running in DMA (mode-2) as well.

Hummm, the DVR-A04 says that it supports UDMA-33. There is no mention of the A03 being likewise compatible (but I don't own one, so I can't do any testing/experiments).

[dvdman69]

Its OK lads its sorted.