Just a couple of questions about this burner (I think it's the 700, internal, JY02 fw) and nero (6.6.0.8)...

Whenever I burn anything (DVD iso, DVD video, cd), the drive spins up and back down anywhere from 4 to 7 times during the leadin phase, taking at least 1.5min before it actually starts writing the tracks (my test this morning used 8x -R media). The spin-ups sound like the drive is spinning up to full speed, but then it shoots right back down again during those first few times. Could I have a defective drive?

Also, I've noticed that when burning DVD discs, I don't see any kind of "buffer underrun protection being used" message in the nero status window. The drive info in nero shows that the drive support Power-Burn, and I see the "Power-Burn being used" message when I burn cds, but not when burning dvds. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks!
Gary