Lite on 1693 install problem

[qpskfec]

PC - Athlon 2200, 512MB PC2100, XP home

Old config:
dvd-rom as master, iomega(nec1300)dvd burner as slave on the secondary ide. This has worked fine for 2 years.

I replaced the dvd-rom with a Lite on 1693, set as the master. Firmware KSOA. DMA is on.

Windows recognized the new hardware. I burned 1 Verbatim, MCC, 16X +R using Ulead DVD MF2, and it burned at 6.4X. I burned 1 Maxell, 8X -R, it burned at 3.2X. Note sure if this has any bearing on the problem below.

The screwy thing is that if I attempt to use a DVD+RW disc, the system immeadiately stops recognizing the drive as a writer, and will not allow any more discs to be burned, +RW, -R, +R. It will still play a dvd.

DVDMF, DVDecrypter, and DVDinfo, all lose the drive letter as a writeable drive.

In Dvdecrypter, the drive is shown as "[1:0:0] LITEON DVDRW SOHW-1693S" before the problem.

After the problem, the drive is not an option for writing, but for reading it shows the drive as
"[1:0:0] yyyyy......yyy"

I have tried several DVD+RW discs, Memorex 2.4X INFODISC, Memorex 4X RICOHJPN, Philips. Same problem. These are all discs that I have burned and reused many times on the Iomega drive.

If I load a +-R disc and open DVD MF or DVDecrypter for burning, I can watch the drive letter disappear as an option when I switch the disc to a +RW.

After reboot, I can burn +-R, but as soon as I put a +RW in the drive, the problem occurs.

Other than swapping the master/slave config and or removing the old burner, any ideas?

I am leaning towards thinking this is a bad drive.

[chas0039]

I've seen something similar when the jumpers were set incorrectly but it does not seem to be the case here. Before I RMA the drive I would check this out on a cable all by itsself just so you can be sure the old Iomega is not contributing to the problem.

[qpskfec]

I tried the Lite on as the master with no other drive, same problem.

I found a workaround for the problem. It turns out that the Lite on drive does not like +RW discs burned on my Iomega drive or Philips set top dvd recorder. The problem continues with these discs.

If I take an Iomega burned disc and erase it with DVDinfo, the Lite on will recognize the disc.