Problem with burning CD's

Hello,

I've been lurking and searching here off and on for a little while - I've gotta say this place is great! Brief intro, then I'll get to my problem. I recently built a PC from a junkpile of parts; with no prior knowledge of how things worked. It was interesting, frustrating at times, but overall a great experience. I got a little smarter, and my box is up and running well(for the most part). I found this site while searching for drivers and finally now I've posted something. It's a question, but hopefully I'll be able to contribute solutions as time goes by. Anyway, my problem:

I downloaded the free version of Deep Burner and when I try to burn a CD, I get the same error every time. -> WRITER ERROR[MEDIUM ERROR(POWER CALIBRATION AREA IS FULL)]

I'm not sure what to do. Typically, it gets between 2% and 33% done before erroring out. I've posted this on the Deep Burner support forum, but thus far the only person who has looked at it is me. My specs are:

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 SE
OS Service Pack -
Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 (IE 6.0 SP1)
DirectX 4.08.01.0881 (DirectX 8.1)

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium II, 333 MHz (5 x 67)
Motherboard Name BCM IN440EX (2 ISA, 2 PCI, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video)
Motherboard Chipset Intel 82440EX
System Memory 192 MB (SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award Modular (08/04/98)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port HP Infra-Red Communication Port (COM3)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
IDE Controller Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
IDE Controller Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47
Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47
Optical Drive ATAPI CDROM MS5.00 (CD-ROM)
Optical Drive IDE-CD R/RW 8x4x32 (8x/4x/32x CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (FAT32) 8040 MB (5117 MB free)
D: (FAT32) 19083 MB (17673 MB free)

[ BIOS ]

BIOS Properties:
Size 64 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120
Capabilities Unknown
Supported Standards DMI, ACPI
Expansion Capabilities AGP, USB

[ System ]

System Properties:
Manufacturer Micron Electronic, Inc.
Product KR637
Version ClientPro/Millennia

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer BCM Advanced Research, Inc.
Product i440LX-W83977TF

[ Memory Controller ]

Memory Controller Properties:
Error Detection Method 8-bit Parity
Error Correction None
Supported Memory Interleave 1-Way
Current Memory Interleave 1-Way
Supported Memory Speeds 70ns, 60ns
Supported Memory Types SDRAM
Supported Memory Voltages 3.3V
Maximum Memory Module Size 32 MB
Memory Slots 2

[ Processors / Pentium II ]

Processor Properties:
Manufacturer Intel
Version Pentium II
External Clock 66 MHz
Maximum Clock 333 MHz
Current Clock 333 MHz
Type Central Processor
Voltage 3.3 V
Status Enabled
Upgrade Slot 1
Socket Designation SLOT 1

Power Management Properties:
Current Power Source AC Line
Battery Status No Battery
Full Battery Lifetime Unknown
Remaining Battery Lifetime Unknown

I know, it's pretty outdated, but all these parts are what I could get my hands on and I'm poor I can post more specs if needed, but I thought this was probably overkill as it is. SO, is there anything I can do to correct my problem?

Thanks in advance!

 

This could be mismatch between the cd drive and the media, Maybe try some different brands of CD's.
This could also be failing CD writer.

 

Have you found what ever drivers you were looking for?
This program is great info program does many things, a couple of which is Identifing installed hardware & components, also web links for drivers for said installed stuff!


P.S.
Welcome to MG

 

Look at the rated speed of the disk you are using with the speed of the cd burner. Maybe slow it down a bit.