the smoke ,maybe something wrong with your power cord ,is your mainboard all right ? HOHO, conguratulations.
i think the problem is at your bios setup,sata has a very different working principle from ide/atapi,when you choose the compatible mode for sata,you will get the best copatibility.
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For a long time we got a false image that the DVDR is very weak.
but i doubt it .
even not a TDK superdisc(anounced to be safe within 100 years),it can endure a long time ?
what caused dye deteroprates besides the X-ray?
I would recommand the Pioneer DVR-111EXL,
Plextor 760A is another choice but it is more expensive than your budget(about $ 99)
One of our hardware magazine had tested 11 brands and types ,the best burn quality belongs to Plextor 714AL and BenQ 1620 Enhanced Edition(in the year 2005), the disc...
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SUre I know there is little featherbility that I live to 300 years old or so :)
the question is : big brands with good raputation can not always promise a very steady qulity or a long lifetime.
So I think , in the case of purchasing DVDs ,there's only luck :D :D
yeah i have heard the brand Ridata,made in Taiwan whose Chinese name is 铼德。
And some Hongkong brand :CNC(Chinese name 中环,is is a famous street in Hongkong) and ProDisc(Chinese name 精碟,means well designed disc).They OEM a lot of brands, including Sony,TDK ,etc
Have you ever heard Taiya Yuden...
thanks for your reply.
i have tried to find some good brands aready,but now the japanese manufactures all exited the market of normal dvd discs ,they ran to the blue-ray or hd-dvd disc for more profit.And now actually the dvdr discs you can find mostly made in Taiwan.
honestly to say, their...
i have heard that a cd-r can endure exactly only 2 or 3 years at most,that is under the condition of a dry and cool place without direct shine of light.
Mm,such a condition ,and the disc is so short lived. i have some videos ,all from the internet, the postgraduate lessons videos,over 200GB,and...
Abit Motherboard has the design of 4-phase power,It worked more steadily.Asus P4P800 has the tech named "AI",can be o/ced intellegently.Both the two boards need good coolers.There is only luck when you tried to o/c.You can also try the tip cooler--Liquid He.