Hello all, I'm a Newbie in need of assistance.

After making succesfull images of various disks I am trying to make backup copies onto CD-R, most of which require me to use "RAW DAO" writing method. However, all of my attempts have failed and have produced this error message:

Extract from log file:
]####################### Dumping/Recording Progress Log #######################
00:14:18 Processor info: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+ (2204MHz)
00:14:18 Memory Available to Windows: 523,764 KB
00:14:18 Memory Buffer size: 128 MB
00:14:18 Starting EFM Error Bypass Engine
00:14:18 Image file loading: D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\_Disk Images\The Sims Deluxe.mds
00:14:18 Source Info: Session: 1, Track: 1, Length: 592.1 MB / 067:22:26
00:14:21 (F:) PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D(1:1): Recording Method/Speed
00:14:21 Recording - RAW DAO - 16X (2400 KB/Sec)
(F:) PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D(1:1): RAW DAO Write Mode - RAW-PW(96)
00:14:21 (F:) PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D(1:1): BURN-Free activated
00:14:23 (F:) PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D(1:1) - [Write Lead-In area ERROR]: -11634 - -151
S:KEY - 04/08/01 - "Logical Unit Communication Time-Out"
00:14:23 (F:) PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D(1:1): Recording failed!
00:14:23 Error message: [04/08/01] - Logical Unit Communication Time-Out
00:14:23 (F:) PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D(1:1): Recording failed!
00:14:23 Image file loading aborted!
00:14:25 Something is wrong with the recording procedure!
Please check the log file and report any errors to Technical Support.
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When I change the recording method to DAO / SAO, the recording is succesfull but does not work as the original disk (no surprises there).

I have tried removing the only other burning software (Nero6) and turning off anti-virus (AVG), but with no luck.

The media I have tried is Memorex CD-R and PC-Line CD-R.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks for your time,
bubbleblower.