I have been trying unsuccessfully to format a rw-cd for packet writing. Each time the format procedure gets to 4m 09s and the program hangs. The write red LED stays on and I have to do a hard reset to remove the disc.

I have tried two different makes of fast (4x-10x) discs, erasing totally with NERO beforehand, uninstalling Incd and reinstalling with all other running processes removed (using CTL-ALT-DEL) as advised by Craig Campbell, to no avail. Any advice would be gratefully received.

The writer is a Liteon 24102B and I have flashed the latest firmware. Nero burns other ROM formats satisfactorily. Nero version is 5.5.4.2
and Incd is 3.31.0

The PC is privately built with AMD Athlon 1800+. 256M of RAM on an ECS M830LR motherboard and performs well in all other respects.

Does anyone out there have the answer?

I don't know if this will help but I had a problem formating a disc in INCD so I formated it first in Nero then formated it in INCD and it worked with out a problem. Just a guess, hope it helps.

INCD v3.24.3
Nero v5.5.8.2
Lite-on 24102B
OS XP

(in reply to tonyappuk)