Buffer Underrun Errors Occur When Using a USB CD-R/RW Drive to Write CDs (261461)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

This article was previously published under Q261461

SYMPTOMS

When you are using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) CD-R/RW drive to write (burn) CDs, you may receive buffer underrun errors, and/or the write process does not succeed.

CAUSE

There is no USB mechanism to reserve bulk transfer bandwidth. Other USB devices that are present, including network adapters, reduce the bandwidth that is available to the CD-R/RW drive, which results in buffer underruns during the write (burn) process.

RESOLUTION

When you are using a USB CD-ROM drive to write (burn) CDs, disconnect all other USB devices that are sharing the same bus as the CD-R/RW.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/14/2006
Keywords:kberrmsg kbHardware kbprb KB261461