problems with dvd rewriter, any ideas?

[visionarybear]

hey guys
anyone have any suggestions to fix this error message?

the other day i brought a dvd rewriter,  strted getting error messages when trying to view data cds and dvds,
'file' : data error (cyclic redundancy test)
initially it came up with both video and mp3 files and when they were played from cd/dvd they became jerky, mp3's stopped and started
now it only seems tobe effecting mp3 files
i cannot play them without jerkyness or dopy them to hdd without the error message.

anyone have any ideas how to fix this error?

[Indra]

have you tried a different brand of DVD-R media, or tried using plus-R's versus dash-R's?

have you tried burning at a different speed?

what brand of burner is it?

[nitroburn]

You will get this error anytime corrupted information is transfered.

it could be:

Bad Ram
Bad EIDE (hard drive interface)
Bad Hard Drive
Bad Motherboard
Bad Media
Bad ...

really it could be anything that causes bad data. Damn I hate when hardware gives stupid generic errors that have a million possible points to check.

[visionarybear]

hmm..  
the thing that hassles me is that the mp3 files that i already have on cdr work fine in the cdrom drive, but wont play properly or copy from the dvd drive...
got sent a cd from a mate and same thing happened so im guessing its some sort of read error rather than writing error, have tried using nero drive speed to slow down the reading but it didnt help.  have yet to get the chance to test the cd in another dvd drive to see if the problem lies in the written files or  the reading of them