Since upgrading to Xp, my Memorex CRW-1622 doesn't function properly. The error message I receive from every burning program i try is, "ASPI for windows failed to initialize." Any suggestions?

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

I've had similar problems with this, dunno why microsoft have messed the aspi layer again in XP as they did in Win 2000, but I found a workaround install a forced aspi layer using a util called Forceaspi, works for me! Maybe worth a try! Have a look: http://www.flexion.org/aspi/ Meph


On Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at 5:41 pm, Ryan wrote:
>Since upgrading to Xp, my Memorex CRW-1622 doesn't function properly. The error message
>I receive from every burning program i try is, "ASPI for windows failed to initialize."
>Any suggestions?

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

Well, I tried Forceaspi with no luck. I also tried some other non-Adaptec ASPI layers with no luck. The help is appreciated though. I'll keep playing with it to see what happens.

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

Mine worked fine in Windows 2000 but not with XP. The ForceASPI trick didn't work for me. Recently I tried two things, and one or both of them seemed to have done the trick: 1) There is a small <1MB Windows Update for CDR issues. Run Windows Update at the top of the start menu and install this from the list. 2) Switched drive to PIO mode from DMA mode in the Device Manager.


On Wednesday, September 19, 2001 at 2:41 pm, Meph wrote:
>I've had similar problems with this, dunno why microsoft have messed the aspi layer
>again in XP as they did in Win 2000, but I found a workaround install a forced aspi
>layer using a util called Forceaspi, works for me! Maybe worth a try! Have a look:
>
>http://www.flexion.org/aspi/
>
>Meph
>
>


>On Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at 5:41 pm, Ryan wrote:
>Since upgrading to Xp, my Memorex CRW-1622 doesn't function properly. The error
>message
>I receive from every burning program i try is, "ASPI for windows failed to initialize."
>Any suggestions?

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

I have the NTI Software that came with my CRW-1662 drive. It is not compatible with Win2K or WinXP, however, using Win2K or WinXP's compatibility mode managed to solve the problem for me. In Win2K you have to edit the shortcut to the program you wish to run by changing it to run in Win95 compatibility mode. In WinXP you can actually change the compatibility mode on the executable itself, and you can pick from Win95, 98 or NT. I hope this works for you. Gary

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

Hi i found the solution to the memorex crw 1622 problem... just go to the hardware manager to the ide ata/atapi controllers, then go to secondary ide channel (or the primary, depending where your burner is installed) and change to PIO mode on the advanced tab. restart and the burner will work fine. if necessary update your aspi drivers.

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

I second this solution. It worked great for me too - no aspi driver updated needed at all. Select: Control Panel, System, Hardware tab, Device Manager, IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, Primary (or Secondary) IDE Channel, Advanced Settings tab, Device 0 or Device 1 (depending on where the CD-RW is connected), change Transfer Mode from "DMA if available" to "PIO only". Reboot, and it works! Thanks for the tip.

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

Thanks help a lot


On Saturday, November 3, 2001 at 11:16 am, max wrote:
>Hi i found the solution to the memorex crw 1622 problem... just go to the hardware
>manager to the ide ata/atapi controllers, then go to secondary ide channel (or the
>primary, depending where your burner is installed) and change to PIO mode on the
>advanced tab. restart and the burner will work fine. if necessary update your aspi
>drivers.

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

Um, all my devices are on PIO mode by default. I cannot use my Memorex CRW-1622 drive. I need more information to help me use this drive. Tell me A) What software you are using to burn to the drive? B) What drivers the CD-drive is running under? I'll tell you if/when my drive comes online. Thanks.


On Saturday, November 3, 2001 at 11:16 am, max wrote:
>Hi i found the solution to the memorex crw 1622 problem... just go to the hardware
>manager to the ide ata/atapi controllers, then go to secondary ide channel (or the
>primary, depending where your burner is installed) and change to PIO mode on the
>advanced tab. restart and the burner will work fine. if necessary update your aspi
>drivers.

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

I followed the tips in this thread and did get my 1622 to work when I: Set the ide channel to PIO for the cdrw drive and used NERO (free demo on their page) to burn. Works fine so far. WindowsXP still does NOT allow me to drag and drop files onto the drive, but if I can use NERO to burn, I am happy. Thanks to all who have posted tips. It really helped out.


On Monday, December 24, 2001 at 2:15 pm, Golden Tiger wrote:
>Um, all my devices are on PIO mode by default. I cannot use my Memorex CRW-1622
>drive. I need more information to help me use this drive. Tell me
>A) What software you are using to burn to the drive?
>B) What drivers the CD-drive is running under?
>
>I'll tell you if/when my drive comes online. Thanks.
>
>


>On Saturday, November 3, 2001 at 11:16 am, max wrote:
>Hi i found the solution to the memorex crw 1622 problem... just go to the hardware
>manager to the ide ata/atapi controllers, then go to secondary ide channel (or the
>primary, depending where your burner is installed) and change to PIO mode on the
>advanced tab. restart and the burner will work fine. if necessary update your aspi
>drivers.

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

• Search this forum
• Start a new thread on a different subject

• Report abuse of the forum