External DVD Burner on a Dell GX520 PC?

Question

Hi, I bought a Dell GX520 System which cannot be upgraded in the sense cannot add a DVD Burner or a Hard Disk in the system. It has 8 USB2.0 ports and I connected an External Hard Disk and got an LG DVD Burner (normal one) with a 5.25" case and connected using USB Drive. I can play movies and stuff but cannot burn CDs / DVDs. It starts to burn but stops in the middle sometimes at 20% 30% 50% 70% even at 80%. I tried it on Windows XP Professional / Home and Ne\ro 6.0 and 7. Even in My computer, it shows as DVD RW but if you insert a blank DVD / CD it doesnt open up as is usually done in Windows XP.

I do not know if the problem is with the DVD Burner or with the External Case. I dont have other sources to check the gadgets.

Answer 1

I am guessing you are at the below the minimum processor speed and memory for a DVD burner . You might try burning at the lowest speed setting.

Intel® Pentium® 4 800MHz
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/optix_gx520?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz&~tab=specstab

Per NEC
http://support.necam.com/Optical/NEC_DVD_CD_quickstartguide.pdf
Minimum
Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz.
256 MB memory.
Used for such things as data backup.
Recommended
Intel Pentium 4 1.0 GHz.
512 MB memory.
Highly recommended for all DVD recording

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