PrimoDVD and Pioneer A03

[Chumboy]

i already have a panasonic dvd-ram lf-d311 external firewire drive installed.

i bought pioneer a03 to test my dvd's with dvd-rw's (ram won't write to dvd-rw).

running windows xp.
primodvd updated.
a03 is master on secondary ide channel.
meritline 4.7gig dvd-rw media.

xp recognizes the a03.

but, primodvd reads the blank in the drive, states that there's a 4.7gig dvd-rw in the drive, then pauses, and says "drive not ready".
starting a burn session and then inserting a blank into the drive causes primo to hang in the "initializing" stage.

do you have to format the disks first...if so, how?

any help would be appreciated...

[Chumboy]

hehe...hold on.

just as i finished typing, went back to primo and it had passed the initialization stage and is burning the disc.

seems i have to load up the project to be burned, click burn, then stick the dvd-rw in the drive.

interesting.

how do i erase the dvd-rw?

[Smonkey]

it's an option under the Drive menu, in Primo.

-Smonkey