CRC : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check
Time out errors:when device is not responding
System event log : Control panel-->administrative tools-->event log
chipset : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipset
I never had problem with 40-pin cables, your problem is gone so the cable is OK

The first is detailed interface, in manual just an explanation :
http://www.t13.org/Standards/Default.aspx?DocumentType=3&DocumentStage=2
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/stdATA5-c.html

What is the problem? Do you want to be interface expert? 

Manual has the maximum rates, so the max for you device is ultra dma 4, but for you system the max is ultra dma 2 

yesterday, again BSOD with KERNEL DATA INPAGE ERROR  and whatever, while burning, and with other  disc while veryfing.

anyway, a week ago, I started to check the event log (event viewer)....AND FOUND each time, some seconds before the DVD "fail" produced a reboot this eror. (check attached immages).

In english is:

"WinMgmt could not initialize the core parts. This could be due to a badly installed version of WinMgmt, WinMgmt repository upgrade failure, insufficient disk space or insufficient memory"

"Windows Management Instrumentation" (WMI) = WinMgmt

PLEASE, read this:
http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-47640-XP-Pro--WinMgmt-error-and-others.html

the guy had same error, but with another components.

A)
1. Use the Start menu to right-click My Computer.
2. Press the Manage item.
3. Double-click Services and Applications in the left-hand pane.
4. Press Services to expand it.
5. Scroll to Windows Management Instrumentation in the right-hand pane and right-click it.
6. Press Stop.
7. Use Windows Explorer to delete all the files in the
%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder.
8. Shutdown and restart your computer. The Windows Management Instrumentation service will
start and the files will be re-created.
====================================
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem\Repository\FS
del C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\Repository\FS
======================================
I had a problem with WMI, I also had a problem deleting
%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository. I had to run Error Checking (Chkdsk).
And then try to delete the file. C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem\Repository\FS.


B)
Go to Start/Run/CMD and then run each of these hitting enter after each:

winmgmt /clearadap
winmgmt /kill
winmgmt /unregserver
winmgmt /regserver
winmgmt /resyncperf

This may or may not repair the repository but will re-install wmi into the registry

C)
System file checker - sfc /scannow

I tried B) in other PC and nothing bad happened.
I still can't do A) cause don't let me delet the files.


FOR ME all this is chinese...but...

I'm gonna try what says in that topic, UNLESS you told me not to do it.

(I learned today with that topic and after some google how to do a restore point, so sure will do that first)


Any advices are welcomed.