Lite-On Disc Checking Utility?

I was wondering if anyone here would know of a utility for checking the integrity of my Lite-On burner drive? I went to the Lite-On website, but I couldn't locate anything there.

Here's the issue: I insert a DVD-RW that has some Illustrator files on it, but when I go to open the folder on the disc I get a Windows error screen that tells me it has to close the operation and to send a report to Microsoft. This is not the first time this has happened. I use the drive a lot and never have any issues except for occasionally with these Illustrator files.

I scan for viruses and malware on a daily basis so that's not a problem. The Lite-On is SOHW-1673S with the latest firmware update (JSOD). My PC is running Windows XP (SP2) Home.

Thanks.

utaka, thanks for the excellent tip. Fortunately I have Nero 6 Ultra Edition so I ran that CD/DVD speed check and the disc (that I was having problems with) passed. In another forum someone suggested I scan the drive with Sisoftware Sandra. I downloaded the Lite version and ran a couple tests and the drive passed also.

I thought it may be the discs I am using, but now I'm at a loss as to what is causing this problem. Just in case can you recommend some good DVD burning media? I have used Memorex, Fujifilm, and Verbatim and I have had this same issue with all three of those.

Thanks

And that model of burner was one of the best I ever owned (SOHW-1673) and the new Lite-on's have been absolute garbage, so take care of it.

Really? Well I did a lot of research before I finally settled on this drive. The reviews I read were all positive. I use this drive on a daily basis for backups, music, and burning of my artwork for clients. It has never caused me any problems, except for the ones I mentioned here, but I believe that is a fault of the discs. I don't think it could be anything other than the discs I'm using.

I checked on those Taiyo Yuden discs, but they don't appear to make DVD-RWs.

Thanks again.

I've only had one lite-on and it was a good drive but didn't live long.
Now, the only drive I use is LG and I've built 100+ systems with LG drives and they never fail ! (touch wood....lol)
My first dvd drive is sitting in my server and it's probably 3 years old and has lots of mileage on it.

Your problem might be software based due to the fact that it's a particular file type that errors.
Are these adobe files from an old version of illustrator?
Were they burnt with an older version of nero?
Asside from all that, when was the last time you cleaned the laser in your drive?

that sounds like the right thing to do..because the laser prduces such a small beem of light (not visible by the eye!) that if not pure and clean will cause read/write errors.

All your other formats work fine, right?
Movies, mp3's, cd roms, etc....

He he, my answer to this whole problem; build a new computer.