Van:

I received the following from tech support last October.
This worked for me:

> Before you go any further, make sure you have gone to
the Sonic Foundry
> website www.sonicfoundry.com/download and
download/installed the latest
> version of CD-Architect. This step will give you ability
to utilize any
of
> the drive listed on the Supported Device Page
> http://www.sonicfoundry.com/CDArchitect/drvsupp.asp?Nav=0.
>
> If you Drive is not on the Supported Device List, you may
not be
> able to use that specific drive with CD-Architect at this
time. There is
> one work around to see if you drive will work as a
generic type, BUT IT IS
> COMPLETELY "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". Due to your drive not
being on our
list,
> we cannot guarantee any support for your device. Go into
CD-Architect and
> choose Options/Select Drive. This will bring up a Select
Drive Window in
> which you should select "Advanced". In the Advanced
Drive Selection
window,
> choose ATAPI MMC Compatible drive (if you have an IDE
Drive, or SCSI MMC
> Compatible (if you have a SCSI Drive). Next, pull down
the menu for SCSI
> Host and select the first option, usually 0.xxxxxx, and
repeat for SCSI
> CD-R. If you drive is not listed on the SCSI CD-R Menu,
repeat the
previous
> step, only this time, choosing in the SCSI Host many -
1.xxxxxxx.
> Once you have located your CD-Drive, click "OK" and then
it should
> be listed in the bottom left corner of the CD-A window.
The final step
> would be to see if you are able to write a CD. If you
attempt to write a
> CD and you still get an error message, you will be
unable to use that
drive
> with the current release. As of the 1rst of September,
CD-Architect saw
> it's "End of Life" as a Sonic Foundry Product and will no
longer be
updated.
> We will, however, still support requests for Technical
Support.
>
> If you have any further questions please do not hesitate
to contact us
> weekdays from 7 am to 10 pm CST at 1-800-577-6642.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Nick Wiesmueller
> Customer Service Specialist


Van wrote:
>>I just purchased a Dell computer and had it shipped with
>>Sony's new CRX160E cd writer - I am using and have been
>>using Sound Forge for some time now and I want to be able
>>to burn cd's using CD Architect, BUT my cd writer is not
on
>>the list of supported writers. HELP!!! Are there any
>>upgrades to fix this problem. The cd writer is AWESOME
and
>>I hate not being able to use CD Architect - my only other
>>option is using EZ CD Creator which is not much of an
>>option in my eyes.
>>
>>My work email is vburleson@mindspring.com - please reply
to
>>both email addresses if you don't mind as I am a little
>>anxious to start using my software again.
>>
>>Thank you advance for your support.
>>
>>Van