CD-RW drive burning issues

Computer Hardware
#1

I own a Dell Vostro 200 - the CD-RW drive worked great until after my warranty expired - now, when burning music cd’s (I use iTunes) the 1st 6 or so songs sound fine but they progressively go from a little crackly to barely recognizable by the 15th or 16th song - this has happened consistently about 5-6 times now - tired of wasting cd’s! Are there some troubleshooting steps I can take to fix the drive (easy ones as I’m not completely tech saavy) or should I look into having new hardware installed?

~Cornfused~ :confused:

#2

Is itunes really needed?

I ask because its known to be buggy.

#3

yes, it’s the only way to load my iPod…you think it’s the iTunes?

#4

Try with quality media and update itunes.

#5

My iTunes is up to date - can you please elaborate on the “quality media”?

#6

Verbatim & TY media is top notch.