dvd burner problem

[bartolommeff]

hi all

first of all, i hope this is the right forum for this.
here is my problem. i have an i/o magic internal dvd rewritable drive (dual format double layer, model IDVD168DL) i have used it to burn a few dvd data discs (avi files). now, whenever i try to burn a file (took a .cue file, used daemon tools to load image) and tried to burn it, i freezes my computer within minutes of burn's start. I have tried to burn the file that nero transformed so that i can watch it on a regular dvd player and same thing happened. even ripping mp3s off of a cd caused a freeze. i even got a blue screen that said this has happened to prevent further damage. (i know i'm running a amd 2.4ghz, 512mb of ram but not being a computer person, thats as much as i can tell you)
i got in touch with i/o magic's tech support. they told me to update firmware and some other things. i downloaded some drivers and installed them. i followed their steps on how to burn a movie. (i tried the files that were cue and now are the transformed ones). it burned without problems for about half hour (better than any time before) but it still froze.

i only hope that i explained it well enough for someone to help me. again, i'm not a computer person so thats best i can muster. if anyone can help, please do so. i have a lot on my pc i wanna burn to free up space and to have a workin machine as well. thanks for all your help