Major dvd writer problem

So ive had this laptop for a couple years and one of the biggest problems it has is its stupid dvd drive. DVDs mostly seem to burn fine, however, CDs NEVER burn right (audio or data) if i try to burn a cd for my 3d class to turn in an assignment, the disk is ALWAYS corrupted, and if i try to burn a cd to listen to music the first 1 or 2 songs work fine but the rest stutter badly if they even play.

my dvd writer is:
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7563A ATA Device

this is really bugging me. im planning on hardcore upgrading and i would perfer not to have to add this to the list of crap i need to buy.

if you have any ideas for me to try please tell me. thanks

 

Have you ruled out bad discs? I've had entire stacks produce nothing but corrupted discs.

 

yeah i have. the disks work on the three other computers in my house fine

UPDATE: i may have gotten my drive to work. i did a value change in the registry for my cd burner and i burnt a perfect working cd. imma test dvds then test cds again to make sure. but its all looking peachy

 

yep. that fixed it. i had a wierd registry value in my cd burner and after changing it it works great.