My apologies to everybody- spannersatcx, you are quite right. In my haste to post this query, I picked up the manual for my original, read only, DVD/ CD drive- the LG GDR- 8161, which is still in the computer, carrying the discs that I want to copy from. In fact, the one that I have just purchased, and having problems with, is the recordable DVD/CD drive- LG GSA-4082B.
However, my problem is the same- Easy CD Creator doesn't even recognise that a recordable blank disc is in the recordable LG drive. Nero does, but reports an error recording at the end of the recording process.
Richard, you are correct- I have successfully burned DVD to DVD, but I have not been able to burn audio CDs with the new drive.
Computer stats- Win 2000, Athlon 2000, 512 mb RAM