But have you tested the drive with that brand of CD to see that it really works! And that your CD is really the proper size. I had an older drive and was trying to use the Memorex Black CD's. They used to work great, but with the wear-n-tear on the drive they were getting flaky. I use Windows and Nero to burn Knoppix, so I'll say there's no problem there. If you can't see the CD under windows, they you've got a bad burn...not a knoppix problem. KoppixCD webpage pops up when you autoinsert a CD. It's designed to be seen in windows.