I own a HiVal 2422 cd-rw drive that freezes my computer almost every time i try to install a program.
I have a k6-2 300 cpu, win98, 64meg ram.
The thing freezes in random areas. The screen stops, but the cd-rw's and harddrive's led stay on (but dont blink as if there was activity, they just shine.) The only way to recover is to turn comp off, then back on.