Cant get my Plextor SATA DVD+RW to burn anything

Just as it says It wont burn anything    I updates all the firmware for it and drivers also have the latest drivers for my motherboard.  I'm lost in the SATA world with out a clue...Yes I'm a NOOB to the whole sata thing and this my first raid hard drive setup.  The whole setup works great except for burning. It reads and transfers data great but no ability to copy anything.  Help
Dave

Thanks Tom
That worked like a charm.....well at first it would not boot at all after swithing to sata 5  But then I saw I accadently pulled one of the Sata plugs out of one of my raid drives....OOPS.....Then it was up and burning like no other ...I love my computer....and Half life 2 doom 3   stayed up till 2am playing till i was I'll from motion sickness..Yes I havent been playing much and am out of gaming shape
Thanks again Tom
Dave

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