HELP Imac shutdown itself in the middle of burning dvd/cd

Imac suddenly shutdown every time I tried burn cd/dvd. it happened when the burning of cd/dvd almost complete, causing few of my dvd and cd unusable. I had tried smc reset, Resetting PRAM and NVRAM. but the problem still remain.

i have
AMD DUEL CORE PROCESSORS
4GB RAM
4X 500GB HARD DRIVE
ATIX 800 GRAPHIX CARD
ASUS MXL MOTHERBOARD
WINDOWS 7 32BIT
SORRY NOT FAMILAR WITH THE ABRIEVIATIONS NEW ON HERE WHAT IS GDB?

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3. 2x 2.4GHz 6-Core Intel Zeon
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Christopher Kratzen: sure - I have checked the forum for similar issues and found that there was a large thread on the subject - but no clear solution. I am starting to panic because I can't get my project to export
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
IBM 18308TU
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QuickTime 7.7.2
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Gracenote Submit 1.9.6.143
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ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
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Track 3, start time 08:00:35
Track 4, start time 11:08:15
Track 5, start time 14:14:50
Track 6, start time 19:11:15
Track 7, start time 22:28:38
Track 8, start time 25:48:38
Track 9, start time 29:54:28
Track 10, start time 34:03:35
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The drive CDR speeds are:   4 8 12 16 24.
The drive CDRW speeds are:   4.
The drive DVDR speeds are:   4.
The drive DVDRW speeds are:   4.
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hendry17 wrote:
Is that similar with this article http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1553 on 'Instruction for backing up to an external hard disk via Disk utility' ?
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Ds store: I read your article on creating a data recovery.
This is designed to install OS X onto a external drive, boot from it and then:
1: Attempt data recovery via normal drag and drop methods on your Users folders.
2: If the above fails, to see if the internal drive is working via Disk Utility, and/or use Data Rescue software ($100) to attempt recovery of the files themselves, bypassing the file structure and whatever is causing the problem.
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If you want to use the 3TB, use it for file backup, not for your bootable clone your creating with the instructions I gave.
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