the CRX300E is SONY's newest CD-RW/DVD combo drive... has all that turbo mode stuff...
I originally thought it was just cos I didn't have any ASPI drivers installed, cos no other apps could see it, but since I installed them now they all can... except Nero 5.5, which still only shows the Virtual Device as an option
as for the AIFF issue, it cancels the installation after like 10% done without a 'skip' option...