Toshiba DVD player/ CDRW won't write

[Xune]

I recently bought a Toshiba IT 12xDVD 40r16w10rw Int IDE OEM, from DABS.com. It works fine reading CD's and DVD's, however, when I try to write a CD (both R and RW) the copy software I'm using (Adeptec Easy CD creator 3.5) say's that there is no CD writer connected to my system.

Is this just a case of me needing a newer version of Easy CD, or have I been sold a dud writer?

Thanks in advance for ANY help you can give.