After months of grinding sounds, I finally got the notice that failure was imminent. So, I went and ordered this bad boy:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product%5Fcode=302473&pfp=BROWSE Also, I have to thank Mr. Dan for letting me rip 4th style. I finally got around to trying to burn it again, and it worked on CompUSA DVD-Rs. <3