Where to start....
Windows 2000 is usually regarded as a stable operating system, but I have found it quirky when working with various video softwares. I abandoned both my Windows 2000 and Windows ME setups, both which I very much liked, in favor of Windows XP Pro. This was back in 2004 for one system, 2005 for the other. You can probably keep 2000, but do keep what I've said in mind.
RAID 0 is playing with fire, as far as I'm concerned. That sort of array was never intended for video work, nor for large files. It was intended for speed, usually with small files in mind, with no typical RAID redundancy requirement needed. The fragmented nature of RAID can prove difficult for unwieldy video files. Standard IDE/UltraATA and SATA 7200rpm drives are plenty fast. Be careful of Maxtor brand hard drives, they're made pretty poorly, crash easily.
Those were just some comments on your setup, it may or may not be causing your problem.
MiniDV to DVD should be a somewhat easy process. The suggested method of transferring files from a camera to the AVI container is to use the free software WinDV. That dumps the file on your drive. Then open that files in your favorite editor, edit as needed, and then export an MPEG file for the DVD. Then author (create menus) and burn the disc.
Now the problem I see here is you're trying to use on of those "all at once" sort of software, where it wasnts to import the DV stream, edit, author and burn all in one swoop. That is a mistake. These processes are all unique operations, and software that attempts to cram it into a single action tend to do it very poorly. Pinnacle is very unstable software, and it is infamous for it's crashing, loss of a/v sync, and other obnoxious errors.
I'm sure at this point, you're not liking what you hear. And I hate to tell people to buy something else. But in this case, it's highly advisable over suffering through the toils of Pinnacle-induced video hell.
If you were using Windows XP, I would suggest you download the Adobe Premiere Elements trial. And then I would have suggest using Tsunami DVD Author to make menus and burn.
Being on Windows, I would suggest Sony's Vegas+DVD solution, integrated consumer versions of the professional
Sony Vegas Video and Sony DVD Architect. See
http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/pro...product.asp?PI D=977&FeatureID=8305. Download the free 30-day trial at
http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/download/step2.asp?did=613
Regardless of you editing/authoring methods, I highly suggest the free tool WinDV be used to transfer the video file off the camera and onto the computer. I would not use an editor for importing the file, too many problems. Download from
http://windv.mourek.cz/
In essence, you've done nothing wrong. The software you're using (Pinnacle) is the culprit.
Also be sure you're using good quality blank media, especially with an older/picky burner like a 2x Sony unit. See
http://www.nomorecoaters.com