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Burner Issues
I have two burners: a Pioneer 107D DVD-RW (+&-) and a Yamaha CDW-F1E CD-RW.
Both are on the secondary IDE channel with the Pioneer the master and the Yamaha the slave. Both are using the latest firmware. I have encountered two issues however ... 1) If I burn a CD (using CD-RW media) with the Pioneer drive, the disk will not be recognized by the Yamaha drive. However, the Pioneer will recognize Yamaha-burned CD-RWs without a problem. 2) I'm using an older version of Nero Burning ROM (version 6.3.1.6), If I update it my system gets very sluggish after burning an CD image file with the Yamaha. Any insights are greatly appreciated. TIA System Specs WinXP Pro (SP2, all updates) P4 3 GHz Intel 865PERLK mobo 1 GHz DDR RAM WD 120GB EIDE HD AIW Radeon 9600 Pro MAudio 2496 sound card Pioneer 107D 8X DVD-RW (+ & -) Yamaha CDW-F1E CD-RW Antec TruePower 430 Watts P/S |
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Are you talking about CDRW discs burned using InCD?
"Tim" wrote in message ... I have two burners: a Pioneer 107D DVD-RW (+&-) and a Yamaha CDW-F1E CD-RW. Both are on the secondary IDE channel with the Pioneer the master and the Yamaha the slave. Both are using the latest firmware. I have encountered two issues however ... 1) If I burn a CD (using CD-RW media) with the Pioneer drive, the disk will not be recognized by the Yamaha drive. However, the Pioneer will recognize Yamaha-burned CD-RWs without a problem. 2) I'm using an older version of Nero Burning ROM (version 6.3.1.6), If I update it my system gets very sluggish after burning an CD image file with the Yamaha. Any insights are greatly appreciated. TIA System Specs WinXP Pro (SP2, all updates) P4 3 GHz Intel 865PERLK mobo 1 GHz DDR RAM WD 120GB EIDE HD AIW Radeon 9600 Pro MAudio 2496 sound card Pioneer 107D 8X DVD-RW (+ & -) Yamaha CDW-F1E CD-RW Antec TruePower 430 Watts P/S |
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"Dan G" wrote in message ... Are you talking about CDRW discs burned using InCD? No, I'm referring to mastered CDs, not packet written. I don't even have InCD installed. |
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Tim wrote:
I have two burners: a Pioneer 107D DVD-RW (+&-) and a Yamaha CDW-F1E CD-RW. Both are on the secondary IDE channel with the Pioneer the master and the Yamaha the slave. Both are using the latest firmware. I have encountered two issues however ... 1) If I burn a CD (using CD-RW media) with the Pioneer drive, the disk will not be recognized by the Yamaha drive. However, the Pioneer will recognize Yamaha-burned CD-RWs without a problem. Don't use CD-RW -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.05... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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Tim wrote:
I have two burners: a Pioneer 107D DVD-RW (+&-) and a Yamaha CDW-F1E CD-RW. Both are on the secondary IDE channel with the Pioneer the master and the Yamaha the slave. Both are using the latest firmware. I have encountered two issues however ... 1) If I burn a CD (using CD-RW media) with the Pioneer drive, the disk will not be recognized by the Yamaha drive. However, the Pioneer will recognize Yamaha-burned CD-RWs without a problem. Might it be a media problem? I don't know the Yamaha, but I assume you're using Ultra Speed media in the Pioneer. The same blanks in a drive made for High Speed blanks may not be written well enough to read easily. 2) I'm using an older version of Nero Burning ROM (version 6.3.1.6), If I update it my system gets very sluggish after burning an CD image file with the Yamaha. Sorry - haven't even a guess on that one. Mike -- http://www.mrichter.com/ |
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"Mike Richter" wrote in message ... Might it be a media problem? I don't know the Yamaha, but I assume you're using Ultra Speed media in the Pioneer. The same blanks in a drive made for High Speed blanks may not be written well enough to read easily. Yes, they are ultra speed 24X CD-RWs, although both drives are designed to handle them. But as you say, they may not be written well enough to read from different drives. I will try non-ultra speed media, thanks. |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... Yes, they are ultra speed 24X CD-RWs, although both drives are designed to handle them. But as you say, they may not be written well enough to read from different drives. I will try non-ultra speed media, thanks. Just wondering,. is there any sort of testing utility that can evaluate the recording performance of a CD/DVD burner? - something that can make the distinction between a failing drive and simple media incompatibility? It seems like the standards for a quality burned disc are fairly arbitrary. Is there anything close to a universal media formulation that should play on any drive? |
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Is there anything close to a universal media formulation that should play
on any drive? Yes, it's called CDR, RW discs are well known for these problems. BTW, if you are using Memorex 24x RW media, that's the trouble. Made by Infodisc, they are some of the worst media ever made. |
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"Dan G" wrote in message ... Is there anything close to a universal media formulation that should play on any drive? Yes, it's called CDR, RW discs are well known for these problems. What about the best formulation - dye type? In the past I have found Taiyo Yuden Cyanine (Type 1) to be the most compatible for CD-Rs, agree? And what about DVD-Rs? Is there a similar dye type with the best drive compatibility? BTW, if you are using Memorex 24x RW media, that's the trouble. Made by Infodisc, they are some of the worst media ever made. I'm using Verbatim DataLife Plus - I never trusted Memorex for media. |
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Tim wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... Yes, they are ultra speed 24X CD-RWs, although both drives are designed to handle them. But as you say, they may not be written well enough to read from different drives. I will try non-ultra speed media, thanks. Just wondering,. is there any sort of testing utility that can evaluate the recording performance of a CD/DVD burner? - something that can make the distinction between a failing drive and simple media incompatibility? It seems like the standards for a quality burned disc are fairly arbitrary. Is there anything close to a universal media formulation that should play on any drive? You need the right hardware and software to go with it. Some LiteOn drives can unofficially be used for disc testing together with Nero's checking software (it used to be called CDSpeed but I think it has a new name now). The only manufacturer supported affordable test solutions are the Plextor Premium, PX712 or PX716 drives in conjunction with the Plextools program that comes with these drives. These will show low level error rates, jitter and pit/land distribution on recorded discs together with focus and tracking errors on blank discs. Taiyo Yuden CD-R's seem to be the most compatible discs in my experience. I haven't had any compatibility problems with Verbatim discs that were down to the discs themselves either but I've not used anything like as many recordable DVD's as I have CD's. Cheers. James. |
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