Help troubleshooting an I/O magic CD/DVD combo drive that won't burn
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Drive" has started creating coasters whenever I try to burn a CD.
Neither CD-RWs or CD-Rs work. It reads back old previously burnt CDs
fine, and DVDs. I just refuses to create new ones. I tried a different
brand of CDs, even though the problem started half-way through a 100-
pack spindle and still have problems. I've tried making an image with
"Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creater 6" (bundled with the burner) and trying
to burn that with Alcohol 120% and CloneCD, to no avail. They also
generate coasters. There was no driver included, just the software an
the computer uses Windows 98SE. This setup has worked since 2004, so I
wouldn't blame the software. There haven't been any significant
changes to the hardware since the problem occured, and I doubt
swapping a couple old games could cause the problem, since ALL have
been installed before. Besides, the swap was a week before the problem
started.
Any suggestions on troubleshooting? I've already opened the thing up
and checked the IDE cable. I have the I/O magic CD-RW on the secondary
IDE and the original CD-ROM as the master. They WERE both set to cable
select, and I tried moving the jumpers to hardwire the master/slave
settings to no effect.
Oh, the way the cable is set up is
IDEport -> I/O magic Burner -> CD-ROM
(end of wire) (middle of wire) (end of wire)
Both CDs READ without any problems. They WERE set to cable select, but
now I have the CD-ROM as the master and the burner as a slave.
smh
Mike Richter, were you born with
"Scam Artist" emblazoned on your face?
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Considering the age of the burner, it most likely reached its end - the
write laser died. Try first squirt canned air to blow away dust from the
laser/lens. If that doesn't work, try the lens cleaning disc. If those
don't work, open up the drive and try cleaning the laser with lens
cleaner or cotton swap and rubbing alcohol.
Check out this page:
http://www.ecoustics.com/tl/14550/
What the inside of drive looks like:
http://tinyurl.com/9rvh8
http://members.rogers.com/danis/dvd/
http://www.llamma.com/xbox/phillips_xbox_dvd_complete_dissassembly.htm
GMAN
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Why in the heck would you suggest useing rubbing alchohol on a plastic
lense?You never use alcohol on plastic unless you want to degrade and cloud
the lens all to hell.
smh
Mike Richter, were you born with
"Scam Artist" emblazoned on your face?
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GMAN wrote:
> lense? You never use alcohol on plastic unless you want to degrade and
> cloud the lens all to hell.
Years ago that's what's always suggested.
(groups.google now searches only Web pages!)
Forum moderator suggests 100% alcohol:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/f52/clean-lens-optical-drive-231961/
Another suggestion:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/f61/cleaning-laser-lens-works-great-197442/
GMAN
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Forum Moderator is an "Idiot" , Like you!!!!
smh
how HUGE are your BALLS, Adrian Miller?
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Only a trashy company like Roxio or Adaptec
let loosed in Usenet this utter trash
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Deirdre Straughan (Roxio) is a LIAR
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Mike Richter is a LIAR
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GMAN is a LIAR
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GMAN crapped:
>
> smh wrote:
> >> >
> >> > If those
> >> > don't work, open up the drive and try cleaning the laser with lens
> >> > cleaner or cotton swap and rubbing alcohol.
> >>
> >> Why in the heck would you suggest useing rubbing alchohol on a plastic
> >> lense? You never use alcohol on plastic unless you want to degrade and
> >> cloud the lens all to hell.
> >
> > Years ago that's what's always suggested.
> >
> > Forum moderator suggests 100% alcohol:
> > http://club.cdfreaks.com/f52/clean-lens-optical-drive-231961/
> >
>
> Forum Moderator is an "Idiot" , Like you!!!!
Whatever. But we are not liars, Like you!!!!
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GMAN (ex Acraptec beta tester) is a LIAR
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From: (GMAN)
Date: 12/10/02
> Why did the Acraptec beta testers not detect
> the infamous "0.9x" DAE Speed bug?
Because none of the beta testers were using a POS ide reader like you
were???? As far as i could tell we basically all had either Plextors or
scsi based readers and/or burners that didnt show this behavior.
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From: (GMAN)
Date: 4/18/00
I never in all my testing received that slow of DAE
in any of the betas i tested.
i have been using a Panasonic 24x scsi drive
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GMAN, you are a LIAR:
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From: jerry r
Date: 12/11/99
Subject: CDR 508 ezcreator 4 poor DAE
EZ creator 4 tests show my CDr508 scsi drive at .9x for DAE.
(Panasonic CR-508 24x SCSI does DAE @ 8x)
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Wm.
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>From: (GMAN)
>Date: 12/10/02
>
>====================
>From: (GMAN)
>Date: 4/18/00
>
>I never in all my testing received that slow of DAE
>in any of the betas i tested.
>
>i have been using a Panasonic 24x scsi drive
>====================
>
>GMAN, you are a LIAR:
>
> =====================
> From: jerry r
> Date: 12/11/99
> Subject: CDR 508 ezcreator 4 poor DAE
>
> EZ creator 4 tests show my CDr508 scsi drive at .9x for DAE.
>
> (Panasonic CR-508 24x SCSI does DAE @ 8x)
> ======================
Get real you idiot!
Instead of living 7-10 years in the past.
smh
how HUGE are your BALLS, Adrian Miller?
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Only a trashy company like Roxio or Adaptec
let loosed in Usenet this utter trash
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Deirdre Straughan (Roxio) is a LIAR
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Mike Richter is a LIAR
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GMAN is a LIAR
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Wm. squealed:
>
> smh wrote:
>
> > ========================================
> > GMAN (ex Acraptec beta tester) is a LIAR
> > ========================================
>
> Get real you idiot!
> Instead of living 7-10 years in the past.
(Do you remember Pearl Harbor?)
How old is too old? Do you have a cutoff date in mind?
Is this recent enough?
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Mike Richter's Unadulterated White Lies (error rates)(C1=0)
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Mike Richter spewed (2/4/09):
>
> There is an optimal burn speed for any combination of drive and medium.
> For most modern combinations, that lies in the region of 8x-16x.
How did you conclude 8x-16x is the optimal, Mikey? By measuring the
error rates, I presume -- when you don't even know what C1 error is?
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From: Mike Richter
Date: 8/3/04
James Perrett wrote:
>
> Mike Richter crapped:
> >
> > My standard for any disc I use seriously is that
< < my test writes give zero errors - C1 and C2.
>
> I'm surprised that you can produce a disc with zero C1 errors
Don't be surprised - just select burner and media appropriately.
I have waiting in the outgoing mail two copies of a master for
pressing. One is on T-Y, the other Mitsui. Both were recorded
at 8x on a Plexwriter 1210s.
Each was tested and found free of C1 and C2 errors.
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The above is an unadulterated white LIE.
There will always be some C1 errors. They say C1 errors are built into
the CD. There is no CD with zero C1 errors.
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Mikey, you are The Slimiest Lying Friggin SOB!
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