I know I'm using Outlook Express [WIndows] but my HD Hard Drive died and I'm
waiting for my new one to arrive in a couple of days. But I had a similar
problem to yours, what is the MODEL and the Make of Your CD-R Drive?
Some CD-R support 80 Min CD, some don't. Since 80 Minute CD-R aren't defined
in the Rainbow Books Specifications. For example, Sony doesn't support them
saying that they violete Rainbow Books rules. [The Rainbow Books define the
begining and end of the data track on CD-Rs and thus the length of the data
track.So for 80 minute CD-Rs, they have to pack the pits closer then what is
specifed in Rainbow Books [they define two standards, one for 74Minute and
one for 63Minute]]. Rainbow Books is the name of the set of books that
definte the CD Standards [they have Orange, Blue, Red, Yellow but I don't
remember which one is for which].
By your post, I assume your CD-R doesn't support 80 Minute CDs. Try the
following:
1. Try to read the 80 Minute CD-R Disc from teh CD-R Drive, if that works
your CD-ROM doesn't support 80 Minute CD's
2. Try to see if there's a FirmWare update on it and if there is try to
update the firmware, maybe they added 80 Minute CD-R Support. Otherwise, no
luck.
Singer
----- Original Message -----
From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] 700MB CD-R copying
> On Tue, 14 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > Has anyone had any experiences with copying the new 80minute/700MB
CD-Rs?
> > I have been trying to copy with no success. I get unspecified write
> > errors. I had no problems at all the the normal 650MB CD-Rs.
> >
> > I am using xcdroast and Mandrake 6.0. The machine is an AMDK6 300MHz
> >
> Hmm...the question *I* have is this -- Which is broken, xcdroast or
> the cd player you tried that new CD in? ;-)
> John
