Tracy Pearson wrote: > On 6/19/2010 4:14 AM, Pete Theisen wrote: >> Alan Bourke wrote: >> >>> IIRC they can be rated for different transfer speeds - if they're old >>> you might need to ramp your burning speed down to 2x or 4x. >>> >> Hi Alan, >> >> Thanks for the input. It was already on the slowest speed - but that was >> nowhere near 2 or even 4x. I guess if I want to use them I will have to >> get a different burn program. >> > > More likely a different drive to burn them. I was told by a software > engineer of CD/DVD burning software, his biggest troubles are with > Philips CD's and newer drives. Older drives with the thicker more energy > consuming lasers tend to work best for those. > > I'd invest in a new spindle of CD's before bothering with the rest of those.
Hi Tracy, Latest news is that the drive won't read anything. Maybe I should pick up a new drive. While at it I may as well get a DVR or DVRW one? The drive in here is at least 6 years old, maybe more, and if I have to keep rebooting to use it . . . -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
