Yes I'm a bit late on this reply - but to add to Bernie's replies: Nero InCD does the full format of CD-RW media as a background task - either as you write to the 'blank' or 'erased' platter in CD-RW (Packet) mode, or while other things are happening
That's why there is sometimes a noticeable, or even reported delay when you try to eject a CD-RW platter - It's the system either completing the formatting, or marking the platter with information as to how far it got with the full formatting You may notice that writing CD-R or DVD-R format to CD-RW or DVD-RW using Nero reports verify fail on sectors 30 on That's because the INCD process was formatting a RW platter it noticed being inserted after the main Nero process had written to it as -R media Once InCD has recognised that the main Nero process is writing to the platter ( found data and is erasing the disk) InCD won't do the format again. Re. verify - I use Karenware DirPrt with MD5 hashing and Par's for recovery sets on important data, gives me a list on HD of what is on which platter as well as checking the platter matches the data I wanted on it, and reports errors using filenames with the added benefit that the PAR set usually allows re-creation of the occasional damaged file. and check/ create new copies after the platters are 1 year old They do deteriorate, and there are some DVD platters that are not sealed at the edges, and/or hub, so they let in damp, and fungus to destroy the dye, they may even separate JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aditya Mishra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 1:18 AM Subject: Bad CDR media > I have come across a new CDRW that gave errors when doing full erase but did > not give any error in quick erase. > I have never seen such behavior before. > Is there any way to make sure you CDR media specially non-rewritable to make > sure that it will actually be readable or > writable? > I do know Nero and some other programs have an option to verify written data > but how dependable is that? > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > > -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
