X-CD-Roast

[Charles Steinkuehler]

ismgr wrote:
> On Thursday 16 October 2003 02:52 pm, Rusty wrote:
> 
>> If it burns CDs, why worry about replacing it?
> 
> Wasn't considering it. I was just having difficulties burning CDs lately. 
> 
> Every one of the three that I tried yesterday to burn a copy of RH 9 failed.
> 
> Got fifo errors, if memory serves. 
> 
> Just wondered if it might be a problem with the app or maybe it's just the 
> burner. :-(

I got errors (fifo errors, IIRC) when trying to use my HP 16X burner on 
a new RH8 system (Athlon 2400+, on both the built-in NForce2 IDE 
controller, and a PCI Promise Ultra-IDE controller) until I backed off 
the record speed.  It now happily burns at 8X, but wouldn't finish even 
short CD's at 16X.  I haven't tried anything inbetween...I'm usually not 
in a big enough hurry the 8X bothers me much (and it's still way faster 
than my old HP 2X burner, so it seems fast enough by comparison :-).

Maybe dialing down the speed would help you too?

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Charles Steinkuehler
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