CDRW speeds

[StressedTechie]

Could someone explain to me the meanings of the speeds behind CDRW

Not so much the CDRW drive itself but the media used.

Say I have a CDRW CD which says it is 16x compatible can I use this is a 24x drive.

I am having problems reading data burnt onto a 16x cd by a 24x cdrw drive

Could someone just explain the concepts, I am a little embarrassed to ask this as I am an IT Manager. (clears throat).

Thanks

 

[TheGrey]

the numbers are based on sound cd's
a 1x cd-player uses 74 minutes to go through a regular cd.
there was even .5 x players in the early days of computer cd's.
so for a cd recorder , 1x mean that it uses 74 minutes to burn a cd, divide that with 16, and you get the theoretical minimum time it uses on a 16x drive.
thats all there is to it
it is about the same for a dvd

 

[ANFPS26]

You can set the record speed in your burning software. Set it for 16X or lower for a 16X CD. Higher than the CD can handle will cause errors. "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing....."

 

[cdogg]

"Higher than the CD can handle will might cause errors"

A 16x cd is only certified for 16x speeds and lower. That's not to say higher speeds won't work. It just depends on quality of the cd. Try burning the cd at a lower speed and see if that resolves the issue.

Come to think of it, what is the issue? Are you trying to read a data cd on another non-CDRW drive?

 

[paparazi]

It is just that your blank 16X approved CDR's are only capable of being recorded to at 16 speed or lower, so by trying to write to them at 24speed means they are not accepting the data correctly, hence the reason for you not being able to read them afterwards.
Just slow your recording speed down to 16X or lower.
The Safest way to write is to the hard drive and then back to the blank media, as your hard drive is much quicker than a CDrom device, you could also slow your writers recording speed down further, say 12X.
When you buy a writer (in your case a 24X) this is only the writers ideal maximum recording speed, often this is unacheivable so has to be slowed down to a more realistic speed. Martin Vote if you found this post helpful please!!