Unable to burn usable CDRWs, but CDRs are not a problem

[KellyPenley]

I have never been able to burn usable CDRWs (Rewritable Discs). The files either don't show up on the disc after burning is completed, won't open, or in the case of songs, the sound cuts in and out like small parts are missing. I have not had ANY trouble AT ALL burning regular CDRs (Taiyo Yuden brand), only with the Rewritable CDRWs (TDK brand). I have tried using Nero 6 Ultra Edition, MusicMatch, Windows Media Player 9, and just dragging and dropping the files onto the CDRW drive in My Computer to burn them that way. None of the apps works any better or different than the other. Also, Nero has a data verification process option after burning is completed. It fails the data verification process every time (read errors in certain sectors).
Also, someone at HP tech support told me about some kind of copy protection involving certain disc makers and certain burners not being compatible, but I have tried 2 different brands of CDRW discs so far - the first being Memorex and the latest being TDKs with no noticable difference. None of them have ever been usable. Of course it's possible that I have bought 2 brands of discs that are incompatible with my Sony CRX215E5 burner, just not very likely. Any help is appreciated.

 

[garebo]

At least the TDK's should have worked in my opinion.
But, if you know Sony, you know they work against the grain and love to have non-proprietary everything.
When the world moved to mp3 Sony came out with Atrac format disks for music. They bucked the trend for a long long time but lately finally went to mp3.
Anyway, the point is that Sony likes to think they are the big cheese in a world of mice and that the world should follow Sony's direction. Never mind what consumers think, want, or need.
This is the first time, though, i have heard of Sony optical drives doing this. I had a few sony crx model cd burners and i know i used generic cdr's on them, so who knows. I didnt mention this when i posted above as i had forgotten, been using non-Sony dvd burner for 2 or 3 yrs now.
Glad you finally got your cd burner working properly, guess you will have to stick with Sony cdr's!


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[garebo]

One more thing. We all missed the boat on this one, could have suggested you try Sony cdr's!


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[KellyPenley]

Garebo,
The problem was not with the CD-Rs, but with the CD-RWs. I use Taiyo Yuden CD-Rs and they work every time with out fail. I never had any trouble with burning CD-Rs, just the CD-RWs.
Wishdiak actually did suggest trying Sony CD-RWs from the very beginning. I was just too stubborn at the time to shell out more money for yet more media which I already had plenty of to begin with (if I had only been able to use it). I wanted to make sure it wasn't some other issue before I went back to the store for the third round.

Later,
Kelly

 

[garebo]

This all points to the fact that there is one other issue here. That is, some people dont re-read the threads very well, like me, lol.


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[KellyPenley]

RoTF

Later,
Kelly

 

[PRPhx]

You might also want to update the drive's firmware. Go to google and do a search for your drive and the words firmware update. You will find listings for your drive. One such page is:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=975175

your drive is actually a (OEM) Mitsumi CR-48XFTE

Google shows a bunch of listings with problems. You might be interested in reading some of them.