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8886 won't read CDRs over 640MB!

post #1 of 14
11/20/02 at 7:04pm
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Kinda weird, but for some reason, any CD that I put in there over 640 MB would be listed as a blank CD. It'd be fine in my desktop, but wouldn't read in the lappy

Any idea why?
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post #2 of 14
11/20/02 at 7:09pm
Are they all burned CDs that are doing this?
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post #3 of 14
11/20/02 at 7:19pm
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Yeah, all so far have been burned. Interestingly, if they're like 610 MB, it reads it just fine, but if you approach 640ish it reads as blank (but the same CD reads fine in my desktop). I'm not sure what the exact cutt-off is. I've loaded a quite a few programs and they've all worked. Not sure how big those disks were. Morrowind was one of them--that's probably big.

I can't imagine this being too much a problem. I wonder if it would read 700mb MUSIC CDs? Maybe I'll try that.... All I've done so far are data CDs.
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post #4 of 14
11/28/02 at 4:36am
What software are you doing the burning with? This is on your desktop right? Sounds like it might be a software problem... I mean, I had a cdrw once that was physically incapable of burning 700mb disc fully, and it couldn't read all of discs burnt that full but it could read some of what was on them. Hmmm...
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post #5 of 14
11/29/02 at 4:40am
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okay...

The CDs weren't burnt using the Nero Express that came w/ the 8886. I was transfering files from my old PC (couldn't get the network to work in WIN98--not SE) so I used an 8x burner that was capable of burning 700 MB CDs (that was purchased back when not all burners could "overburn" the 700 MB CDs). The burning software was Adaptec EZ CD creator version 5 (or something). I made data CDs that could be read inside any CDROM, but the DVD/CDRW drive on the 8886 wouldn't read any disk over about 610-620 MB.

Still a mystery to me.
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post #6 of 14
11/29/02 at 9:48am
Well, nobody else has chimed in that they are having the same problem... It could be hardware you know...
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post #7 of 14
11/29/02 at 3:42pm
If you haven't had trouble reading those same cds in other drives, then yes, I agree that it could be a hardware problem... What I would do in your position is install nero on your desktop and burn those same cds with nero and see if they read on your laptop... If they do, then it is ez cd creator and your sager drive that are incompatable in some way. If they don't, then I would say major hardware issue with your drive and you need to address it quickly.

Habib
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post #8 of 14
12/11/02 at 1:30am
I had a similar problem with my ibm thinkpad, i was going to install redhat on it, but the cds i burned & used on my desktop didn't work.

They worked fine on my desktop & my roomates desktop, but neither of our thinkpads would read them.

The solution:
I burned them on different cdrs (like different company cdrs & stuff), and did so at a lower speed, then they worked just fine.
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post #9 of 14
12/11/02 at 5:18am
Yeah, I thought it would probably have to do with the color of the cdr, cuz each company uses different dye and some readers have trouble with certain colors. It always helps to try a different cdr... Did you try it? Any luck?
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post #10 of 14
12/11/02 at 6:02am
by the way, the cds that didn't work were black onese, and the ones that did work were a very light green colour
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post #11 of 14
12/11/02 at 11:51am

Black Cds

My 8886 has no trouble reading black cds.

Of course the cd I tested it with is only 637 meg (burnt by the 8886 as well), I'll try again with one over 640 once I find something that big I want to burn.
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post #12 of 14
12/11/02 at 7:03pm
Thanks for the offer! I will try all of the cdrs or rws that I have when I get home. I don't have anything black, but I have other colors, lol.
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post #13 of 14
12/12/02 at 11:29pm
I just burnt a black cd that's 687 meg and the 8886 has no trouble reading it.
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post #14 of 14
12/13/02 at 2:02am
Excellent! Glad to hear it! I'm actually installing Nero now, lol, so I'll get to work on burner reviews later. Thanks for the info!
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