Tom Whiting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You're one of the lucky few then:P > Trust me, there IS an issue with burning these cd's. > The problem is simple: too much data on the first 2 cd's. > I CAN burn > 650m (most anyone can). HOWEVER, when you get to the 700m mark, > you run into problems, in big big ways. You HAVE to allow some sort of leeway > for the cd to close. The max I've (personally) burned a cd at is 690, but I'm > sure the cd can handle 700 rather easily enough. > > The point is that different writers, readers handle things differently. Mine, > I can go up to 700, if I chose to, but then again, you wouldn't be able to > finalize that disk. The first two discs in this series are proof of that. The > fact that so many (2 others just this evening, more I'm sure on the website) > have had the same problem again, is proof of that. These ISO's are going to > cause problems when you try to burn them. MAYBE not for everyone, but why run > that risk? > > The solution? Simply take 10m off ISo's 1 and 2 and put it onto ISO3 (which is > around 650 I believe and can easily handle the extra load). This will provide > that comfort "padding" that most burners whine about. > > As a side note, I HAVE had this happen before with other cd's which were close > to 700m (one 699 even, which TECHNICALLY fits). The prog refused to close the > cd, to finalize it. Unfortunately, THIS cd had to be trashed.
But are you using 700 MB blank discs ? -- Warly
