See this wiki; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Data_Shield Sounds like cactus can be circumvented by disabling auto play or some masking tape gimmick.
On a side note I have 1 CD, Flim & the BB's - Tricycle, that won't rip on my laptop (Optiarc BC-5500-s drive), but I have no trouble ripping on my servers Pioneer 106D or Samsung SM-352-B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ w3wilkes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95102 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list ripping@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping