> >The first CD copy I tried failed. The program said to fix the
> >problem, try restarting Windoze, or if that doesn't work try
> >reinstalling the drivers and programs for the CD writer.
>
> Not suprising, the HP CD Writers are *bad*! Most of the CDs I created with
> the three (3!) diffrent HP CD Writers I had got corrupted.
> My advice on CD recorders are:
>
> 1. Avoid IDE (better use SCSI, DAO will *not* work with IDE as far as I know)
> 2. Avoid HP (I got around 70 trashed CDs to prove my point)
> 3. Avoid CD-RW (costs much, slow, little space)
I used a parallel port HP 7200e. Worked like a dying dog.
> >Again that's expected when using Windoze. Reboot, and try again, this
> >time works fine on the same disk. Inconsistancy - well it probably
> >says that somewhere in the Windoze manual, quite acceptable.
>
> I bet you copied from another IDE drive, is that correct? You should only
> use SCSI for this option (or make a ISO image first)
Yep. 40x IDE CD ROM to parellel port HP CD.
> >An interesting note about writing my own audio CD is that the
> >programs says that an audio CD must be written to all in one go, and
> >'closed' on the actual disk before you can listen to it on a CD
> >player.
>
> Yes, normal CD players can't use Multisession (old computer CD players
> can't either)
I think I'll study this subject. It's quite interesting and has a bit of
computer history involved in fully understanding the operation.
> >I wrote about 20 minutes worth of music to it, and closed it, which
> >means a CD player can only now recognise those 4 songs. Additional
> >data can be written to it, but cannot be accessed by a normal CD
> >player. Correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> No need, you are correct.
Right then.
> >Now where does one get the information for programing the CD writers
> >to make for example a DOS program?
>
> Well, HP has this information on there site. I know since I thought that
> was perhaps my last resort. It's not just my CD, we are four on it, and I
> and two more are _rather_ experienced programmers. I decieded we should
> traid in the CD writer instead, and so we did. The new Sony 4X/8X SCSI has
> *never* made a corrupt CD (except that StarCraft don't work on W98, but
> that's not the CD-Rs fault!)
Sounds like you were right about the HP. 3 different ones you say?
I doubt Sony has this information on their site.
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