🚀 go-pugleaf

[ Added aus.computers to Newsgroups ]
In article <bnb5qs$v31m2$1@ID-196914.news.uni-berlin.de>, 
"Vin" <vingy_@hotmail.JUNK.com> wrote:
>> I had the same problem, same burner.  It's most likely a disc issue
>> because I'm running a fast computer with DMA on.  Dropping the speed
>> to 40x solved the problem.  I was burning with 52x Fuji (TY) discs.
>>
>> Take a look at this:
>> http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=12059&highlight=
>
>
>ARGHHH! i just sent the drive back to the dealer for repairs as it was
>acting up on another pc too and i was sure the drive was malfunctioning.
>
>BUT after reading through the link you posted, it does make sense for it to
>be a temperature issue, even though i tried different branded media and ran
>through almost 15 discs of my preferred brand (moser baer 52x that has
>proved extremely reliable for me) -- It's been a scorching october month
>(32C) and though i have adequate case cooling (6 fans), a pretty fast
>computer (hd tach average hdd speeds are 45MB/s+), I didn't add 2 + 2
>together.
>
>damn, we now gotta worry about cdrw temperatures too? wow!

Well I don't know what you blokes are burning, but two points spring 
to mind here:

1. The "environment" specs for modern PCs and peripherals are *very* 
discouraging fo those of us in the tropics.  Even my "old" Dell 4100, 
for example, is only speced to work correctly at or below 35C (and 
same with some of the peripherals).  Can't use it at all during the 
day now -- so much for "liberating" computing from the domain of 
controlled environments and sysops!

2. Blokes I know who are doing a lot of file swapping of *very* large 
files as part of the job (GIS images etc.) tell me that the *only* 
reliable way of writing CD_Rs is at speeds not exceeding 4x.  At 
anything above this the error rate is unacceptable.  (Not that errors 
are acceptable at any time; but it's a trade-off between speed and the 
need to repeat the exercise until you get a good copy.)  [Temperature 
is not an issue in this case as they work in airconditioned offices.]


Cheers, Phred.

-- 
ppnerkDELETE@THISyahoo.com.INVALID