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Re: New cdrw-8438 problems

#248
From: Paul
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 18:17
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Send the cdrw back to creative right now, there are loads of complaints with
this drive, I have one for instance and it rarely burns anything.  Get a
plex, or anything other than a creative cdrw.  I also have the problem with
the blank cds.  Got to the creative forums and read the archives if you
don't belive me...


"Peter van der Goes" <pvdg@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:9gg9m0$590$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> What happens if you make an image on your hard drive, then burn the image
to
> CDR?
> If that, too, fails, then I believe you should contact your vendor (if
> within the return period), or Creative for a RMA.
>
> "Dick Veach" <lveach@nltc.net> wrote in message
> news:9gg5ol$3b8$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > Hi,
> > I'm having trouble with my new rewritable.
> >
> > What I have.
> > 1. A new creative cdrw that says 8-4-32 on the front, ( that's also the
> only
> > one listed on Creative's site ) but in device manager it is a cdrw-8438
> > 2. nero software that came with the cdrw version 5.0.2.0 Creative
> > 3. win 98 se
> > 4. 1.3 athlon, month old computer with clean install. the computer works
> > fine.
> > 5. the creative is set up as secondary master by itself on the cable.
the
> > source cd is a affrey 50x set up as a slave on the primary with the
> > harddrive.
> >
> > Things that have happened.
> > 1. software installed fine
> > 2. creative cd works as far as installing software and the usual basic
cd
> > uses
> > 3. Nero always recogizes the cdrw
> > 4. I tried the first time to burn at 8x, then 4x, then 2x, and finally
1x.
> > and one of two things happens everytime.
> > 5. when I try to copy a cd, one of two things happens, ( same thing
> happens
> > when I test and burn, or just simulate) I get one of the following error
> > messages, and sometimes both trays pop out, sometimes one, sometimes
none.
> > 6. sometimes Nero stops at this error message,
> >
> >              "Please insert an empty cd to us during simulation"
> >
> > if it stops here, I have put in ten or fifteen different blanks it can
> never
> > see it.
> >
> > 7. Three times it has got past that point, and when it does, I always
get
> > this message,
> >
> >             "Simulation failed at 4x (600kbs)"
> >
> >
> > 8. I don't know what else to do.
> >
> > I hope someone can help me,
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > lveach@nltc.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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