John, thanks for this, I'll get hold of one and give it a go, Billy ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 4:39 AM Subject: Re: CD drive will burn, but reads inconsistently
> Hello TrueBlue and Proud, > I once had a fisher highfigh double cd player/burner that gave me that > problem eather way. > A few times, I couldn't burn cds on it because it had a derty lazer linse. > But when I popped one of those linse cleaning kits in to it, it allowed me > to not only play cds, I was also able to go back to coppying one cd to > another cd wich is the real reason why I bot that machine in the first > place. > But try cleaning the lazer linse and see if your dvd drive will do what > it's > suppose to do. > My best regards to you all. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 3:24 PM > Subject: Re: CD drive will burn, but reads inconsistently > > >> John, I have the exact opesit problem with my dvd/cd burner. I can play >> discs all right, but the drive just won't burn discs, >> Same problem maybe?, >> Billy >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:59 PM >> Subject: Re: CD drive will burn, but reads inconsistently >> >> >>> High Larry and Tom, >>> I ran in to this kind of a problem to many times before. >>> Before I got in to computers, I was and still am heavyly in to audio. >>> This is the one thing that both audio cd players and cd drives for >>> computers >>> and even dvd players have in comend with each other. >>> Over a periet of time, real fine dust particals will deposit themselves >>> on >>> the lazer lense. >>> When that happens, that's when these machines have a problem playing >>> back >>> any cd or dvd you put in them. >>> Their are lazer linse cleaning kits that you can use to get the dust >>> deposit >>> off of the linse. >>> After cleaning the linse, these dvd players cd players and even computer >>> cd/dvd drives are like new again. >>> Try cleaning the lazer linse with one of these linse cleaning kits and >>> see >>> if that solves the problem. >>> If it dosen't, then that's the time to replace the cd/dvd drive. >>> My best regards to you all. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Larry Higgins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:07 AM >>> Subject: Re: CD drive will burn, but reads inconsistently >>> >>> >>>> Hey Tom, >>>> >>>> Thanks for those suggestions. I did find that after putting a disc >>>> into the burner for reading, that when afterward placing the same >>>> disc in my Victor Reader Classic, that the medium was rejected. I've >>>> thought about the possibility that the drive might be defective in >>>> such a way as to make the laser capable of doing some kind of damage >>>> to discs, but thought that might be a bit paranoid and over the top, >>>> but I guess not. It might just be time for a new burner. I've had this >>>> Lite-on for a little over three years. As a matter of fact, it came >>>> with my computer. I'm definitely open to any other possible >>>> suggestions. After all, if to further troubleshoot this problem is to >>>> destroy my music, I can hardly justify doing that. >>>> >>>> Thanks a bunch, >>>> >>>> Larry >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> At 05:20 AM 6/6/2007, you wrote: >>>>>Larry, >>>>> >>>>>Does the CD drive read commercially produced discs OK? >>>>> >>>>>Can you use the discs burned on the problematic drive on >>>>>other disc drives or players? >>>>> >>>>>Do you have Nero do a simulation before doing the burn? >>>>> >>>>>I'm wondering if when you burn a CD the drive might burn it >>>>>badly and therefore it can be read only once or twice before >>>>>the disc degrades. >>>>> >>>>>Moer questions than answers, sorry about that but CD burners >>>>>have done real strange things for me. >>>>> >>>>>Tom >>>>> >>>>>** Message Separator ** >>>>> >For some reason, my cd drive/burner seems to have trouble >>>>> >reading discs within Windows Explorer. No matter how many >>>>> >times I try reinserting discs, I receive the dialog box >>>>> >telling me that I need to place a disc in the drive, or >>>>> >something to that affect. This makes it hard to understand >>>>> >how Nero has no trouble burning cds at all. It seems to me >>>>> >that burning should be next to impossible if previously >>>>> >burned discs can't be read in the first place. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>>>http://www.pc-audio.org >>>>> >>>>>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>> Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.11/836 - Release Date: >>>> 6/6/2007 >>>> 1:10 PM >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> __________ NOD32 2312 (20070606) Information __________ >>> >>> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.11/836 - Release Date: 6/6/2007 >> 1:10 PM >> >> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________ NOD32 2314 (20070606) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
