These #@!#! burners!!

[Ramses]

I'm sick and tired of trying to match programs, settings, burners and brands of blank cd-r's!!!!

Here I am again at almost 2am, been using Memorex cd-r's in my Acer external USB burner with Nero, got some Imations's, can burn and read them with the Acer or the newish lappy's CD drive, but NOT with my stinking Toshiba SCSI CD-ROM! Urrrr!!!! What is the deal!

I've played with all the settigns and have a pretty good idea of what they do, and they were fine with the Memorex like they were to start with, but not now.

Interistingly clone-cd copied two cd's and they read in the Toshiba fine, I do not understand...


Running XP Pro, dual 333's, 16x Toshiba cd-rom, what am I missing here?

 

[cholley]

never had any trouble, sony 10/4/32 nero, ezcd 5, clone cd, cdr win, sony cd extreme and always the cheapest media i can find,
how old is the scsi cd rom?
have see alot of old cd roms that were very pickey about cd-r's

 

[skeletal29]

<< I'm sick and tired of trying to match programs, settings, burners and brands of blank cd-r's!!!!

Here I am again at almost 2am, been using Memorex cd-r's in my Acer external USB burner with Nero, got some Imations's, can burn and read them with the Acer or the newish lappy's CD drive, but NOT with my stinking Toshiba SCSI CD-ROM! Urrrr!!!! What is the deal!

I've played with all the settigns and have a pretty good idea of what they do, and they were fine with the Memorex like they were to start with, but not now.

Interistingly clone-cd copied two cd's and they read in the Toshiba fine, I do not understand...


Running XP Pro, dual 333's, 16x Toshiba cd-rom, what am I missing here?


>>




lol ok....some one will automate it for you.

 

[MWink]

Toshiba CD-ROM's are known for having horrible problems reading CD-Rs.

 

[Ramses]

This one isnt.

Why will it read the functionally identical Memorex CD-R's, Sony and Acer brand CD-RW's, and the Imation if there made with clone-cd? That makes no sence, none, zip. How long have cd-roms and burners been around now? Have they changed the standards that things work on lately? This kinda crap really agrivates me.

 

[viper007]

Acer external USB burner!! LOL..MAHAHAHAHAHAH...

 

[Ramses]

As sceptacal as I was, it's been a pretty good one, I'll make a coaster every couple of months, but other than that it isnt bad. It supports firewire with the proper cable, so that will be cool one day.

Course it's my girlfriend's, for her lappy, she refuses a regular desktop anything, ever, and for the money the Acer was a decent deal..

 

[Pauli]

MWink wrote:


<< Toshiba CD-ROM's are known for having horrible problems reading CD-Rs >>



I have never, ever, seen anyone post here about Toshiba CD-ROMs having any compatiblity problems with CD-Rs (check my sig - I've been hanging around here for several years). In fact, the general consensus here is that Toshibas are the MOST COMPATIBLE drives around (not the fastest for ripping, though). I have worked regularly with 3 different Toshiba readers over the past few years and not once have had a problem reading burned media. You are spreading misinformation.

 

[NesuD]

I have to agree with Pauli. i have never run across a toshiba cdrom that had problems reading cdrs. I have used several toshiba models and all of them have read cdrs very well. In the other hand i have had problems with some toshiba dvd drives reading cdrs. I have an old 6x toshiba dvd sitting on my work bench that cannot read cdrs faster than 6x and some cdrs it won't read at all. It's been like that since it was new which is why it is on my bench instead of in my box.

 

[RSMemphis]

Pauli wrote:


<< I have never, ever, seen anyone post here about Toshiba CD-ROMs having any compatiblity problems with CD-Rs (check my sig - I've been hanging around here for several years). >>


What sig?

 

[Pauli]

<< What sig? >>



Oops, I'm sorry. I meant membership status (in the left column). BTW, I don't do much posting, as you can see only ~400 posts, but I lurk here on an almost daily basis (except during NFL football season)

 

[MWink]

<< I have never, ever, seen anyone post here about Toshiba CD-ROMs having any compatiblity problems with CD-Rs (check my sig - I've been hanging around here for several years). In fact, the general consensus here is that Toshibas are the MOST COMPATIBLE drives around (not the fastest for ripping, though). I have worked regularly with 3 different Toshiba readers over the past few years and not once have had a problem reading burned media. You are spreading misinformation. >>



I've probably been around here a bit more. I do not agree with you. I have seen plenty of Toshiba CD-ROM's that have problem with CD-R's. I have seen it mentioned on here as well as other places. I don't think the problem still exists with their newer drives but it does in their older drives.

I used to work regularly with Toshiba CD-ROM's 4-24X and they were full of bugs. No question the worst CD-ROM's I have ever worked with. The newer ones seem better but I still don't totally trust them. I know without a doubt that I am right.

 

[Kingofcomputer]

toshiba cd-rom sucks, my toshiba 4x cd-rom almost can't read any cd-r, cd-rw, pirate cd.

 

[spanky]

<< toshiba cd-rom sucks, my toshiba 4x cd-rom almost can't read any cd-r, cd-rw, pirate cd. >>



what was that last part?!?! :Q

 

[Ramses]

Little update..

You can add a Kenwood TrueX 72x to the list that cant read them, it will not even read the two made with clone CD the my Toshiba will.

Several other drives ovviously had trouble reading them also.

It has to be the disk's, there 700meg/80min Imations, but when comparing to a spindle I've used off and on of a friends's that are also Imation, they look different, lettering and color different(there 700's too). His work, and these dont. Only other difference is his are rated at 16x and the non working one's I have are rated to 24x.

As for the cd-rom debate, my 16x SCSI Toshiba has been a great drive, this is the very first time it has not been able to read a cd-r or rw, and a lot of them pass though it over the years. I've run various cd test's on it and it's always come out very consistant favorable compared to other drives of it's speed.
It's been a better drive than about five "good brand" IDE cd-rom's I've had before. So unless mine is a freak, I cant believe there that bad...

 

[Ramses]

Searching through the archives also show's little complaint about Toshiba cd-rom's, except a few post's where people inquire about them and someone pops up and says "they suck" with no reason and that's all there is.

Lots of DVD questoins.

 

[Ramses]

Here...


are CD Speed results for the Toshiba that I have. A nice un-jumpy climp in read speed. Good drive.

 

[mastertech01]

The only problems I had with Toshiba was the ones I ever had just quit reading period.. read heads sticking on the rails. My 40X SCSI is in the closet due to these problems. I just wont buy Toshiba any more.

 

[Ramses]

Hi John, long time no type..

Sticking? As in mechanicly gooed up or electronicly not being told to move somehow?

 

[mastertech01]

Hi Rex. As in wont slide on the rails. Ive tried teflon grease and it helped for awhile, but still is unreliable. Its like the rail mountingss warp or the read head mount wears and binds on the rails... doesnt take much misalignment or drag and it hangs.

 

[Ramses]

hmm, wierd..

Hope mine keeps plugging along...

 

[mastertech01]

I dont see a lot of posts about it, so maybe its just my bad luck. Ive had at least 4 of them with similar problems, but mostly older models and one DVD drive. They may have it fixed now.. for your sake I hope it lasts and lasts friend.

 

[JellyBaby]

Applied the XP experimental CD burner patch yet?

 

[Ramses]

naa, havent heard of it, i dont use the built in stuff, does it still apply?

 

[JellyBaby]

I think so. It's supposed to fix problems like the one you reported. There's a disclaimer though if you look at the patch's description.

Do the windowsupdate thing and it should be there somewhere..