cd writer problem

treefingers

just got one for crimbo.

but when i try to burn a cd it wont work. actually, it goes through the whole process, and says that burning is completedd successfully. but these cds won't work in any hi-fi, discman, or whatever. there doesn't appear to be any data on the cd.

anyone have any ideas?

(i could post up the log from one of my attempts if it would help??)

Rambo

A little more info please

software package you or using and cd burner , make of cd that you or writing to

speed of machine and memory

treefingers

Originally posted by Rambo
A little more info please

software package you or using and cd burner , make of cd that you or writing to

speed of machine and memory

nero express 5.5

its a benq burner. (52x24x52)

free memory on the pc? - 2GB. its an 800Mhz processer...

are you burning the discs at their max speeds? I fúcked a few up when I first started burning cd's cause i was burning cd's at 52x when they were only able to be burned at 48 and under..

Mutant_Fruit

are you only doing test burns (a.k.a. simulations). That happened to me when i got my first burner.

Capt'n Midnight

Try a CDRW
this will be done at a slower seed
and you can retry

also make sure you have turned off your AV program as some can stop files getting into the buffer in time
also do a defrag of the HDD - again for the buffer

sci0x

Maybe its Nero. That version ****ed up a lot for me. I got the new Nero 6 Ultra Edition and it never failed me yet .

treefingers

i found the problem - the jumper settings were wrong. i should have set it to slave,not master setting.

thanks anyway for the replies - they might help someone else......