Re: CD/DVD diagnostic tools needed
On Mon, Jul 02, 2012 at 02:37:42PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:34:00 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> > Ouch!!, at least try different media first, some media are problematic
> > with some DVD/CD drives (according to some stuff I've read)
>
> The above "weird, inconsistent, and intermittent" errors indicate some
> CDs do work and some doesn't. If all the tests are being done in the same
> way (same media, same writing speed, same burning tools...) there's a
> high chance for the unit going bad.
I was referring to whether it was CD+R or CD-R media, although you can
get the odd crook one; especially in those bulk cheap stacks. Also
dodgy RAM will cause intermittent burning problems.
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