Re: CD/DVD diagnostic tools needed
On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:17:12 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> 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.
Discarding the media is as easy as using a different CD/DVD type/brand.
> Also dodgy RAM will cause intermittent burning problems.
And a bad power supply... but this, as well as memory related problems,
would also lead in a general system instability or another "weirdities"
which have not been mentioned yet.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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