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Who makes them? I've seen them at my store, but I fear they might be CMC, I have enough CMCs! :lol:

I grabbed the last $20 drive on sale at my local officemax, and alas, it was not a liteon, but an optorite. Some searching of this forum has revealed that some folk think this is a crappy drive. What are the issues with it? I do a lot of audio disc burning (from shn files), so I am concerned about writing quality. Should I return this thing and shell out the extra $30-40 for a ...

Is there a newer version of MTKFLASH then 1.55? because I tried to flash my Sony 48/12/48 to LiteOn 52/24/52 but MTKFLASH says it doesn't know the memory type. I managed to update the drive to Sony 52/24/52 with the Windows Updater from Sony, but nothing with MTKFLASH that worked flawlessly with my Memorex 1240AJ (LiteOn 32123S).

Did a search for Roxio but nothing seems to have been posted here.
Also posted in EZCD forum hope thats ok.

I have EZCD x5 Plat and have just installed the latest nero 5.5.0.7. for
(s)vcd mainly.

I have just been trying to backup some previous downloads using EZCD Direct CD but for the first time i have hit upon a major problem.

Trying to format, gives me an error message of (unreconizable media)
After ...

Did a search for nero but nothing seems to have been posted here.

I have EZCD x5 Plat and have just installed the latest nero 5.5.0.7. for
(s)vcd mainly.

I have just been trying to backup some previous downloads using EZCD Direct CD but for the first time i have hit upon a major problem.

Trying to format, gives me an error message of (unreconizable media)
After about 5 attempts i managed to format a ...

The choice of cd-r's where I live is quite small Haven't found any Verbatim, fuji or stuff like that, mostly: TDK's and Sony (made in europe)...
finally I found Maxell CD-R 80 XL-S (X48) 50 cd spindle -
I know that Maxell has a bad rep, but these cd's where made in japan so I took a chance - maybe they r Taiyo Yuden...
can any1 give me his impression of these cd's????
is it ...

I have the latest nero, and when I 2 use the CD-SPEED and try 2 run some tests it just doen't work:

it loads the "spin up drive" screen (though the CD-ROM itself appears to do nothing), and I get the following error message:

"Error - PARAMETER VALUE INVALID (052602)".
furthermore, when I try 2 test a quality of some of my cd's (original and burned) it behaves very strangely:
the graph runs red like ...

Hi all

I've managed to lose my installation CD for my Sony CRX215E1 writer, and have had to format my machine, damn windows!

I cant get the writer to detect in any burn software :cry:


can anyone help???

many thanks in advance

Sam

Getting Digital Output from CD-ROM
Many people use CD-ROM drives to listen to music CDs. However, it takes several steps for a music CD in the drive to get to us via speakers; and it is during these steps that the quality sound of a CD degenerates. If the music playback from a CD-ROM drive, which is normally an analog signal, is converted into a digital signal, then these subtle interferences or noises can be ...

Recently, it has been criticized by customers that they can not be satisfied with the
actual recording speed due to its compatibility with the CDR. CD-RW market has been
having a keen competition that the new high-speed products have been coming out in
every 2 or 3months due to the intense competition of the high speed products among
the manufactories. In the market, the CDRW, which supports 48 speeds, is being sold
recently and ...