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[ZeroAquaduct]

I had a few VCDs that have glitches whenever I play it using my Creative 52x CD-ROM. However, if I use my Ricoh 8x8x32x CD-R/RW drive, I don't have these glitches.

Why is this happening? My Creative CD-ROM is stated to read at 52x, but from testing it using Nero CD Speed, the maximum speed I get reading VCDs is 7-8x. Is this the reason? My CD-ROM is too slow?

My VCDs are burnt on Ricoh Platinum CD-Rs. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!

[bewley]

Off the top of my head, I can think of two things.

First would be media/burn speed. I have a Plextor CD-ROM that absolutely hates Memorex CD-R burned faster than 2X speed. It reads everything elese I have thrown at it fine... But those Memorex discs just gives it hell. However, my Toshiba CD-ROM and Hi-Val DVD play them fine. Go figure.

As a test, you could try copying a problem VCD to a different type of media and see if this solves the problem.

The other problem that strikes me could be the position of the CD-ROM on your IDE controller or its setup. Is DMA turned on (if applicable)? Is it on the same controller as your HD (probably primary), while the CD-R/RW is on a controller by itself (secondary)? You may need to jocky the position of your devices/setup to get optimal performance if you are experiencing a throughput bottleneck. However, I would try another media type first as it is the easiest test to perform.

Good Luck!

- bewley

[ZeroAquaduct]

This is what occurred:

1. If I burn from my Creative CD-ROM to my Ricoh CD-R/RW, it'll produce glitches. These glitches occur only on my Creative drive; it doesn't occur on my Ricoh drive.

2. If I burn using my Ricoh CD-R/RW as the reader and writer, it won't produce glitches. Even if I play them on my Creative drive, there'll be no glitches. So it's not the media.

The funny thing is, whether the glitches will occur or not will depend upon how I burn. Creative to Ricoh will cause errors. Ricoh to Ricoh will not cause errors. But the errors can only be seen with Creative.

BTW, I'm using Clone.

[networkswiz]

If the Creative Labs and the Ricoh are on the same channel, i.e. they are connected to the same IDE cable, you will have problems.
What I would suggest is copy the files to your hard drive, then burn that file.

[bewley]

I did not realize that this was a problem copying discs...

I agree with networkswiz... You can do what he suggests or you can try to slow down your burns. You didn't say what speed you write your CD-R's, but try at 2X (or even 1X) to see if it resolves the problem.

Good Luck!

- bewley