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Some CD-R's aren't recognized

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Name: ccarruth
Date: February 9, 2004 at 09:04:42 Pacific
OS: WIN 98se
CPU/Ram: 128 SDRAM / PC133
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I've got an old school 36x CD-R drive (As far as i know Gateway is the maker). The drive seems to recognize some CD's and not others. Any manufacterer;s CD's are read fine, some CD-R's (Maxwell 48x brand) are read okay and some are not??? The read speed shouldn't matter should it???? I have checked the IDE contoller and the pin-in/out connection on the drive itself and all seem fine. Any ideas????

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Response Number 1
Name: sam2
Date: February 9, 2004 at 10:12:50 Pacific
Reply:

The laser might be deteriorating, or the drive might be dusty. Spraying the inside with a can of compressed air sometimes helps.


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Response Number 2
Name: Don Miller
Date: February 9, 2004 at 10:42:26 Pacific
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You might try a CD Lens cleaning kit .. usually available at Radio Shack and other places.

Don


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Response Number 3
Name: ccarruth
Date: February 9, 2004 at 13:01:22 Pacific
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I'll try the compressed air first, then see how a Laser cleaning kit works...I'll keep you posted. Thanks


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Response Number 4
Name: Derek
Date: February 9, 2004 at 14:09:50 Pacific
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I have known some older CD-ROM's baulk at higher speed CD-R's. I've also known new CD-ROM's object to the old 4X CD-R blank discs.

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