Originally Posted By pitapan16 I am burning educational CD's and have come into a dilemma. The problem I have is that that I sometimes find that for whatever reason(unknown to me) some of my CD's come out only having been able to record half of what I wanted and what it should be able to store on the disk. So my question is, can I re-use my incomplete disk's and burnOVER what I already have in disk?...Thanks for your time everyone! =) To the future! -Spencer
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 pitapan16, some programs burn CD's so that they CAN be re-recorded over, and some burn them so that they cannot be. Some programs allow you to choose that setting. We need more information to be able to help you. Which program are you using to burn the CDs? What kind of computer? About the material that's not copying... Are you trying to make multiple copies of the same content? Or are you trying to make single copies of different content? What kind of discs are you using? Is this audio content only? Audio/video? Where did you get the content? Your experience sounds very frustrating! I hope LP'ers will be able to help you solve the problem! Good luck!
Originally Posted By peeaanuut you can reburn if you are using a CD-/+RW or you have not "finalized"/"closed" the CD-R(or CD+R). And actually on the CD-/+R you cannot reburn, but you can add data to it. If you are making an Audio CD than you cannot play it in a cd player if it is not finalized/closed. Now of course there are acceptions to the rule, but 99% of the time you are going to find that the above is the case. The content would be a big issue. Also what kind of discs you are using is an issue as well. Cheap-O discs tend to have burn sectors or bad discs entirely.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 I'm using CD-R disc's and would like to re-record over them with new audio content. I am using an emachine with the basic freebie RealPlayer. Thanks for your response you two. You two sound smart. Smarter than me, lol. =) -Spencer
Originally Posted By mawnck If you're making audio CDs from CD-Rs, you only get one pass. You can't reuse discs or add to discs that have already been burned. CD-RWs can be erased and reused. However, they don't work in some CD players.
Originally Posted By avromark CD/RW's may also be more expensive, usually used more for Besides today they're cheap 50 blank Kodaks are 10,00$, 50 blank Kodak DVD's (+ or -) are 19,99$, 100 packs of Memorex can be had for 24,97$. Even if some are bad, it's inexpensive these days. Prices are probably cheaper where you are. Have you ever tried Roxio? Doesn't E-Machines come with Sonic? Also - how old is your computer, older computers typically have less RAM and may have a higher fail rate, especially if you use your computer for other things while burning. Also are you burning track-by-track or in one session? Do you verify your discs when complete?
Originally Posted By pitapan16 Also - how old is your computer, older computers typically have less RAM and may have a higher fail rate, especially if you use your computer for other things while burning. Well its about 3-4 years old. And I usually do use the comp while burning so maybe that would help If I stopped. And no I don't verify them. It usually just says the disc is complete and was successful and I take the dic out and move on. Thanks for the info fellas...
Originally Posted By avromark So we're looking at an earlier XP system, probably around 1.4Ghz or so with maybe 256 to 512mb of RAM. Yep don't use the computer while burning, you'll create more errors. It may help to eventually get more RAM (512-1GB is about all you should do until you get a new computer, anything else is probably waste for what you'll need it for). On a dual core system (IE AMD Athlon 64 x2) you can set the burning software to use the second core while you use the first to surf the next, etc but you'd have to set that every time you do it). Good luck with your burns. Oh and if you're making lots of errors, you can set your CD-Burner to burn at a slower speed and see if that helps as well. (Especially with generic CD-R's)
Originally Posted By mawnck As with everything else, you get what you pay for. Unless you're getting ripped off. Kodak = OEM garbage (quite unfortunate, as they made some of the best discs out there back when they rolled their own). Memorex = buys from numerous suppliers, so you never know what you're getting. Stick with Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden if possible -- make sure they're genuine (IE you probably shouldn't buy them on ebay). You can also get Fujifilm IF AND ONLY IF they're made in Japan (which indicates that they're Taiyo Yudens with "Fujifilm" painted on the tops). TDK, Sony or Maxell will generally do OK if the first three choices are absolutely not available. The Maxell "Pro Grade" discs are the same Taiyo Yudens as the Japanese Fujifilm discs, but they're obscenely overpriced. I'd steer clear of other brands if quality and reliability are of primary concern. If you're just making CD compilations for in the car, and don't care whether they're still working 2 years from now, buy whatever brand you want. Note that most store brands use the exact same discs as the "lesser" name branded ones like HP, Memorex, Kodak, K-Hypermedia, and "Made in Taiwan" Fujifilm. I agree that using your computer while burning could be one cause of your problems, but if you continue to get a lot of failures on several different brands, then you probably have a software problem or a dying burner. Pretty much any CD-R, no matter what gutter in Hong Kong it was manufactured in, should at least be able to give you a complete, functional burn that passes verification. (FYI, burning and testing CD-Rs and DVD-Rs is one of my responsibilities at work. We use Taiyo Yuden exclusively. www.rima.com is a reliable mailorder source with excellent prices.)
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Oh and if you're making lots of errors, you can set your CD-Burner to burn at a slower speed and see if that helps as well. (Especially with generic CD-R's)<< Yes, absolutely!
Originally Posted By avromark And if your burner is dying OEM burners are a dime a dozen practically, so no problem-o's. I'm assuming if these are educational discs you're not worried about archiving for the next fifty years.
