From: Colgrove, George (George.Colgrove_at_state.vt.us)
Date: Thu Feb 21 2002 - 11:52:36 EST
Yeah, I've done this as well, but my 760XD 20x couldn't read the CR-RW as a
CD-R, but can read CD-R's.
|-----Original Message-----
|From: Cottrell, Eric [mailto:ecottrell_at_doble.com]
|Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:25 AM
|To: 'phillip ramirez'; Colgrove, George; 'richard'; Steve C.
|Cc: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
|Subject: RE: Why I prefer CD-R's
|
|
|Hello,
|
|I normally write CD-RWs as CD-Rs. You can still totally erase
|a CD-RW and rewrite it. I use CD-R format to store the current
|set of drivers or other downloads. When a new set comes out I
|transfer any still current stuff to the HD, add the new files,
|erase the CD-RW, then reburn it. Using the CD-RW format (UDF)
|requires a driver on an old machine that wants to read it.
|
|I was really pleased to find the 600e 2x DVD rom reads CD-RW
|as well as CD-R.
|
|73 Eric ecottrell_at_doble.com
|
|-----Original Message-----
|From: phillip ramirez [mailto:laswazuki_at_yahoo.com]
|Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 9:46 AM
|To: Colgrove, George; 'richard'; Steve C.
|Cc: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
|Subject: Re: Why I prefer CD-R's
|
|
|the problem with older cd roms reading an rw disk is the fact
|they are not
|closed or finalized.. but when you finalize the disk it cant
|be rewritten
|----- Original Message -----
|From: "Colgrove, George" <George.Colgrove_at_state.vt.us>
|To: "'richard'" <rpritz_at_rcn.com>; "Steve C." <stevec50_at_yahoo.com>
|Cc: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
|Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 12:55 PM
|Subject: RE: Why I prefer CD-R's
|
|
|> I couldn't get my 755CD (2x) to read a CD-R, but my
|760EL/XL/XD (4x, 8x &
|> 20x) read them fine. It doesn't seem to be as easy for them
|to read a
|CD-R
|> as opposed to a regular CD-ROM though. I do however have
|difficulty in
|> getting them to read a CD-RW disk. I also have an old 4x backpack
|external
|> CD-ROM drive and it reads CD-R's as well. I hooked it up to
|an old Tandy
|> 286 and was able to install software from a CD-R. I had a
|couple older
|IBM
|> PS/1 Consultant desktops (nice machines) that had creative labs 2x
|CD-ROMS.
|> These would not read CD-R's. I had a HP computer and an
|Acer with an 8x
|and
|> it read them fine. If I were to make any conclusion from
|all this, it
|would
|> be that 2x CD-ROM drives and lower probably won't work with
|CD-R's. But
|the
|> rest most likely will. I think once you get into the 32x
|and above they
|> will read both CD-R's and CD-RW's.
|>
|> Hope this helps.
|>
|> PS. Since we are on the topic, does anyone know why a high
|speed CD-ROM
|> Drive locks up? I have this happen to me almost every time
|I do software
|> installations. The drive will make clicking noises, the spindle will
|begin
|> to whirl, then it shuts down. I'll have this happen to me 4
|times before
|> the drive freezes up all together. At this point Explorer
|will crash.
|> Often to prevent this, I push the button to eject the CD,
|this gives an
|> error message to explorer, I pop the disk back in and it works!
|>
|>
|>
|> |-----Original Message-----
|> |From: richard [mailto:rpritz_at_rcn.com]
|> |Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 12:52 PM
|> |To: Steve C.
|> |Cc: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
|> |Subject: Re: Why I prefer CD-R's
|> |
|> |
|> |Can most CDROM drives read a CD-R disk written with a CD-RW drive?
|> |
|> |At 09:45 AM 2/20/2002 -0800, Steve C. wrote:
|> |>Yes, but not all CDROM drives can READ CD-RW disks!
|> |>Most older ones can't handle it.
|> |> >Can a CD-RW drive write both CD-R and CD-RW blanks?
|> |
|
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