Lite-On 48x cdr issues

stoopidstoopid Albany, NY New
edited July 2003 in Hardware
I think my CDR drive might be dying. I had 4 coasters at 40x writing before I realized the pattern (using 40x Sony blank cdr media I've used in the past with no issues).

If I ramp the speeds down to 24x it writes fine, but any higher and at 70% each and every time it slows, then stops, then gets stuck in a kinda loop (spinning/accessing/slowing) until I either reboot or manually force the drive open (even closing Nero doesn't stop the drive).

I used some canned air to clean it out the best I could, used a CD lense cleaner to remove any dust, but it still has the issue.

Comments

  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    Did the black Sony CDR's work in 'THIS' burner before or did they work well in another burner befoer? The faster the write speed the more picky burners seem to be on media.
  • stoopidstoopid Albany, NY New
    edited July 2003
    Originally posted by mtgoat
    Did the black Sony CDR's work in 'THIS' burner before or did they work well in another burner befoer? The faster the write speed the more picky burners seem to be on media.

    Same media, same drive. I'm willing to live at 24x if need be, saves me having to acquire a new drive... but a local techie friend has a 40x lite-on he's willing to sell me for $30, so I'm trying to figure out if I really need the replacement.
  • AgeekAgeek
    edited July 2003
    Well, sounds like you do not need the replacement now but it does sound like the motor is going bad. If was in that boat would change out the drive cable first, and if no better results afterward replace it when I saw a super deal and had the money.

    If the 40X is new that is a decent price, if used check googlegear and newegg first.

    John Danielson.
  • stoopidstoopid Albany, NY New
    edited July 2003
    Well, it's a combination of poor media (48x Sony cdrs) and a tired Liteon cd burner. A newer 40x liteon burned 3 out of the 4 cdrs at 40x last night fine, but had the same problem on the last disc (it was able to complete the other disks when the other drive had failed). So it looks like the old liteon's tiring from 8 months of use, so I picked up the 40x (still 'like-new') from my friend cheap.
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