i think your cd drive is too old to read cdrw's. i myself have drives that don't read cdrw, and the oldest ones are not even able to read cdr. tino Mike Singer Gesendet von: pic microcontroller discussion list 22.08.02 08:26 Bitte antworten an pic microcontroller discussion list An: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Kopie: Thema: Re: [OT]: cd recorders There are a lot of information about CDR/RW on the Net. You might read such magazines as "Chip", "PC-World" etc. They regularly publish articles about CDR/RW technology, make comparative tests of CDR/RW devices. Mike. Mike Mansheim wrote: > I've just finally gotten a CD-RW recorder, and have been experimenting > with reading the burned CD's (both R & RW) in other drives. In both > of > the other drives I have available to check, I can eventually read the > CD's, but not right away. The drives are "not ready" for varying > amounts > of time. It sounds almost as though they have to "spool up" before > they > can be read. When the CD is inserted, the drives make noise, even > though > there is no auto-start stuff on them (just files). The whole process > doesn't seem very reliable. > - Is there a way to "tickle" the drives to get them up to speed before > trying to access them, if that is the problem? > - What is different about "regular" cd's that they don't exhibit this? > (I can always access them right away). > > Thanks for any light anyone can shed! > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.