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Re: Problem with CD-ROM drive on Windows NT
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Thu, 1 Jun 2000 13:57:10 GMT
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"Mike Stanley" <cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com> writes:

Adaptec Direct CD doesn't burn audio cds - it's a packet-writing
package that allows you to dump data a little at a time on a cd
till you're done with it.

Yeah, that's the part I disliked about it.  I had to burn a lot of
files at work, and with Adaptec Direct CD this took ages, since each
file was done separately.  I actually used three hours to burn a
single CD.  On a 2x drive!  And it failed to work!

It wasn't my own computer, so I couldn't install any other software.

Hopefully I will get my own CD writer at work so that I don't have to
use that awful software again.


I would say that this direct CD package had to install a UDF driver
for the CDROM and that some how that got corrupted or corrupted the
original driver.  Reapplying the latest service pack might take
care of it, then again it might not.  I've never had this happen
before, not like this.

I was probably not precise enough.  I burned the offending CD on
another person's computer.  When I tried it in my own, the system
locked up and I've never gained access to the CD drive again.  I have
no idea what happened.

This is Windows NT 4 on a Compaq Deskpro workstation.

I've tried to look into the configuration menus, but there doesn't
appear to be anything I can use there.

Ah, well.  I can always call the system operators and have them help
me.  But I'd rather be able to fix it myself...

Fredrik



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  Re: Problem with CD-ROM drive on Windows NT
 
(...) If I remember correctly, and don't bet the farm on this, the only way a normal CDROM can read CDs that are written with Direct CD is to have a UDF driver installed. If you don't have administrator access on your own workstation (not uncommon (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: Problem with CD-ROM drive on Windows NT
 
(...) Adaptec Direct CD doesn't burn audio cds - it's a packet-writing package that allows you to dump data a little at a time on a cd till you're done with it. And its garbage, for the most part. You're thinking of Adaptec Easy CD Creator, mostly (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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