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Symptom
Good Questions
You cannot access the
• Are cables seated
device through
properly?
software
Unable to Create
• Is there enough
Multisession disc
space left on the
media for another
session?
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Actions
• Use the Device
Manager in the
Windows Control
Panel to verify the
drive is "seen" by
the system.
• Always verify that
cable connections
are seated properly
by taking the
connector off and
reseating. Improper
connections are the
greatest point of
failure with
peripheral devices.
• Make sure you
have the latest bus
mastering IDE
drivers and latest
BIOS for your
system.
• Writing a session
requires lead in
and lead out
overhead (about 15
megabytes per
session) in addition
to the data that is
recorded.
CRX160E User's Guide
Symptom
Good Questions
Failed writing a CD
• Buffer Underrun
using CD-R or
(Something has
CD-RW media
interrupted the
stream of data to
the recorder)
Following is a
partial list of
possible causes:
• Software related
interruption. Is a
screen saver, your
internet or email
program or other
software
application
interrupting the
write process?
• Hard drive too
slow?
• Fragmented hard
drive?
• Is it an older drive
conducting a
thermal
recalibration in the
middle of the
write?
• Bad or scratched
media?
CRX160E User's Guide
Actions
• Make sure you
have the latest bus
mastering IDE
drivers and latest
BIOS for your
system.
• Disable functions
that will interrupt
the write
operation.
• Make sure the hard
drive is fast
enough.
• Defragment hard
drive
• Consult with
manufacturer or
vendor.
• Replace media.
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