Is rarely a problem with drives made in 2000 or beyond.Īlso watch out for things like anti-virus programs that wake up, virtual With a buffer underrun or an inability to finalize a session. Sometimes the drives fail when they overheat, Separate SCSI or IDE controllers may be helpful. Depending on your setup, putting the recorder and your hard drive on Record from a disc image file rather than on-the-fly. (But don't defragment *while* you're recording.) Defragment your HD, especially if you're doing on-the-fly recording. Don't do anything else with the computer while recording. Record at a slow speed - it takes longer to empty the buffer when Use a fast, AV-friendly hard drive (i.e.
If your hardware and software support it, enable buffer underrun If you were using disc-at-once recording, you're probablyĪdvice for preventing buffer underruns is scattered throughout this FAQ. Session and starting another, assuming there's enough space left on theĬD, and assuming your pre-mastering software didn't choose to finalize theĭisc for you. You can sometimes use a disc that failed during writing by closing the Most recorders released in 2001 or later have optional "buffer underrun This was a very common and very annoying problem for many years, so The disc is still spinning, but there's noĭata to write, so the recording process aborts. If the recorder requests data from the write buffer, but there's none there, Put a write buffer in the drive, usually between 512K and 4MB in size.ĭata read from the hard drive, tape, or another CD is stored in the buffer,Īnd pulled out as needed by the recorder. To avoid a situation where a temporary slowdown in theĬomputer causes the write process to fail, the makers of CD recorders
Must always have data to write, from the moment the recording starts until Once the laser starts writing, any interruption would createĪ physical gap on the disc that could confuse CD readers. Generally speaking, the CD recording process can't be interrupted in It means you have an attractive new coaster for your table. Subject: What does "buffer underrun" mean? Worse over time, it may need to be cleaned. If you have an older recorder, and it seems to be getting progressively Something that prevents it from being loaded ("scsi1hlp.vx_"). Under Windows, rename \Windows\System\Iosubsys\scsi1hlp.vxd to
Might also need to uninstall incompatible bus-mastering drivers The drive (via the Win9x device manager see section (5-15-1)).
Some problems with PC ATAPI drives go away when DMA is turned off for Some ideas that are only relevant to hardware and software from the 1990s: If you're using a motherboard withĪ VIA chipset, make sure you are running the absolute latest version If you've tweaked your PC BIOS to the limit and are overclockingĮverything, reset it to defaults and see if your problems clear up. Even if the software is new enough to beĬompatible, there's some chance that your bug has already been fixed. Most, if not all,ĬD recorder software publishers have web sites with updates. Received the software with the recorder). Software for correct operation with your hardware (yes, even if you
If you didn't receive a manual with the product, it may be in Some suggestions that fix most common problems: See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Summary: Frequently Asked Questions about CD recorders, CD-R media, CD-RW, Newsgroups:, ,, ,comp.answers, news.answers, alt.answers