Millard
December 9th 03, 02:25 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi there,
>
> I am having problems burning audio CDs with my HP Cd-
writer 8200 -
>I'm running Windows XP and am using HP RecordNow. I can
record data
>discs fine, it is just audio CDs that refuse to complete
the writing
>process. RecordNow will get 50% of the way through the
disc and then
>come up with an "error writing disc" message and abort
the operation.
>If I look at the disc, it is only partially burnt
(indicated by the
>color variation between the burnt portion and unburnt
portion).
>
> Its clearly not a hardware issue since I can burn data
discs, so I
>am curious if there are any known problems with
RecordNow, WinXP, and
>HP 8200 series with audio burning. Is it possible that
the drive is
>trying to pull data faster than my computer is reading
off the hard
>drive (due to other processes or fragmentation). Any
other
>suggestions for how this may be fixed? Is there better
audio
>recording software out there?
>
>A
>.
> Perhaps you have already tried this but if not, it can't
hurt. Go to the PROPERTIES window of your cdr. Ensure that
your cdr is set to write DATA and MUSIC files. The default
on the HP may be DATA and not both. Set it to BOTH. I have
had UPDATES to change my settings before without my
knowledge and you have to go back and check your settings.
>Hi there,
>
> I am having problems burning audio CDs with my HP Cd-
writer 8200 -
>I'm running Windows XP and am using HP RecordNow. I can
record data
>discs fine, it is just audio CDs that refuse to complete
the writing
>process. RecordNow will get 50% of the way through the
disc and then
>come up with an "error writing disc" message and abort
the operation.
>If I look at the disc, it is only partially burnt
(indicated by the
>color variation between the burnt portion and unburnt
portion).
>
> Its clearly not a hardware issue since I can burn data
discs, so I
>am curious if there are any known problems with
RecordNow, WinXP, and
>HP 8200 series with audio burning. Is it possible that
the drive is
>trying to pull data faster than my computer is reading
off the hard
>drive (due to other processes or fragmentation). Any
other
>suggestions for how this may be fixed? Is there better
audio
>recording software out there?
>
>A
>.
> Perhaps you have already tried this but if not, it can't
hurt. Go to the PROPERTIES window of your cdr. Ensure that
your cdr is set to write DATA and MUSIC files. The default
on the HP may be DATA and not both. Set it to BOTH. I have
had UPDATES to change my settings before without my
knowledge and you have to go back and check your settings.