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Hello Wayne - 

CA>> I've got an old 4x CDRW burner here that makes six
CA>> coasters to get six good burns. 

CA>> I'm using NERO and getting messages something like "unable
CA>> to determine power settings" or something like that.
CA>> Sounds as though the laser isn't powering on/off correctly
CA>> and the burner is just worn out. It's about 5+ years old
CA>> maybe 8? Anyhow - it's old if you know what I mean. :-) 

WC> Stupid question, have you cleaned the optics with a
WC> cleaning disc designed for this purpose? 

Nope. Never even saw one. There was some discussion about
cleaning CD burner 'optics' in the W95 echo and, as I recall
it, the consensus was that the cleaning disk was a scam. It
would never touch the 'optics' since they don't drag on the CD
nor would they drag on the surface of a 'cleaner' disk. 

WC> Not sure if there's an optical output sensor though I know
WC> these solid state LASER's use a current sensor lead to
WC> regulate power. 

CA>> Any recent sales on at Best Buy, Office Max, or Office
CA>> Depot where I can snag a CDRW cheap? My machine and hard
CA>> drive are too slow to feed a DVD burner or I'd go that
CA>> route. :-\ 

WC> How slow is too slow? My inquiry concerns my H.P. 433
WC> Celeron I intend to upgrade to a Ultra133 I/O card and
WC> drive. RAM speed limited to PCI 66 revision 1. 

Well if my present CDRW burner is having buffer 'under-runs'
even at 4x I'm assuming my hard drive is not capable of keeping
up with a DVD burner/buffer? 

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