[DM-MUG] CD-RW no seen on older MAC

[CW Smith]

On 1/7/05 1:04 PM, "Dave Weis" <djweis@internetsolver.com> wrote:

> Ray Bowler wrote:
>> I burned a CD-RW on my wife's iBook running 10.2.8. I used Toast and the
>> MAC only option. If shows up on the iBook. It will not mount on my 6500
>> running OS 9.1 or on my daughters 4100 updated to OS 8.5. Wont these
>> older machines recognize the RW?
> 
> I don't think non-rw drives can normally read RW disks. I know on some
> versions of windows they have a packet reader extension that lets them
> read RW disks.
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CD-RWs are slightly thicker than CDs and CD-Rs (you'd never notice with the
naked eye).  This requires the laser to focus differently for RWs.

Some audio CD players, CD-ROM drives, and CD-R drives (especially older
ones) are not calibrated to focus CD-RWs.  This may explain why CD-RWs that
read just fine on some machines, may not read others, or in your car CD
player, or your Walkman, etc.

Try using a CD-R instead of the RW.

Peace,
CW


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