80 Minute CDROM

[RaceGamer]

Could anyone tell me why an old Creative DVDROM 5240E-1 wouldnt read an 80 minute recorded cd? Would it be a software issue, or just out of date hardware? And what's different? I have read about compatability issues, but was looking for some tech answers on this. Thanks in advance!

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[tweakmm]

its because the larger CD-roms arn't part of the standard. Most new CD players/roms will read them,but the older ones don;t know how to read the extra space

 

[kylef]

If it is a DVD drive, then it should definitely be able to read 80-minute CD's. However, keep in mind that the early DVD drives used single blue lasers to read from CDs, which were designed to be read by red lasers (larger wavelength). This causes lower reflectivities and higher error rates...

I would try a different 80-minute CD-R. If your drive reads CD-R discs at all, then it should be able to read the longer ones... It may just be a bad CDR.

 

[RSI]

<< its because the larger CD-roms arn't part of the standard. Most new CD players/roms will read them,but the older ones don;t know how to read the extra space >>

I have an ancient faulty Pioneer CDROM and it reads all the CDs I burn with my HP Burner at 8x on 80 minute CDs. Never had problems reading any CDs.

Maybe you burnt a CD-RW and didn't close it?

-RSI