unerasable cdrw :(

[pamf]

ive got a memorex 4x cdrw here.. i used it a while back to write a small file onto to move to another computer.. now im trying to erase the damned thing so i can use it.. but it just will not erase.. i tried it with my creative 8432 coasterblaster with both xp's built in burning stuff and with nero 5, both quick and full erase.. didnt work.. now im using my brothers 121032 burner (which hasnt had any failed burns yet..) and it STILL wont erase .. anyone got any ideas? id hate to toss this thing

 

[TheCorm]

It's costing too much of your time now for a peiece of media that costs what £1.50 / $2.00. It's time to throw it out and go pick up a 5 pack to keep you in stock.

Corm

 

[pamf]

if you can't offer a helpful suggestion than please don't waste my time by replying.

if you were getting an 80% fail rate on your burns would you be interested if i told you to just go buy more cdrs, or would you want me to stfu if i cant offer you a helpful suggestion?

 

[stevewm]

pamf, how many times has this CD been written to? CD-RW discs do have a limit on how many times a spot on the disc can be erased and written over. Is the disc scratched? In my experince CD-RW discs tend to be more picky about scratches.

 

[Jerboy]

<< ive got a memorex 4x cdrw here.. i used it a while back to write a small file onto to move to another computer.. now im trying to erase the damned thing so i can use it.. but it just will not erase.. i tried it with my creative 8432 coasterblaster with both xp's built in burning stuff and with nero 5, both quick and full erase.. didnt work.. now im using my brothers 121032 burner (which hasnt had any failed burns yet..) and it STILL wont erase .. anyone got any ideas? id hate to toss this thing >>




Try SuperBlank

Get the older version. The older version is better for deleting troubled media. It will erase the media at slowest possible speed so be prepared to blow 20min or so. You'll probably get an error at the end, but the disc is erased fine.

Or you can do it my way..

Let superblank run for five min, then reset the computer. Erase the disc using your conventional method, this has never failed me, but don't do it if you don't want to reset the computer like this.

 

[pamf]

jerboy, after you said that bit about erasing it at the slowest speed i tried wiping it with nero at 2x.. worked!

thanks for the replies, everyone but TheCorm ;P~

 

[Need4Speed]

another way to erase a cdrw is to lay it in direct sunlight for a few minutes....

 

[TheCorm]

"if you can't offer a helpful suggestion than please don't waste my time by replying"

Your time can't be worth much to you if you wouldn't just have bought a new one for a couple of bucks rather than spend any length of time of trying to format it regardless of whether the final outcome was to actually be able to format it.

80% of my burns failing(70 a week)....not being able to re-format 1 poxy CD-RW....hmmmmm......

 

[pamf]

I'm not going to be dragged into a little flamewar, but I'll say this. First of all, I can't even buy blank cds without driving 30 minutes thataway *points*. So it would cost a fair amount of my time, as well as money in gas, to purchase more blank cds. Thus I invested all of 45 minutes into diagnosing a problem and learning something in the process, rather than burying my head in the sand and ignoring the problem.

This board is for tech support, if all you want to do is reply with arrogant comments and suggest people do anything but try to fix the problem, perhaps you're on the wrong forum.

 

[TheCorm]

Please can you point me to the arrogant comments forum

are you running Nero 5.5....if not, you can get a free update from www.ahead.com

Corm

 

[Abzstrak]

god, where R they $2, last ones I bought were about $0.60/disc...

 

[WarCon]

I didn't know about laying them in the sun. Wow, guess they need better protection in a car. Are CD-R's like this too?

 

[TheCorm]

Hows that work with leaving them in the sun? won't hot sun warp them a bit and make them floppy?

I meant $2 canadian

 

[Need4Speed]

first off, you should never leave any type of media laying in the sun. especially in the car. The heat can cause alot of damage like warpping etc.

CDRW's work by heating up a layer of dye to change the reflectivity of the cd. By laying it in the sun, you are changing it back to its original state. This works well when progrmas like Nero/CDrwin, etc. are unable to detect the media.

You can find out more about it here.

With a CDR, the change in reflectivity is permanent and can not be changed back. Though I'm sure over exposure to direct sunlight can not be good.

 

[DaiShan]

<< first off, you should never leave any type of media laying in the sun. especially in the car. The heat can cause alot of damage >>

(i think he was kidding)