CDROM for Direct Copy?

[johnnymk]

What is the SLOWEST CDROM you can use for 16X diect burning? I know it's not 16X because most CDROMs are rated at average or peak speed.

[rajatQ2]

dont really know, but if i had to guess, i would say that the source and destination drive should be roughly the same speed. If not, make a huge buffer and be prepared for a really really slow burn :)


The burning program will usually slow down the burn speed to go about the same speed of the source drive. If it did not do that, you would get a buffer underrun, which means the destination drive looks in the buffer for more data to write, but since the source is so slow, there is no data there. That will kill the burning process, and you've made yourself a coaster to hold your drink.

[joe52985]

for some reason alot of the time i cant direct copy from my 16/40 x dvd drive to my 16x cdrw, idk maybe its the media im using. but ez cd creator will say its too slow

[philgolian]

why does it matter, just get a 52x off ebay for cheapo. or may i sugest a 16x dvd:D

[rajatQ2]

Originally posted by joe52985
for some reason alot of the time i cant direct copy from my 16/40 x dvd drive to my 16x cdrw, idk maybe its the media im using. but ez cd creator will say its too slow

You might want to check the other thread on this forum (titled something about hard drives or IDE) and see if you have your two drives on the same IDE channel. I used to have my DVD and burner on the same IDE channel, and EZ Cd would constantly complain about buffer underruns and then **** on the CD. YOu will always want to have the devices you are using to copy on different IDE channels, otherwise you'll have problems.