Re: ATAng - copying atapi CD

From: Bryan Liesner <bleez_at_comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 07:11:53 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 3 Sep 2003, Martin wrote:

> Am Di, 2003-09-02 um 18.56 schrieb Bryan Liesner:
> > dd then gets slower and slower until it seems to grind to a halt.
>
> I have this problems everywhere (not only ATAng), if I'm trying to
> read some of my really old CD-Rs. You should know that they are aging.
>
> Check the surface of the CD-R (the surface is actually the label!).
> On few CD-Rs which have been in my car the label begins to break
> in the outter areas. This can have several reasons:
> - too much UV light (sun)
> - too high humidity
> - and also touching the CD-R on the outter area while holding it
>
> If you notice that your CD-R label looks strange and if you need
> the data, you should backup it fast.


No, we're talking about brand new, factory pressed, audio CDs.
Received on Wed Sep 03 2003 - 02:11:56 UTC

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