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weird burning problem on my powerbook...
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If you have an applestore nearby, book into the genius bar, and take along some of the burnt CDs. If not, call apple support and describe the problem, and they will tell you what to do.proverbs said:
Whatever, your problem doesn't sound right! - Can you post a picture of one of these damaged CDs? My guess would be dirt/grit in the slot drive.
i don't have my digicam right now...but basically what happens is that right after i burn a cd and eject it, the top will have a bunch of light scratches and some deeper scratches that peels off the top coating of the cd...the back of the cd has the same problem...on top of that, theres a few dirt spots on both sides of the cd...very weird.
FYI - On cheap CD-Rs the data is actually held on a thin layer on the TOP of the Disc. The plastic on the bottom was for protection.
The reason I know this is I had a friend that used cheap CD-Rs and he used to label them with Biro - as soon as he'd written on them they became useless
Think he learnt his lesson pretty quick!
Do the CDs work in your PB/CD player/Other computer?
The reason I know this is I had a friend that used cheap CD-Rs and he used to label them with Biro - as soon as he'd written on them they became useless
Think he learnt his lesson pretty quick!
Do the CDs work in your PB/CD player/Other computer?
i was about to go to the apple store and get this problem fixed, but i decided to test it one last time before i go. i burned two more cds through iTunes and both a RiData and Imation CD-R did not come out scratched. These were the same ones that was all scratched up 2 days ago! Should I go get it checked out anyways? Is it a possibility that it might be the program I'm using to burn the discs?
James Philp said:FYI - On cheap CD-Rs the data is actually held on a thin layer on the TOP of the Disc. The plastic on the bottom was for protection.
The reason I know this is I had a friend that used cheap CD-Rs and he used to label them with Biro - as soon as he'd written on them they became useless
Think he learnt his lesson pretty quick!
Do the CDs work in your PB/CD player/Other computer?
Actually, on ALL CD-ROMs the data is held on the thin reflective layer on the top of the disc.