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Re: My work's Lenovo W530's internal drive doesn't burn discs fully.

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In alt.comp.periphs.cdr Joe <joecool1029@gmail.com> wrote:
> In ibm.ibmpc.thinkpad Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> > Hello.
> > 
> > I have had this Lenovo W530, from work, since June 2015. I finally 
> > started using its internal Matshita DVD-RAM UJ8C0 (SB01) disc drive to 
> > burn to small old CDs (unused CD-Rs & CD-RWs) recently. However, IT's 
> > preinstalled 64-bit Windows 7 EE SP1's system image creator and 
> > downloaded ImgBurn v2.5.8.0 (with a downloaded 247 MB ISO file) could 
> > not fully write to my CDs. I had no problems erasing my old CD-RW. I 
> > tried copying a very old burned 650 MB CD-R to its local SSD, and it was 
> > fine. So, it sounds like this physical drive has write issues? Or is it 
> > something else?
> > 
> > Thank you in advance. :)

> Probably bad discs.  Hold them up to a light and see if there's 
> discoloration (rust spots) or pinholes.  This is CD rot and quite common 
> on cheap CD-R brands.  

Are Sony, OfficeMax, etc. cheap brands?


> I used to use no-name brands for years and checking the ATIP information 
> on the disc, they were usually CMC Magnetics and the discs were bad 
> after a year or two.  Since then I moved to Taiyo Yudens, bought a whole 
> distributor case and haven't had an issue to this day.

Ah. However, I did think I fixed it by upgrading the drive's firmware 
from Lenovo. So far, no coasters. :)
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My work's Lenovo W530's internal drive doesn't burn discs fully. ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-04 23:21 -0600
  Re: My work's Lenovo W530's internal drive doesn't burn discs fully. Joe <joecool1029@gmail.com> - 2016-01-31 18:44 +0000
    Re: My work's Lenovo W530's internal drive doesn't burn discs fully. ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-31 19:12 -0600
      Re: My work's Lenovo W530's internal drive doesn't burn discs fully. Joe <joecool1029@gmail.com> - 2016-02-08 20:09 +0000

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