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Chaos Master

Jan 1, 1970
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TEAC 24x IDE CD-ROM drive (identified by Windows as a LITE-ON drive, connected
as a 'primary slave' drive, if that matters).

Problem: the drive will often reset reading (i.e. move to start of the track).
This is irritating when playing an audio CD.

Oddly enough, this happens only with audio CD's. The same CD's I used for
testing play OK on other drives. Data CD's run OK too. I have checked the system
for hardware conflicts, and there are no conflicts.

What could be the causes of this problem?
 
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Spudley

Jan 1, 1970
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* The control register R1 value set in bit 7 of the seek to read ID
identifier for track and data location refferenced by the counter that
compares valid retries in the CRC has become erratic.
This can only be remedied by a re-write of the firmware to correct
this anomaly, as some of the ROMS that are used to store the BIOS code
needed to be written and verified at least 3 to 5 times for it to
stick. It is a single bit offset in that register that is the cause.
Due to it being more expensive to have the EEPROM over written, "which
has to be carried out by the Manufacturer" than to purchase a New
CD-ROM drive.

I suggest that you do the latter, a New CD-ROM Drive should cost you
around $30-$40

ps
* This part may or may not be true. :)


Chaos Master said:
TEAC 24x IDE CD-ROM drive (identified by Windows as a LITE-ON drive, connected
as a 'primary slave' drive, if that matters).

Problem: the drive will often reset reading (i.e. move to start of the track).
This is irritating when playing an audio CD.

Oddly enough, this happens only with audio CD's. The same CD's I used for
testing play OK on other drives. Data CD's run OK too. I have checked the system
for hardware conflicts, and there are no conflicts.

What could be the causes of this problem?
address.
 
C

Chaos Master

Jan 1, 1970
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Spudley engraved with a +2 athame:

[snip story about a CD drive]
I suggest that you do the latter, a New CD-ROM Drive should cost you
around $30-$40

ps
* This part may or may not be true. :)

:p, and I'll throw this drive in the trash and buy a new one. They're REAL CHEAP
here in Brazil.
 
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Spudley

Jan 1, 1970
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I could have said "Why bother trying to repair it when it's less
expensive to replace?" but there would have been no fun in saying
that. :)

Chaos Master said:
Spudley engraved with a +2 athame:

[snip story about a CD drive]
I suggest that you do the latter, a New CD-ROM Drive should cost you
around $30-$40

ps
* This part may or may not be true. :)

:p, and I'll throw this drive in the trash and buy a new one. They're REAL CHEAP
here in Brazil.
address.
 
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Uns Lider

Jan 1, 1970
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* The control register R1 value set in bit 7 of the seek to read ID
identifier for track and data location refferenced by the counter that
compares valid retries in the CRC has become erratic.

What's wrong with just saying "I don't know"?

-- uns
 
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Ting F. Chui

Jan 1, 1970
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I think the CD-ROM has a problem following the track, perhaps you should
clean the lens. If that doesn't work, you could try the firmware.

Ting

Chaos Master said:
TEAC 24x IDE CD-ROM drive (identified by Windows as a LITE-ON drive, connected
as a 'primary slave' drive, if that matters).

Problem: the drive will often reset reading (i.e. move to start of the track).
This is irritating when playing an audio CD.

Oddly enough, this happens only with audio CD's. The same CD's I used for
testing play OK on other drives. Data CD's run OK too. I have checked the system
for hardware conflicts, and there are no conflicts.

What could be the causes of this problem?
address.
 
S

Spudley

Jan 1, 1970
0
Uns Lider said:
What's wrong with just saying "I don't know"?

No fun in that!

Rule of thumb applies to DVD/CD Burners/Players. If cleaning the Laser
doesn't fix the reading/writing of the media or obtaining an firmware
update to remedy the problem, then she's had it. It's cheaper to go
out and buy a new one than to repair it.
 
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